Ian Bloom
The secretly Jewish MP who was behind Moshe Dayan’s eye patch
- The Yom Kippur War provided unexpected publicity for Julian Amery, whose father Leo’s speech removed Chamberlain
The ever-present antisemitism of George Orwell
Even those of us who are his admirers need to consider his views of Jews
Koestler was a misogynist but he is still worth remembering
Largely forgotten, the novelist’s ‘Darkness at Noon’ ranks alongside ‘Animal Farm’ as a towering 20th-century political novel
Pharaoh’s bizarre logic created the history of the Jewish people
It was wholly irrational of him to think the Jews would turn on Egypt. But if he hadn’t, our story would have ended in Egypt
Bestselling thriller opened eyes of world to threat against Israel
Frederick Forsyth only set out to write a popular novel. But his plot drew readers were in to groundbreaking geopolitics
Lord Melvyn Bragg and Sir Simon Schama celebrate Rembrandt on stage
The pair met to discuss the Dutch master in front of an audience to mark 350 years since his death
Any plan to save us from Brexit? Sorry but no, David Miliband tells synagogue
Over from New York, the former foreign secretary lamented the state of British politics but would not be drawn on whether he would return
Church v state: when the rabbis went into bat for the Archbishop
Two Jewish ministers played in an Archbishop of Canterbury cricket XI against a Royal Household team this week. Unfortunately, their faith could not overcome the sticky wicket
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