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Lecture

Trudy Gold
Palestine in the 1920s and 1930s, Part 2

Tuesday 2.03.2021

Summary

Further discussion of the historical context of Palestine in the 1920s and 1930s, mentioning key figures like Chaim Weizmann, Jabotinsky, and Ben-Gurion, as well as the challenges faced by the Jewish community. She delves into Jewish immigration to Palestine, the Arab riots of 1929, and the influence of political changes in Europe, notably Hitler’s rise to power.

Trudy Gold

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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.