A new biography sheds light on an unsung hero consigned to work at the death camp where the great author was interned
By Amanda Hopkinson
In her latest polemic Melanie Phillips takes on the ruin of Western civilisation
By Stephen Pollard
This literary tour through the flamboyant Jewish-owned stately homes of the turn of the 20th century is highly entertaining
By Jenni Frazer
David Katz’s short stories are a moving evocation of the Jewish world of Brooklyn and the East End, but also the world of Yiddish literature
By David Herman
The music reverberates from the pages of this feminist journalist’s debut novel
By Jennifer Lipman
This new study on contemporary antisemtism is a welcome addition to the canon
By Robert Low
From the Shoah to the screwed-up elite, the five stand-out Jewish books of the year are a mix of eviscerating fiction, assiduously researched history and memoir
By Claire Allfree
Talmud teacher Gila Fine received the accolade for The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic
By Simon Rocker
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The late, great singer’s life story has been committed to print in some 30 books, and this latest publication is one too many
This visual guide to the Arab-Israeli conflict between 1917 and 1949 is enthralling
Do we have free will, or is it all written in the womb? The neurologist-author of new book looks at the science behind our actions
The shortlist will be announced next month and the winner in February
By Karen Glaser
This is a welcome memoir on the German Jews who were ashamed of being Jewish
By Mark Glanville
Daniel Snowman is an engaging historian who brings a wide range of subjects to life in this new book of essays
The book I have co-edited confronts uncomfortable ideas about Jewish money, power and antisemitism head on
By Abigail Green
Gidon Lev, who has over 500,000 social media followers, spent his early years in a concentration camp but refused to let the experience define him
