Gerald Jacobs
Gerald Jacobs is literary editor of the Jewish Chronicle. His latest novel is Pomeranski (Quartet)
Very essence of a Jewish writer’s life
Howard Jacobson stands his life on its head
Scapegoat of a paranoid era
Anne Sebba’s book on Ethel Rosenberg is a towering memorial
Minority of one
Baddiel is concerned in this short, polemical book with Jews being “left out”
Calm down, dears!
Donald Trump offers no threat to Britain’s core ideological commitments and is unlikely to radically change U.S. foreign policy
Knife-edge of the Western world
Vilnius is a serene western capital on a critical eastern frontier
The perversity of the Oasis reunion
The cultural optimism of the nineties has been lost
The hollowness of postliberalism
Its vagueness and sentimentality encourage political opportunism
The public sector must reform or die
Too big to fail? It is too big to succeed
Enthralling eclecticism
Roberto Gerhard: Don Quixote, &c. (Chandos)
Sectarianism contra socialism
How did “left-wing” MPs end up voting for the VAT exemption for private schools?
Illicit fun
Jonathan Leibowitz: Eastern Reflections (Delphian)