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Perlzweig
£40.00
Pioneer of British Zionism
Perlzweig, Maurice
Edited by: Caute, David
Maurice L. Perlzweig (1895-1985) was the eldest son of an immigrant Jewish cantor and musical composer. The young Maurice gained degrees at UCL and Christ's College, Cambridge. Having abandoned Orthodox Judaism, he became second minister at the Liberal Jewish Synagogue...
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Sir Sigmund Sternberg
£25.00
The Knight with Many Hats
Klein, Emma
Sir Sigmund Sternberg was born and raised in a comfortable middle-class family in Hungary. On the eve of the World War II, as an 18-year old, Sternberg was forced to flee his home. He joined his extended family in Britain, helping his cousin Solomon Schonfeld...
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Soldier of Jerusalem
£16.95
Narkiss, Uzi
This is the autobiography of one of the leading military figures in Israeli history. Having grown up in Mandatory Jerusalem, the author relates how the second generation of Israeli 'pioneers' contributed their resources to the building of the state by applying themselves to the young country's defense. The book...
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Solomon Schonfeld
£20.00
A Purpose in Life
Taylor, Derek
For nearly fifty years, Rabbi Dr. Solomon Schonfeld was a controversial figure in British Jewry, after he took over the fledgling Charedi Union of Hebrew Congregations from his late father in 1933. Against all the odds, this charismatic rabbi built up the foundations of the organization...
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Swimming Upstream
from £17.50
A Jewish Refugee from Vienna
Epstein, T. Scarlett
Swimming Upstream is a remarkable life story. Born in 1922 into a Viennese Jewish family, T. Scarlett Epstein was catapulted into immediate adulthood by the Austrian Anschluss. She had to learn to think on her feet in order to save herself and her family...
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The Champagne Spy
£17.95
Israel’s Man in Egypt
Lotz, WolfgangThe true story of Wolfgang Lotz, nicknamed The Champagne Spy by his handler. His story bears a striking similarity to that of Eli Cohen, portrayed by Sasha Baron Cohen in Netflix’s The Spy.
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The Outsiders who built Irish Entertainment
£19.95
Maurice and Louis Elliman
Elliman, Wendy
This is an engaging and informative history...
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The Remnant
£15.00
On Burning Wings: To a Displaced Persons Camp and Beyond
Kesler, Michael G.Throughout the ordeal, Michael Kesler seems to have made all the right choices. Yet as his compelling memoir shows, even the best choices were often accompanied by a deep sense of shame...
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The Worlds of Wolf Mankowitz
from £19.95
Between Elite and Popular Cultures in Post-War Britain
Dunn, Anthony
Wolf Mankowitz, that high-profile and pugnacious participant in the cultural life of 1950s and 1960s London, was a man of so many parts one scarcely knows where to begin. Mankowitz was an acknowledged expert on Wedgwood china (one of his special talents...
