Claudia Roden is among the most acclaimed and influential of modern cookery writers, renowned for her books on Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food. Among her greatest achievements is The Book of Jewish Food, which combines recipes, memoir and history to offer an engaging, erudite account of the Jewish diaspora through its rich and diverse culinary traditions. 

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first UK publication of The Book of Jewish Food, a display of archival images and documents relating to the book will be shown in the Warburg Library Reading Room for one week from Friday 30 September.

Women in Bialystok taking their cholent pots to the bakery
Women in Bialystok taking their cholent pots to the bakery