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Jennifer Lipman

Jennifer Lipman

Jennifer Lipman is a freelance journalist living in London, writing about current affairs, politics, culture and society. She tweets @jenlipman

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Book review: Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia - Perfectionist girls who starve

Hadley Freeman's eating disorder memoir is a vital contribution that it’s hoped will change how we understand anorexia

By Jennifer Lipman

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Journalist Hadley Freeman. Byline John Nguyen/JNVisuals 03/01/2022

Meet Daniel Greenberg: The orthodox Jew policing Parliament

Meet Daniel Greenberg: The orthodox Jew policing Parliament

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Book review: The Equal Parent - Lessons in child-rearing from a father

Book review: The Equal Parent - Lessons in child-rearing from a father

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The Kindertransport refugee who is still writing books at 94

The Kindertransport refugee who is still writing books at 94

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Uncovering the lies of a mother who survived the Holocaust

Writer Monique Charlesworth discusses the web of deceit woven by her German-Jewish mother

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March 2, 2023 16:45

Uncovering the lies of a mother who survived the Holocaust

Why the Church is right to de-gender God

if God can be all things, why not a woman?

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February 8, 2023 12:18

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 28: Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, listens a speech during the Lord Mayor's Banquet at The Guildhall on November 28, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. This follows Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's speech at the CBI conference last week in which the PM put himself at odds with the lobbying group chief Tony Danker in terms of post-Brexit immigration policy. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

In Search of Amrit Kaur Book review: An Indian Princess in Wartime Paris - Historical dig reveals little

Author's lacklustre findings on life of socialite might better have been contained to a magazine feature

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January 9, 2023 15:31

In Search of Amrit Kaur Book review: An Indian Princess in Wartime Paris - Historical dig reveals little

The meaning of things: Fascinating memoir celebrates the ordinary

Richard Rabinowitz's book traces his unremarkable parents’ lives by examining the possessions that gave their existence meaning

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November 24, 2022 17:17

The meaning of things: Fascinating memoir celebrates the ordinary

Let’s face it, the High Holy Days are a total drag

Too much food, too much shul, too much disruption of routine leaves you keen for it to end

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October 14, 2022 14:11

Four species: etrog, lulav, hadas and aravah, symbols for Jewish holiday Sukkot on wooden background

Not Safe For Work Book review: Playing the Hollywood game

Engaging adult debut set in Obama-era America is undeniably informed by the Harvey Weinstein scandal

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August 26, 2022 14:47

Not Safe For Work Book review: Playing the Hollywood game

Baby, I loved your big day

Jennifer Lipman felt so lucky to be able to celebrate with family and friends

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August 25, 2022 10:17

Baby, I loved your big day

Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley book review - Claim to enduring fame is just wishful thinking

Self-indulgent romantic satire leaves you feeling disappointed

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July 28, 2022 14:58

Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley book review - Claim to enduring fame is just wishful thinking

Don't keep mum: breaking the silence on the early years of motherhood

Marianne Levy's new book tells the truth about birth and babies

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July 21, 2022 17:42

Don't keep mum: breaking the silence on the early years of motherhood

Books: Best summer reads — for hipsters to history buffs

What will you be reading in your sunbed this year? Our round-up the best new beach books, from millennial romance and Israeli short stories to wartime sagas

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July 14, 2022 12:48

Books: Best summer reads — for hipsters to history buffs

Is Israel's magic evaporating?

Those of us returning for the first time are worried that the country just won’t feel the same

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June 10, 2022 09:22

Top-down bird's-eye view of Netanya

Book review: This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

This love story is not a traditional romance, but a tribute to the complicated relationship between a parent and a child

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June 7, 2022 12:43

Book review: This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

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