Trudy Gold
George Eliot and Daniel Deronda: Disraeli, Conningsby, Alroy
Summary
This presentation will focus on the proto-Zionist novel “Daniel Deronda”, written by one of Victorian England’s greatest authors, George Eliot. It had great influence on both the Jewish and non-Jewish reading public.
Disraeli, the charismatic conservative politician, was also one of the most popular novelists of the nineteenth century. In his writings he glorified both Jews and Jewish history. This session will also focus on the characters he created and his motivations.
Trudy Gold
Trudy Gold was the CEO of the London Jewish Cultural Centre and a founding member of the British delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Throughout her career she taught modern Jewish history at schools, universities, and to adult groups and ran seminars on Holocaust education in the UK, Eastern Europe, and China. She also led Jewish educational tours all over the world. Trudy was the educational director of the student resources “Understanding the Holocaust” and “Holocaust Explained” and the author of The Timechart History of Jewish Civilization.