Daniel Snowman enjoys a portrait of a versatile genius.
A look at Jaffa, an old city going through a renovation, as Israel turns 70
By Adam Lebor
Stories this week range from facts to lies
By Angela Kiverstein
Jonathan Freedland interviews his dad, Michael about his latest biography of the survivor who became an Olympic weightlifter, Ben Helfgott
By Jonathan Freedland
David Herman enjoys a feisty, funny memoir
By David Herman
Anne Garvey is fascinated by a slice of heroic history
By Anne Garvey
Ner Eyal, Samson Raphael Grunfeld, Radan Publishing, £19.50
By Rabbi Dr Harvey Belovski
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This book pays tribute to historian Bill Fishman.
Liam Hoare asks Israeli author Eshkol Nevo about his new book Three Floors Up
By Liam Hoare
Julia Dahl's thriller has a Jewish heroine and a compelling plot
By Alan Montague
Jonathan Margolis enjoys two books about US Jews
By Jonathan Margolis
Forest and female life
Tom Rachman's newest and best, book is a novel about modern art and a dysfunctional family over 50 years.
Arditti’s own position is clear — the cruelty to which those indulging in gay sex have been subjected is revolting
By Stoddard Martin
Peter Berczeller had a distinguished medical career. Now he's winning praise for his first novel.
By Anthea Gerrie
JC literary editor Gerald Jacobs looks back over a successful Jewish Book Week powered by women in harmony
By Gerald Jacobs