Keren David

Keren David is Managing Editor of the Jewish Chronicle. She is also the award-winning author of 13 books for young adults, her most recent is Say No to the Dress, published by Barrington Stoke

Latest from Keren David

Joe Biden's very Jewish family

Joe and Jill Biden are Roman Catholics - but all three of the Biden children married Jews

By Keren David

2 min read

Beautiful outgoing wedding set up. Jewish Hupa on romantic wedding ceremony , wedding outdoor on the lawn. Wedding decor. A pink box for presents in the shape of a heart is on the table.

Marrying out no longer means family fracture

3 min read

Jewish Film Festival: A mouthwatering cinematic offering

3 min read

The day the pedi-succah came to my park

1 min read

More from Keren David

Counting heads at Rosh Hashanah

This year we are counting heads and households. It's very strange.

2 min read

September 17, 2020 14:17

Why not talk to the Yomtov-only shul goers?

'A missed year won’t make a great deal of difference to those who don’t see shul-going as an integral part of their Jewish identity'

3 min read

September 10, 2020 09:25

Why not talk to the Yomtov-only shul goers?

Big questions for the robot in the classroom

Philosopher and JC columnist David Edmonds has written his first children's book - about a very convincing robot

2 min read

August 28, 2020 12:50

Big questions for the robot in the classroom

Sound of the suburbs

'There's an awful lot to be said for the so-called bourgeois life' says Daniel Finkelstein, whose first book, a collection of his columns for The Times has just been published

5 min read

August 26, 2020 18:15

To be an ally against racism, first learn to listen

'I recognised my own ignorance about anti-Black racism, and have been reading, and listening and learning.'

3 min read

August 7, 2020 10:09

To be an ally against racism, first learn to listen

Book review: Growing Up for Beginners

This vastly enjoyable read is about the importance of knowing yourself and living with confidence

1 min read

July 31, 2020 08:51

Hidden treasures from the archives

A new initiative from the Board of Deputies will bring together material on Jewish history from all over the UK

6 min read

July 23, 2020 11:47

The empty nest is full again, and that’s a gift

'If pandemics are allowed to have silver linings, then this is mine, a chance to spend weeks and weeks with my family.'

3 min read

July 2, 2020 16:01

The empty nest is full again, and that’s a gift

Now is the time for cultural Jews to contribute

'Jewish culture is often quite separate from the mainstream Jewish community. It is not based in synagogues, nor is it run by communal bodies. It allows individuals to create their own version of being Jewish, and it has no entry barriers'

3 min read

May 27, 2020 12:00