JR Prize 2020 shortlist: Frank Allen

JR Prize 2020 shortlist: Frank Allen

Sunday 23 February 2020: the streets of Delhi are ablaze. Hindu nationalists storm the predominantly Muslim slums in the North-East. With 40 dead, and more than 200 injured, Muslim businesses and homes were left looted and destroyed. In a wave of instigated violence, aided by…

JR Prize 2020 longlist: Bella Saltiel

JR Prize 2020 longlist: Bella Saltiel

As much as anything, 'othering' is a Jewish trope. For me, growing up in multicultural London has helped me to understand racism and identity, but perhaps only a little about myself. British Jews sit somewhere between 'white' and 'other': not passing for white, but not entirely…

The lessons of Jewish Book Week

The lessons of Jewish Book Week

This year’s Jewish Book Week was a huge success. Events were packed, Kings Place was buzzing and there was a terrific line-up of big names and fascinating subjects, from Simon Schama and Edmund de Waal to Einstein, Ben-Gurion and fashion designers from Weimar Berlin…