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

The East End renaissance

'I've set up home in Hackney because I didn't want to be an unthinking Jew'

By Karen Glaser

6 min read

‘I don’t  need a Jewish partner to be  me’

5 min read

Is the British Jewish community snobbish?

4 min read

The menopause can be marvellous

3 min read

More from Karen Glaser

When ‘I don’t do lunch’ is a threat to your life

Does the Jewish food culture make us prone to eating disorders?

5 min read

August 7, 2019 14:54

When ‘I don’t do lunch’ is a threat to your life

Her anguish, my strength

Karen Glaser's mother grew up in Poland amid savage antisemitism. Her ordeal strengthened her daughter's pride in being Jewish

7 min read

June 13, 2019 12:19

Do you pay your child to get good grades?

It's exam season - is it right to motivate kids with cash?

4 min read

May 30, 2019 13:40

Do you pay your child to get good grades?

Teddy and me: a Jewish film maker inspired by a 70s soul singer

Olivia Lichtenstein used to slow dance to the music of Teddy Pendergrass. Now the award-winning film maker has made a documentary which traces how he and his Jewish manager fought for the rights of black musicians.

3 min read

February 21, 2019 13:35

Teddy and me: a Jewish film maker inspired by a 70s soul singer

Pride, no prejudice: we're young, Jewish and black

Drake, Sophie Okenado and Craig David: three big name examples of Jews who are black. So why do so many people assume all Jews are white? Karen Glaser met some teens who challenge that stereotype.

6 min read

January 31, 2019 10:13

Pride, no prejudice: we're young, Jewish and black

Drake, Sophie Okenado and Craig David: three big name examples of Jews who are black. So why do so many people assume all Jews are white? Karen Glaser met some teens who challenge that stereotype.

6 min read

January 31, 2019 10:13

I'm poor and Jewish - should I feel ashamed?

Not everyone in our community is affluent, but sometimes it's hard to admit that you're struggling financially. Karen Glaser examines the stigma that can be attached to being skint.

6 min read

January 10, 2019 11:34

I'm poor and Jewish - should I feel ashamed?

The unexpected joys of turning fifty

Fifty is an interesting age - spiritually, sexually and in many other ways. Karen Glaser talked to Jewish women about an age of change

5 min read

July 26, 2018 09:57

Why don't we listen to deaf children?

Children with hearing difficulties aren't getting the support they need from the Jewish community, say their parents. Karen Glaser reports

6 min read

June 21, 2018 08:54

The changing face of wedded bliss

Jewish marriage trends are increasingly reflecting the secular environment in which most UK Jews live - which means second or third marriages, cohabiting and conceiving before marriage and same sex marriage

6 min read

March 23, 2018 13:22

Let’s bring up kids to be welcoming

I understand why Jews feel the need to stick together, says Karen Glaser, but why do we so often resort to cliques and ostracism?

3 min read

February 23, 2018 12:17

'I said no to Harvey Weinstein'

In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, Karen Glaser finds out how to fight harassment and talks to one of his victims

6 min read

October 19, 2017 09:18

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Karen Glaser

Latest from Karen Glaser

The East End renaissance

‘I don’t need a Jewish partner to be me’

Is the British Jewish community snobbish?

The menopause can be marvellous

More from Karen Glaser

When ‘I don’t do lunch’ is a threat to your life

Her anguish, my strength

Do you pay your child to get good grades?

Teddy and me: a Jewish film maker inspired by a 70s soul singer

Pride, no prejudice: we're young, Jewish and black

Pride, no prejudice: we're young, Jewish and black

I'm poor and Jewish - should I feel ashamed?

The unexpected joys of turning fifty

Why don't we listen to deaf children?

The changing face of wedded bliss

Let’s bring up kids to be welcoming

'I said no to Harvey Weinstein'

‘I don’t  need a Jewish partner to be  me’