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This is an extraordinary collection of essays about some extraordinary emigré artists and writers
By David Herman
This is insightful on the guilt, complicity and collaboration of the Third Reich’s fellow German travellers, including the author’s own grandfather
By Colin Shindler
This book reads like a thriller, and if that encourages people to pick it up, good: 79 years on from the liberation of Auschwitz, living memories are fading
By Jennifer Lipman
The appearance of this book could not be more timely, nor its message more urgent
By Jenni Frazer
Writer also told a mention of her book was dropped over the 'hassle' involved in mentioning Jews or Judaism
Rachel Cockerell’s genre-bending debut book ‘Melting Point’ about the search for a Jewish homeland blends the history of Zionism with her own family story
By Anne Joseph
David Herman finds much of interest in two timely essay collections about antisemitism — but why is there so little emphasis on Iran or immigration?
The author visited her great-grandparents’ graves to inspire her
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