The claim of Israel and its apologists to represent Jews everywhere, the growth of the antisemitic far right and the approach of the left to the Jewish question are central issues today.A knowledge of the role of Jews in the past aids understanding of these debates.
The Radical Jewish Tradition recovers some of that long-neglected history. Before the Second World War, the majority of Jews were working class and part of a wider struggle alongside their non-Jewish comrades on the left.
The book celebrates Jewish radicalism from the Tsarist Empire to Poland and Germany, from London to New York. To illuminate this background, the issue of Jewish identity is analysed along political, cultural and sociological lines.
The book's authors, Janey Stone and Donny Gluckstein, will be in Berlin at the beginning of November to promote the new German translation of their book. We are delighted to announce that Janey and Donny will be attending a special session of The Left Berlin Reading Group, where they will introduce Section 3 - Resistance Fighters: The Holocaust, and Section 4: Palestine and today.
If you would like to buy a copy of the book, please contact us at team@theleftberlin.com. You can also find an online version here. It would help the discussion if you read the relevant sections before the Event.
Please note that because of the size of the venue, and the wish to have an inclusive debate, participation is limited to 30 people. Please book here to be sure of your place. If you do book a place but find that you cannot come, please contact us so you we can give your place to someone else.
After the event, there will be the chance to talk to Janey and Donny.