Your Sunday guide to Jewish Book Week

[Jewish Literary Foundation]

https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/jewish-book-week

1 March, 2026

YOUR SUNDAY FIX FOR JBW

Last night saw a fantastic start to Jewish Book Week - an evening brimming with everything that has made the festival so special over the past 75 years.

With Jewish Book Week now fully underway, get ready for a Sunday packed with events, book signings, live performances and quality company.

Read on for some of the highlights in store for you today.

MAKE THE MOST OF JBW

Enjoy £5 tickets for under 30s, free online sessions, free fringe events and 15% off when you book three or more events.
EXPLORE THE FULL PROGRAMME (https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events-list)

YOUR MORNING HIGHLIGHTS
https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/translation-an-unfolding-dialogue

A conversation marking the first year of a new translation prize awarded by the Jewish Literary Foundation, in partnership with the Times Literary Supplement.
https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/janet-suzman-a-life-in-focus

Celebrated actress Dame Janet Suzman reviews her Oscar, BAFTA and Olivier nominated roles and her landmark South African production of ‘Othello’, with Francine Stock.
https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/children-of-the-book-a-memoir-of-reading-together

Join us for an ode to the sacred art of reading together, as Ilana Kurshan explores how reading at home shapes family life, from picture books to Bible readings.
https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/who-jew-think-you-are-live

A live episode of Eylan Ezekiel’s journey into the Jewniverse, exploring the diverse histories and identities of people for whom the word ‘Jew’ just isn’t enough.

AFTERNOON SESSIONS
https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/david-grossman-on-israel-palestine

Jewish Book Week favourite and International Booker Prize winner David Grossman delves into the difficult questions facing peace campaigners.
https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/latin-american-journeys-memory-belonging

Eduardo Halfon and Jordan Salama bring their reflections on identity and place to Jewish Book Week for a discussion on the complexities of family memory.
https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/navigating-crisis-jewish-communities-in-the-uk-and-israel

In the wake of 7 October, Jewish communities in Israel and the UK have faced trauma, fear and uncertainty, though in starkly different ways.
https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/a-better-death

Jonathan Romain and Cathy Rentzenbrink draw out the complex issues surrounding today’s debate on the ethics of medically assisted suicide.

YOUR EVENING GUIDE
https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/hitchcock-bernstein-the-film

Discover the true story of Alfred Hitchcock’s involvement in the harrowing effort to document the unimaginable, with an exclusive staged reading starring Henry Goodman as Sidney Bernstein.
https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/bob-dylan-jewish-roots-american-soil

Harry Freedman and Mark Malcomson trace the roots of one of the 20th century’s most iconic musicians.
https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/unpacking-israel-palestine

Historian Colin Shindler, philosopher P.M.S. Hacker and Professor Miri Rubin search for clarity amidst moral and political confusion in a special conversation.
https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/fin-de-siecle-emigre-collectors-a-british-story

Researcher and writer John Hilary unpicks the tangled histories of the German Jewish philanthropists and art collectors whose legacies were nearly erased by wartime suspicions and prejudices.

AND FREE FRINGE EVENTS ALL DAY!
https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/autism-a-family-memoir

Autism: A Family Memoir
https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/streaming-wars-whats-going-on-behind-your-screens

Streaming Wars: What’s Going On Behind Your Screens
https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/boy-from-the-north-country

Boy from the North Country
https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/in-flight-kafka-fiction-reality

In Flight: Kafka, Fiction & Reality
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