Adam J. Silverstein
Adam J. Silverstein holds the the Max Schloessinger Chair of Islamic Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of Veiling Esther, Unveiling Her Story; Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction; and Postal Systems in the Pre-Modern Islamic World.
Rüdiger Görner
Rüdiger Görner was professor of German with comparative literature at Queen Mary University of London. The founder of the Ingeborg Bachmann Centre for Austrian Literature and the founding director of the Centre for Anglo-German Cultural Relations, his books include biographies of Rainer Maria Rilke, Georg Trakl, and Oskar Kokoschka. In 2025, he was awarded the […]
Amit Segal
Amit Segal is Israel’s most influential journalist, known for his sharp analysis and insider access to the country’s power corridors. As the chief political correspondent for Channel 12 News and a columnist for Yedioth Ahronoth, he has covered Israeli politics since the early 2000s. His bestselling book, A Call at 4 AM (originally The Story […]
Miriam Robinson
Miriam Robinson is an author who has worked in the world of books and bookshops for over 15 years. Previously the host of podcast My Unlived Life, she holds an MA in Creative Writing from Goldsmiths, University of London and her short fiction has been shortlisted for a Pushcart Prize, the inaugural Pindrop/RA Short Story Prize […]
Martin Jameson
Martin Jameson has worked for more than 30 years as a writer, director and producer on stage, TV and radio. In theatre he has directed at venues such as The Young Vic, Nottingham and Leeds Playhouses as well as York Theatre Royal. His TV credits include nearly 50 episodes of Casualty and Holby and as many […]
Sasha Senderovich
Sasha Senderovich is Associate Professor of Slavic, Jewish, and International Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is the author of How the Soviet Jew Was Made (2022) and translator, with Harriet Murav, of David Bergelson’s Yiddish novel Judgment (2017). Image © Meryl Schenker
Jordan Fein
Jordan Fein is an American theatre and opera director based in London.
Goldie Morgentaler
Goldie Morgentaler is professor emerita at the University of Lethbridge and an award-winning translator from Yiddish to English.
Gavin Schaffer
Gavin Schaffer is Professor of Modern British History at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is the author of numerous books and articles on race, ethnicity and immigrant histories and regularly contributes to television and radio.
Yishay Ishi Ron
Yishay Ishi Ron is an Israeli author, a former elite combat soldier, and a survivor of severe PTSD. Writing has been an essential part of his healing journey, enabling him to channel deeply personal experiences into his work. His novel, Dog, is a powerful work of literary fiction that delves into trauma, resilience, and redemption and […]
Yardenne Greenspan
Yardenne Greenspan is a fiction writer and translator, born in Tel Aviv to a bilingual family. She has an MFA in fiction and literary translation from Columbia University. Her translation projects include works by Israeli authors Shemi Zarhin, Yitzhak Gormezano-Goren, Shimon Adaf, Yishai Sarid, and Yishay Ishi Ron.
Daniel Schwammenthal
Daniel Schwammenthal is the editor of The Jewish Chronicle. Before joining the JC in February 2025, he headed the American Jewish Committee’s EU office in Brussels. He previously served as an editorial writer and op-ed editor at The Wall Street Journal Europe in Brussels and Amsterdam, and earlier worked as a correspondent for Dow Jones Newswires […]