Robert Mankoff: The New Yorker Cartoon
Speakers: Robert Mankoff The New Yorker cartoon is a unique and distinctive art form. Bob Mankoff, cartoonist and humourist, will demonstrate what makes this genre incomparable in an illustrated talk that will draw from his memoir: How About Never – Is Never Good for You? My Life in Cartoons.
Deborah Triesman and Hadley Freeman
Speakers: Deborah Triesman, Hadley Freeman Fiction editor of The New Yorker, Deborah Treisman, and Guradian columnist Hadley Freeman talk about journalism and literature.
Göran Rosenburg and Philippe Sands
Speakers: Göran Rosenburg, Philippe Sands Göran Rosenburg speaks with Philippe Sands about his heart-stopping memoir of his father, A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz,
The New Yorker
Speakers: David Denby, John Lahr, Robert Mankoff, Deborah Treisman New Yorker leading lights David Denby, John Lahr, Robert Mankoff and Deborah Treisman investigate the appeal of this great cultural institution.
Roger Cohen, Micheal Ignatieff and Simon Schama contemplate Israel’s future
Speakers: Roger Cohen, Micheal Ignatieff, Simon Schama Roger Cohen, Michael Ignatieff and Simon Schama consider some of the potential scenarios and their implications for both Israelis and Palestinians.
The King of Ivy League
Speakers: John Simons, Paul Simons, Robert Elms John Simons was one of the leading menswear designers in 1960’s London, introducing the Ivy League look to young, fashion-obsessed Mods. Here the man himself talks with his son and business partner Paul Simons and admirer and fashion aficionado broadcaster Robert Elms at Jewish Book Week 2015.
Peter Beinart & Jonathan Freedland on Israel and the Diaspora
Speakers: Peter Beinart, Jonathan Freedland Voices have the power to sway to sway public opinion and perhaps even determine policies. Peter Beinart, who writes for The Atlantic and Haaretz, and The Guardian’s Jonathan Freedland consider how the Jewish Diaspora voice might exert a more meaningful influence on the strategies of Israel’s decision-makers.
The Art of the Essay
Speakers: Michael Ignatieff, Phillip Lopate, Adam Mars-Jones Michael Ignatieff, Phillip Lopate and Adam Mars-Jones celebrate the essay, the sine qua non of Notting Hill Editions. Cultural beacon Michael Ignatieff, who won the first NHE biennial award for his essay on Raphael Lemkin, is the ideal person to attest why this literary miniature is a form […]
French Resistance
Speakers: Caroline Moorehead, Ed Stourton, Anne Sebba Caroline Moorehead and Ed Stourton discuss survival and resistance with Anne Sebba
The Contemporary Art Scene
Speakers: Philip Hook, Matthew Slotover, Georgina Adam, Andrew Renton Experts in the art scene Philip Hook, Matthew Slotover and Georgina Adam share their unique insights and knowledge with Andrew Renton
Women in Dark Times
Speakers: Jacqueline Rose, Helena Kennedy Jacqueline Rose’s compelling new book opens with three extraordinary women: revolutionary socialist Rosa Luxemburg, German–Jewish painter Charlotte Salomon; and film icon Marilyn Monroe, whose lives intersected with some of the most dramatic events of the 20th century. Taking in revolution, totalitarianism and the American Dream, the book probes quintessential injustices both […]
Yuval Noah Harari
Political philosopher John Gray talks with Yuval Noah Harari about his breath-taking ride through our entire human history: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. Based on a series of lectures Harari taught at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Sapiens guides the reader from mankind’s evolutionary roots to the age of capitalism and genetic engineering, to uncover […]