Yesterday, the New York Times ran an article on the opening of the Jewish Museum London ("The History of the Jewish Star in the Realm of the Union Jack")--Oy! I now have yet another site to include in my imagined Europe-with-Adam-and-without-the-children travels. But back to my point:
A few weeks ago, I listened to a BBC podcast (one I regularly enjoy) called Start the Week with Andrew Marr, which--among other matters--also dealt with the history of Jews in England. It is absolutely worth a listen. One of Marr's four guests was famed lawyer Anthony Julius who spoke on his newly published work, "Trials of the Diaspora"--a history of English anti-Semitism. What was most striking to me was Marr's apparent deep surprise (almost shock) at the fears and concerns of today's Jewish community in England. Also of great interest was the conversation between Julius and the two other Jewish guests on the show, author Jonathan Safran Foer and economist Graciela Chichilnisky.
NB I've linked to the BBC webpage to access the program. You can equally tune in on iTunes. Cheers!
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