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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

Latest from Jennifer Lipman

Welcome back to the babysitters who inspired me

The books that inspired a generation of girls are back as a Netflix series. Jennifer Lipman is celebrating

By Jennifer Lipman

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Welcome back to the babysitters who inspired me

Book review: House of Glass

Book review: House of Glass

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Our teenagers could become a lost generation

Our teenagers could become a lost generation

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A proper Jewish wedding is worth waiting for

A proper Jewish wedding is worth waiting for

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More from Jennifer Lipman

The unknown best seller

Elinor Lipman's books are popular in her native US, but hardly known over here. That's all set to change.

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April 19, 2020 12:15

The unknown best seller

We can change for the better after this crisis

' It’s been edifying to see mutual-aid groups springing up across Britain, encouraging the young and able to check on neighbours, and support those who need to self-isolate.'

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March 26, 2020 12:35

We can change for the better after this crisis

A quiet revolution: we’re hanging up our hats

'A hat in Judaism is a public relationship status; we’ve all seen newlyweds flaunting theirs on their first post-marital Rosh Hashanahs like they are posing for a selfie against a stunning sunset.'

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February 12, 2020 14:44

A quiet revolution: we’re hanging up our hats

Review: The Sisters of Auschwitz

A compelling tale, says Jennifer Lipman

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January 31, 2020 14:53

Review: The Sisters of Auschwitz

Baghdad’s Jews remembered

Cartoonist Carol Isaacs has created graphic novel The Wolf of Baghdad, a tribute to the home her parents fled before she was born

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January 30, 2020 14:31

Baghdad’s Jews remembered

Here’s my communal To Do list for the 2020s

'A new decade offers a reset; time to make resolutions for the future. As a community, it’s an opportunity to reflect on what we want from the coming decade.'

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January 2, 2020 11:14

Here’s my communal To Do list for the 2020s

Ancient feminism

Jennifer Lipman reviews Simon’s Wife by L. M. Affrossman

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December 18, 2019 16:45

Ancient feminism

I won’t vote Labour, but I’ve no plans to leave

'A Labour majority would announce that we, as a community, don’t really matter and can no longer take our security here for granted.'

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November 21, 2019 16:15

I won’t vote Labour, but I’ve no plans to leave

My father's 13,000 mile escape

A new book tells the extraordinary story of the Jewish children who travelled 13,000 miles through Siberian gulags and central Asia to escape the Holocaust

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November 21, 2019 11:52

My father's 13,000 mile escape

How to attract young families to shul? It’s easy

'There’s one area where our community could make an enormous difference; childcare. Almost every parent I know spends their life navigating its complexities.'

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October 10, 2019 13:58

How to attract young families to shul? It’s easy

Refugee, feminist, pioneer

Publisher Ursula Owen's new book traces her life as a refugee from Germany

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October 10, 2019 13:05

Refugee, feminist, pioneer

Do succah suppers leave you cold?

It's the season for eating al fresco - or al succo - as Succot approaches. But you you love or hate eating in your temporary hut? Jennifer Lipman and Angela Epstein debate.

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October 10, 2019 11:37

Do succah suppers leave you cold?

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