Karen Glaser

Karen Glaser edits Life, the Jewish Chronicle's culture and lifestyle section

You can reach her at: kglaser@thejc.com

Latest from Karen Glaser

Why is the National Theatre staging a play with antisemitic tropes on October 7?

Putting on the Lehman Trilogy while the rest of us are marking Oct 7 shows the National Threatre doesn't care about Jews

2 min read

The Lehman Trilogy in New York (DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)

Like father, like daughter: patrilineal Jew Gwyneth Paltrow with her father Bruce, in 2001 (Photo: Getty Images)

This Father’s Day, let’s hear it for patrilineal Jews

3 min read

JC columnist Naomi Greenaway on press award shortlist

1 min read

Amy’s friends: ‘She was humble’

6 min read

Why are the Jews overlooking their natural allies?

While our interfaith efforts focus on Muslims, we neglect more friendly communities

3 min read

April 10, 2024 13:40

Karen, (right), at her student's Sikh wedding, in Southall, in 1997

What fuels antisemitism? A lot is sheer envy

The Irish basketball players’ snub to their Israeli opponents smacks of jealousy

3 min read

February 12, 2024 16:46

What fuels antisemitism? A lot is sheer envy

Fiction review of the year

Our critics’ favourite novels, from a sweetly satirical rom-com to a study in middle-class complicity in the Third Reich

2 min read

December 28, 2023 12:55

I’ve been rejected by a Gen Z friend thanks to TikTok and my editor

Young people are being turned into antisemites by the hate pumped out on social media

2 min read

December 28, 2023 11:05

‘I wanted the Jewish community to know that we have their back’

Participants of Sunday’s National March Against Antisemitism tell the JC why they decided to attend

2 min read

November 27, 2023 18:05

‘I wanted the Jewish community to know that we have their back’

Those of us who have a voice must use it to fight back… with the facts

It can feel daunting and lonely combatting some of the disinformation and untruths spread online, but we need to do it

3 min read

November 10, 2023 11:08

Those of us who have a voice must use it to fight back… with the facts

Iranians in London stand in solidarity with Israel at emotional vigil

Sunday's event, which was not advertised, preceded a vigil being held tonight that is expected to attract many members of the community

1 min read

October 9, 2023 12:38

Iranians in London stand in solidarity with Israel at emotional vigil

My girl was targeted at school... by the teachers

After her experience at a mainstream comprehensive, I'm giving my son a Jewish education

3 min read

September 21, 2023 11:17

Internalised antisemitism is far too common

When we are embarrassed by stories about Jews, we are reacting to two millennia of hate

3 min read

August 10, 2023 10:50

Internalised antisemitism is far too common

Let's hear it for Israel's soaring fertility rate

The children of Israel are going forth and multiplying, across all sectors of society

3 min read

July 13, 2023 10:32

Let's hear it for Israel's soaring fertility rate

Roger Waters under investigation by German police for wearing Nazi-style uniform

Displaying Nazi symbols, flags and uniforms is illegal in Germany

1 min read

May 29, 2023 09:52

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 30: Roger Waters performs at Madison Square Garden on August 30, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

The cycling hero who saved Italian Jews from the Holocaust

Tour de France champion Gino Bartali's secret missions have now been set to music in London's West End

3 min read

April 27, 2023 11:10

The cycling hero who saved Italian Jews from the Holocaust

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Karen Glaser

Latest from Karen Glaser

Why is the National Theatre staging a play with antisemitic tropes on October 7?

This Father’s Day, let’s hear it for patrilineal Jews

JC columnist Naomi Greenaway on press award shortlist

Amy’s friends: ‘She was humble’

More from Karen Glaser

Why are the Jews overlooking their natural allies?

What fuels antisemitism? A lot is sheer envy

Fiction review of the year

I’ve been rejected by a Gen Z friend thanks to TikTok and my editor

‘I wanted the Jewish community to know that we have their back’

Those of us who have a voice must use it to fight back… with the facts

Iranians in London stand in solidarity with Israel at emotional vigil

My girl was targeted at school... by the teachers

Internalised antisemitism is far too common

Let's hear it for Israel's soaring fertility rate

Roger Waters under investigation by German police for wearing Nazi-style uniform

The cycling hero who saved Italian Jews from the Holocaust