Jewish Book Week

NEW POETRY: Say it in Yiddish

NEW POETRY: Say it in Yiddish

The poems in Jeremy Robson’s eighth book of poetry, Chagall’s Moon, range from the heat of Alabama to a cool night in London, from a universe where Chagall’s lovers fly in a cloudless sky to a place where Beethoven, Picasso and Billie Holiday rub shoulders. Written in the aftermath of…

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Never a Native ★★★★★

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Never a Native ★★★★★

Never a Native is for every woman who has ever yearned, aspired or been driven to activism against unethical attitudes and behaviours to women. It is also for every woman who, like the author Alice Shalvi, has the courage to face her failures, doubts and guilt resulting from her…

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The lessons of Jewish Book Week

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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…

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Interview: John Dyson

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Interview: John Dyson

From judges being denounced as ‘Enemies of the People’, to speculation on the symbolism of Supreme Court Judge Lady Hale’s spider brooch, the UK’s justice system has been a surprising subject of recent media attention. A former Supreme Court Judge himself, John Dyson is no…

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Jewish Book Week Family Day

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Jewish Book Week Family Day

BELIEVE IT OR SNOT, 11AM Get the day off to a slimy start with zoologist Dani Rabaiotti, who’ll be sharing fun – if gross – facts about nature’s gunk. Find out what on earth “hyena butter” is and whether or not you’d dare eat it, see if you can guess just how much goo a hagfish can spew…

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JR at Jewish Book Week: Robin Renwick discusses the subject of his latest book, anti-apartheid campaigner Helen Suzman

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Helen Suzman, from JR issue V14-2

Helen Suzman, from JR issue V14-2

This coming Tuesday 24 February Jewish Renaissance's editor Rebecca Taylor will be hosting a special event as part of Jewish Book Week. Taking place at London Jewish Museum, the afternoon will centre around the South African anti-apartheid campaigner Helen Suzman (pictured above visiting Meadowlands high school, Soweto in 1977).

In the darkest days of apartheid Helen stood alone in parliament, confronted by a legion of (mostly) chauvinist male politicians. Despite constant antagonism and threats of violence, she forced into the global spotlight the injustices of the country's minority rule.

Rebecca will be speaking to Robin Renwick, a former ambassador to South Africa, and author of Bright Star in a Dark Chamber, which tells the story of Helen Suzman (you can also read Rebecca's interview with Robin Renwick in the current issue of JR magazine).

Helen's daughter, Frances Jowell, and niece, the actor Janet Suzman will also be speaking. But you need to be quick – there's not long left to get tickets and they're selling fast!

The event, also titled Bright Star in a Dark Chamber, is on Tuesday 24 February. 1-2pm. £6.50. Jewish Museum, 129-131 Albert St, NW1 7NB; 020 7284 7384. www.jewishbookweek.com

To book tickets, email info@jewishbookweek.com or phone 020 7446 8771. Alternatively you can pick up tickets at the venue on the day.