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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 431

Howard Jacobson

Sally Rooney speaks onstage during the Hulu Panel at Winter TCA 2020 at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on January 17, 2020 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Erik Voake/Getty Images for Hulu via JTA)
October 29, 2024, 9:29 am
Sally Rooney among 1,000 authors urging boycott of Israeli cultural institutions
Letter vows signatories won’t work with entities complicit in ‘overwhelming oppression’ of Palestinians; Howard Jacobson pans ‘staggering’ attempt to silence writers
By ToI Staff
Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn delivers a speech to supporters at a party rally in Glasgow, Scotland, May 28, 2017. (AFP/Andy Buchanan)
April 8, 2018, 12:02 am
Senior European rabbi: Jews could flee UK if Corbyn elected PM
As accusations of anti-Semitism in Labour continue to swirl, novelist Howard Jacobson perceives ‘a profound depression’ growing among UK Jews
By ToI Staff
Jeremy Corbyn speaks after being reelected as the head of the UK Labour Party, at a party conference in Liverpool on September 24, 2016. (AFP/Oli Scarff)
November 7, 2017, 4:53 pm
3 prominent Jewish UK authors slam Corbyn’s Labour for anti-Semitism
In letter to The Times, Howard Jacobson, Simon Sebag Montefiore and Simon Schama say anti-Zionism in opposition party masks anti-Jewish sentiment
By ToI Staff
British author Howard Jacobson rewrites 'The Merchant of Venice' in a wickedly funny novel, 'Shylock Is My Name.' (courtesy)
February 3, 2016, 12:44 pm
How would Shylock have fared in 21st century Britain?
Howard Jacobson finds a different pound of flesh in a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s classic ‘The Merchant of Venice’
By Jenni Frazer
Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn. (YouTube screen grab)
From the WebSeptember 6, 2015, 9:54 am
Corbyn may say he’s not anti-Semitic, but associating with the people he does is its own crime
The Independent: British Jewish author Howard Jacobson takes the Labour leadership candidate to task for the company he keeps
Author Howard Jacobson, friend to Shylock. (photo credit: Courtesy)
September 21, 2014, 1:24 pm
Short-listed for the Booker, Jacobson’s new book is Judenrein
In an interview, Jewish author Howard Jacobson muses, ‘I’m not sure whether you can be a Jew and not be in apocalyptic mode’
By Liam Hoare
Author Eve Harris (photo credit: Karolina Urbaniak)
October 28, 2013, 3:15 pm
The book bringing ultra-Orthodox Jews to the masses
After teaching in a UK haredi girls school, secular Jewish author Eve Harris writes a sympathetic 400-page novel about that world’s biggest problems
By Miriam Shaviv
Award-winning novelist Howard Jacobson delivers the Jerusalem Address for B'nai B'rith Wold Center at Mishkenon Sha'ananim (Courtesy B'nai B'rith World Center)
October 8, 2013, 7:43 am
Holocaust-deniers hide behind Israel criticism, award-winning writer says
Man Booker Prize recipient Howard Jacobson talks to a Jerusalem crowd about anti-Semitism, blaming the victim, and his own upbringing
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in London. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
April 19, 2013, 5:14 pm
No regrets for UK Jewish academic who lost landmark anti-Zionism case
The judges ruled scathingly against Ronnie Fraser, saying British law does not protect Zionist beliefs, but he’s fighting on against his trade union, which he says seeks to systematically demonize Israel
By Miriam Shaviv
'Jews start with so many disadvantages in every country, and do so well,' Julie Burchill observes. (Courtesy of Daniel Morgenstern)
February 18, 2013, 5:01 pm
Playing ‘Hatikvah’ on a ‘Desert Island’
After 71 years, British writer Julie Burchill becomes the first guest to select Israel’s national anthem on high-profile BBC radio show
By Miriam Shaviv
Author Howard Jacobson, friend to Shylock. (photo credit: Courtesy)
October 30, 2012, 1:12 am
UK academic union faces claims of ‘institutional anti-Semitism’
Severe anti-Israel bias ‘makes Jews feel uncomfortable and unwelcome,’ lecturer charges in landmark tribunal
By Miriam Shaviv
Author Howard Jacobson, friend to Shylock. (photo credit: Courtesy)
August 28, 2012, 7:54 am
Howard Jacobson balances the books
Still basking in the glow of his 2010 Man Booker Prize, the English Jewish novelist reflects on writing, Israel and the decline of British literature
By JP O’ Malley
The Habima Theatre in Tel Aviv. (Photo credit: Meir Partush/Flash90)
May 25, 2012, 9:04 pm
If you boycott us, do we not bleed?
Israel’s national theater brings ‘Merchant of Venice’ to the Globe, braces for pro-Palestinian demonstrations and disruptions
By Miriam Shaviv
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