Photographer Tanya Duman talks openly about her still born daughter and how she found the strength, after loss, to 'look to the light'3

Former government minister, Ivan Lewis, reflects on the trauma and triumph of his mother's life and how it’s impacted on his own

When charm becomes cheek...

What today’s daughters think of their Jewish mothers...

Aliza Reger talks to us about running the legendary lingerie business founded by her late mother, Janet Reger. And, every pun intended, being a 'bala-bust-a'

interview with Lord Daniel Finklestein on his extraordinary Jewish mother, Mirjam, a survivor of the Holocaust

Interview with Sheitl (wig) maker Avi Miller - and why modesty is power!

Jewish mothers are said to be hugely ambitious for those they love. But is pushing the best way to get children, partners and friends to aim high? Or in reality, are Jewish mothers more subtle than that and do they, in fact, pull away?

Are you a guilt tripper – or do you often get made to feel guilty?  Jewish mothers have a long standing relationship with guilt. But is there something we can learn from Jewish mothers about how to deal with guilt? This is the podcast episode which promises not to make you feel bad…

Who is the Jewish mother?

The butt of age old jokes (Q: How many Jewish mothers does it take to change a light bulb?  A : Forget it, I`ll just sit in the dark). But what is it about the innate character of the Jewish mother? Are the clichés and jokes deserved – from the paranoia and over feeding to the unstoppable desire to mother (and smother) in order to make the world a happier place?. As three women who have been nurtured by Jewish mothers (and are now Jewish mothers ourselves) we celebrate the good bits – and cringe a little at the other bits.