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Book review: The Choice

Eva Burke is moved by a survivor's story

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Book review: The Choice

A horrible man and the Hollywood casting couch

A horrible man and the Hollywood casting couch

Before Harvey Weinstein, there was Jack Warner. Jenni Frazer reviews a book about an unpleasant movie mogul and his brothers

By Jenni Frazer

2 min read

Book review: Prelude to a Certain Midnight

Book review: Prelude to a Certain Midnight

Gerald Kersh was a best-selling author in the 1940s, but his work is now forgotten. David Herman hails a reissue for a new generation.

By David Herman

2 min read

Book review: The Word is Murder

Book review: The Word is Murder

Alan Montague enjoys Anthony Horowitz's latest novel — which features a character called Anthony Horowitz

By Alan Montague

2 min read

Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine

Anne Applebaum's latest book outlines the casual cruelty that Stalin displayed towards an entire nation

By Stephen Pollard

2 min read

Inspired by Israel's jackals

Children's author Inbali Iserles was inspired by the jackals that howled in the forest outside her grandparents' kibbutz

By Inbali Iserles

3 min read

Simon Schama: Speaking for the dead

Jenni Frazer interviews historian Simon Schama as the second volume of history of the Jewish people is published

By Jenni Frazer

6 min read

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William Sutcliffe: Imagining Gaza in London

What if the Gaza strip were relocated to Camberwell? Angela Kiverstein meets an author tackling big questions for young adult readers

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Man who provided Harold Pinter with a love nest

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Lord Sacks's festival guide

Ceremony and Celebration, By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Maggid/OU Press, £18.99

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Book reviews: Children's round up

Angela Kiverstein with the best of the latest children's book releases

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Book review: Leaving Lucy Pear

'This often erotic book is full of revelations, tension and excitement.'

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Book Review: Dinner at the Centre of the Earth

'A dark, profound meditation on the state of Israel and also a gripping thriller, full of twists and moral ambiguity, it is an absolute joy to read.'

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Michael Rosen: growing up in the 'non-Zionist bubble'

Children's writer Michael Rosen has written a book about his very Jewish - but very irreligious - childhood. Lee Harpin met him.

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A very Jewish literary festival at Cliveden

Simon Schama and Hannah Rothschild are on the programme for a brand new literary event

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A very Jewish literary festival at Cliveden

Integration for Jews preceded tragedies

The experiences of Rothschild and Disraeli could have changed Britain, but history records a series of missed opportunities for others

By Andrew Adonis

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Integration for Jews preceded tragedies

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