New translation of the diary of a literary giant provides an insight into his unique artistry
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A lovely novel overall but Gundar-Goshen may have wrapped up the plot all too rapidly and expediently
By Jenni Frazer
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Former JC editor Stephen Pollard interviews his successor about his Orthodox childhood, life as a foreign correspondent and his new book
By Stephen Pollard
A week after liberal rabbis called Israel an ‘apartheid regime’, JC editor Jake Wallis Simons, in a third extract from his new book, reveals how the trope is rooted in Soviet propaganda
By Jake Wallis Simons
Karen Kirsten discovered her family had been lying to her for years
By Nicole Lampert
Rabbi and educator Aviad Tabory explores watershed events and major issues in modern Israeli history through the lens of halakha
By Dr Harris Bor
A more than timely work from the chairman of World Mizrachi, Rabbi Doron Perez
By Simon Rocker
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen’s latest novel explores how well we know the people we love
By Anne Joseph
Former protégé of leading historian Norman Davies has written a crucial addition to Holocaust bibliography
By Daniel Snowman
Hila Blum's novel is a book that becomes part of you and helps you understand the world around you
By Keren David
