The Némirovsky Question
Speakers: Susan Suleiman Irène Némirovsky was a literary superstar of the 1920s and 1930s but a controversial figure in her lifetime, seen by some as a self-hating Jew. Born in Tsarist Russia, she fled to France, becoming an overnight sensation with the publication of David Golder. Her novel Suite Française was published in 2004 to […]
The Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge
Speakers: Erica Wagner, Martin Knight The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the iconic landmarks of the New York skyline; it has stood for more than 130 years, taking fourteen dramatic years to complete. In Chief Engineer, Erica Wagner tells the riveting story of the bridge’s construction and of Washington Roebling, the man who built it, […]
The Jewish Question In 20th Century Literature
Racial and religious prejudice, persecution and the complexities of assimilation, forced 19th and 20th century writers and thinkers such as Kafka, Proust, Zweig, Némirovsky and Roth, to confront their Jewish identities in profound and often controversial ways. Our panel, writer George Prochnik, Professor Susan Suleiman, and curator of European collections at the NLI, Stefan Litt, […]
Moral Dilemmas
We are a people with the baggage of millennia. The practice and tradition contained in our book of books concerning fundamental life lessons are often forgotten or misunderstood. Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum interviews Rabbi Joseph Dweck, a leading religious voice in Anglo-Jewry today, on his interpretations of the biblical prophets.
Melanie Phillips and Maureen Lipman in conversation
Speakers: Maureen Lipman, Melanie Phillips, Tanya Gold Doyennes of the media and stage, Melanie Phillips and Maureen Lipman, explore their politics, passions, writing, journalism and broadcasting, coinciding with the print publication of Melanie Phillips’ memoir, Guardian Angel, and her first novel, The Legacy.
Making Sense of Terror
Speakers: Gabrielle Rifkind, Rowan Summerville, Hugo Rifkind Gabrielle Rifkind offers a unique insight into the psychology of political extremism. When we talk about IS and similar groups, we approach them as political organisations. What, however, would Sigmund Freud have made of these deadly entities? We need to ask the question: Do the inner disquiets of […]
Uprooted
Speakers: Lyn Julius, Jenni Frazer Israel’s declaration of independence precipitated not only the birth of a Jewish state, but the beginnings of a mass upheaval, as the ancient Jewish communities of the Arab World were forced to flee. Nearly a million people left. Lyn Julius examines why, and what became of them, particularly those who […]
The Big Debate 2018: Today, Tomorrow…
Speakers: Ian Goldin, Stephen D. King, Jonathan Haskel, Jamie Bartlett, Rohan Silva Our panel of global experts outlines the latest developments in artificial intelligence, politics, society and economics, analysing their impact on the world today and forecasting their effects on the world to come. Jamie Bartlett is one of the world’s leading thinkers on technology […]
Robert Harris: Munich
Speakers: Robert Harris, Mark Lawson Celebrating the publication of his latest book, Munich, award-winning, bestselling author Robert Harris was in conversation with Mark Lawson at a special Out Of Festival JBW event. Munich is a spy thriller about treason and conscience, loyalty and betrayal, filled with real-life characters – Hitler, Chamberlain, Mussolini, Daladier – and […]
Joshua Levine: Dunkirk
Speakers: Joshua Levine, Jason Solomons Dunkirk: The History behind the Major Motion Picture is told by Joshua Levine, the historical advisor to Christopher Nolan, in its full, sweeping context. Topping the Sunday Times bestseller list, Levine’s is a riveting true account of the soldiers, airmen and civilians involved in the nine-day event in 1940, that […]
Jonathan Safran Foer: Here I Am
Speakers: Jonathan Safran Foer, Hephzibah Anderson The acclaimed novelist discusses Here I Am and his career to date with Hephzibah Anderson at a special event at JW3
Fiction of Guilt and Identity
Speakers: John Steinberg, Richard Aronowitz, Jenni Frazer John Steinberg’s Blue Skies Over Berlin is a moving and thought-provoking book about guilt and identity, featuring a young German woman who moves to London from war-ravaged Berlin in 1956. Taking a false name – Charlotte Brown – she lands the job of her dreams at the National […]