The Forbidden Daughter review: A fascinating look at the legacy of the Holocaust

I was enthralled by this Shoah tale for young adults

Do opportunities knock twice in life? Two men who might just know

In which I admire a literary critic and psychoanalyst’s work

Futzing around and eating pickles: The timeless allure of Old Jewish Men

From protesting the cost of pastrami to rating cookies, Noah Rinsky showcases the everyday antics of the Larry David demographic to the TikTok generation

UK literary festivals in financial crisis after Baillie Gifford drop all sponsorships

Pressure from Fossil Free Books forced the investment firm to severe sponsorship deals

An unexpectedly Jewish treasure island sure to keep you completely hooked on the beach this summer

Book review: Peering into the black hole and dirty soul of the Weimar Republic

This is a fascinating study of inter-war Germany, but there are big Jewish gaps

The writer who wept at his daughter’s bat mitzvah

Memories of his own boyhood in apartheid-era South Africa cast a shadow on Danis Hirson’s own coming of age

Book review: Sufferance ‘A book which haunts me’

Book review: Reassessing Kafka 100 years on

The New York rabbi giving Bridgerton a Yiddishe twist

Jo David has drawn on her experience delivering High Holy Day sermons to write a Regency romance

What to read next? Ask the Matzah Ball book club

A social media book group is spreading Jewish joy. Lizzie Kapren meets the women picking the must-reads every month to share with its members

Sally Rooney, Naomi Klein join calls threaten to boycott literary festivals over links to Israel

Writers critical of Israel say summer festival season ‘can expect escalation and disruption’

Cafe nostalgia: the coffeehouses that tell Europe’s story

A Jewish man set up the first cafe in England – and in Europe coffee houses were central to Jewish culture, as Monica Porter’s new book details

Literary sorcerer focused on the instability of life

Our writer pays tribute to Paul Auster who died this week

Ancient barbecues and other tasty morsels of archaeology

This brief and breezy guide to Israel’s ancient sites is an impressive achievement

Society of Authors rejects ‘one-sided’ Gaza motion

Jewish writers relieved as union votes against ‘divisive’ anti-Israel motion