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Ancient feminism

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

By Jennifer Lipman

1 min read

Ancient feminism

Review: Berlin to London

Review: Berlin to London

Saraga tells the story not only of who was left behind in Berlin, but also of what, says David Herman

By David Herman

1 min read

Review: The Boxer’s Story

Review: The Boxer’s Story

Nathan Shapow's memoir tells one man’s extraordinary story of heroism, defiance and fortitude that touched the lives of many others, says Ahron Bregman

By Ahron Bregman

2 min read

Twelve title contenders: it’s time to get reading

Twelve title contenders: it’s time to get reading

3 min read

Dr Seuss’s legacy

Angela Kiverstein reviews four children's books

By Angela Kiverstein

1 min read

Review: Single Journey Only

Now in her eighties but as vigorous as ever, Ursula Owen details her rich and satisfying career as a significant figure in the progressive politics of the late 20th century

1 min read

Review: Einstein on the Run

This book tells the story of how the great Albert Einstein was rescued from the clutches of the Nazis by an Englishman

By Monica Porter

2 min read

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Review: Learning From the Germans

America, Neiman feels, can and should learn from the Germans, a thesis she examines at length, says Daniel Snowman

By Daniel Snowman

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Review: Learning From the Germans

Review: A State at Any Cost

A long but inspiring account of the life and times of David Ben-Gurion, says Colin Shindler

By Colin Shindler

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Review: A State at Any Cost

The history of a heavenly love song

The Song of Songs, Ilana Pardes, Princeton University Press, £20

By rabbi sylvia rothschild

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The history of a heavenly love song

Josephus, the priestly historian who divided critics

Josephus’s The Jewish War, Martin Goodman, Princeton, £20

By Dr Harris Bor

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Josephus, the priestly historian who divided critics

Review: Josephus’s The Jewish War, a Biography

Goodman’s work is clear, precise, and a pleasure to read, writes David Ruben

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Review: Josephus’s The Jewish War, a Biography

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

By Jennifer Lipman

6 min read

My father's 13,000 mile escape

The new siddur that wants to get teens thinking

The Koren NCSY Siddur —Tribe Edition, £24.99

By Jamie Peston

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The new siddur that wants to get teens thinking

Harold Bloom, an irreplaceable genius of criticism

Kate Maltby reflects on her old teacher, 'a man unashamed to preach that poems should be beautiful, rather than merely worthy'

5 min read

Harold Bloom, an irreplaceable genius of criticism

Review: We Are The Weather

This book gives a stark overview of what we are doing to the environment.

1 min read

Review: We Are The Weather

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