Jewish Book Week Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Based on The Most Precious of Cargoes by Jean-Claude Grumberg, the specially commissioned Precious Goods, translated and adapted by Nicolas Kent, is read by Topsy-Turvy & Yentl star Allan Corduner with original music by cellist @GemmaRosefield https://t.co/9dImqXSRKU #JBW2023 https://t.co/5WZeO6tlK7

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At 12pm a fascinating insight into Golda Meir as The Only Woman in the Room biographer Pnina Lahav joins Trudy Gold https://t.co/7dLGI7QzJ7 #JBW2023

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No country has been so divided over its past, or reinvented its story so often, as Russia. To understand what Putin’s regime means for the future we need to unravel Russia’s history. Join Orlando Figes at 11AM today https://t.co/Vn1y7Yeo1g https://t.co/whIrJrXvF0

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Unique in making No.1 in both New York Times bestsellers & Vladimir Putin’s enemy lists, @Billbrowder follows Red Notice with Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder & Surviving Vladimir Putin’s Wrath - and joins us to discuss on 5 March https://t.co/M24Riqqp5F https://t.co/qLvXMmzvcI

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On #WorldTheatreDay looking back at some of the wonderful theatrical events at this year’s festival, from @TracyAnnO & @BrigidLarmour @watfordpalace discussing Shylock with @KateMaltby and John Lahr & Nicholas Hytner on Arthur Miller, to several performance premieres! https://t.co/kMeXYYIIBs

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The publication of Ulysses in its entirety 100 years ago gave James Joyce the clout to champion Italo Svevo's Confessions of Zeno; in 2017 Stanley Price joined @PhilipHensher to discuss this enduring literary friendship https://t.co/Rteohdyzvs

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As well as the iconic films he created alongside Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger wrote two novels, including the recently reissued The Glass Pearls. His grandson, Oscar-winning director Kevin MacDonald, joins @TobyLichtig & Anthony Quinn on 5 March https://t.co/SWaP6kQ1jt https://t.co/VUpTFiOBYD

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For The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery @adamgopnik apprenticed as a boxer, dancer & driving instructor and other roles he’d assumed beyond him. He joins @ChezSpecter for our online event on 27 Feb https://t.co/rlo41akK7w #JBW2023 https://t.co/LpfdhAIZt8

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75 years after the state was established, Israel: A History in 100 Cartoons offers a new, visually exciting & accessible way to understand this unique, complex country. Colin Shindler joins us to discuss on 26 Feb https://t.co/7TkBnuC0w0 #JBW2023 https://t.co/gsryVCoK5d

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Online at 12pm GMT Dartmouth professor Shaul Magid discusses his biography of Meir Kahane Anshel Pfeffer https://t.co/4ChmQTfQrA #JBW2023