Till We Have Built Jerusalem
Speakers: Adina Hoffman, Ian Black Adina Hoffman’s Till We Have Built Jerusalem is a stunning rumination on memory and forgetting, place and displacement. A biographical excavation of one of the world’s great troubled cities, it is a riveting and intimate journey into the very different lives of three architects who helped shape modern Jerusalem: celebrated […]
Aleppo
Speakers: David Abulafia, Philip Mansel Philip Mansel chronicles the history of Syria’s first capital city, vividly describing Aleppo as a pinnacle of cultural and economic power. Few places are as ancient and diverse as Aleppo, a once vibrant world city, famous for its food and music, where Muslims, Christians and Jews lived and traded together […]
An Exclusive Interview with James Rubin
Speakers: James Rubin, Emily Maitlis James P Rubin was a senior media advisor to Hilary Clinton in the latter part of her election campaign. An analyst, consultant and commentator on international affairs and US foreign policy and advisor to both Clintons, he possesses in-depth knowledge and understanding of US politics and the world stage. A […]
Thomas L. Friedman in conversation with Ned Temko
Speakers: Thomas L. Friedman, Ned Temko Jewish Book Week presents a live interview with Thomas L Friedman, to celebrate the launch of his latest book, Thank You For Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations, a field guide to the twenty-first century, written by one of its most celebrated observers. […]
Moonglow: Michael Chabon
Speakers: Alex Clark, Michael Chabon From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Wonder Boys, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, Michael Chabon’s new book is a literary masterpiece: a novel of truth and lies, family legends, and existential adventure – and the forces that work to destroy us. From the […]
An Evening with David Grossman
Speakers: David Grossman, Mark Lawson, Henry Goodman David Grossman speaks to Mark Lawson about his new book ‘A Horse Walks Into a Bar’. With readings from Henry Goodman. This event took place at RIBA, London on 9 November 2016.
Far and Away
Speakers: Andrew Solomon, Stefan Grosz From the winner of the National Book Award and the National Books Critics’ Circle Award—and one of the most original thinkers of our time—a riveting collection of essays about places in dramatic transition. Far and Away collects Andrew Solomon’s writings about places undergoing seismic shifts—political, cultural, and spiritual. Ranging across […]
Being Human
Speakers: Yotam Ottolenghi, Jonathan Freedland, Etgar Keret. Yotam Ottolenghi and Jonathan Freedland appear in a special event at RIBA, with a guest appearance from an injured Etgar Keret.
Akiva: Life, Legend and Legacy
The legendary Akiva ben Josef has fascinated Jews for centuries. One of the most important early Jewish sages, his theology is still pondered, argued over and revered today. Rabbi Reuven Hammer throws new light on one of Judaism’s most powerful scholars. An event from 2016 Jewish Book Week.
Five Selves
Speakers: Emanuela Barasch-Rubinstein, Mekella Broomberg Scholar and author Emanuela Barasch-Rubinstein’s beautiful collection of short stories describes the five selves of modern Israeli identity, covering diverse themes from intergenerational concepts of identity to mourning a father’s death. She is in conversation with Mekella Broomberg
Art and Religion in the 21st Century
In Art & Religion in the 21st Century, Aaron Rosen has conducted the first in-depth study of an international roster of contemporary artists who use their work to explore religion’s cultural, social, political and psychological impact on today’s world. He is joined by Rev. Professor Ben Quash and artist Leni Diner Dothan, who has created a specially-commissioned artwork for Jewish Book Week 2016.
Waking Lions and Chains of Sand
Speakers: Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, Jemma Wayne, Josh Glancy Rapidly following her acclaimed debut One Night Markowitz, Ayelet Gundar-Goshen’s second novel, Waking Lions, is a gripping, suspenseful and morally devastating drama that looks at the darkness inside all of us. Jemma Wayne, whose debut novel, After, Before, was longlisted for the distinguished Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, joins Ayelet Gundar-Goshen and Josh Glancy to talk […]