Trudy Gold
Disraeli: A Love Affair
Summary
Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) is a prominent historical figure who is known for his adventurous and transformative character. Born in 1804, he came from a middle-class Jewish family and built a successful career as a writer. Despite his outsider status as a Jew, Disraeli defied the odds by becoming the Prime Minister of England, leading the aristocratic party and shaping the dream of the British Empire. Isaiah Berlin’s description of Disraeli emphasizes his flamboyant, dandyish, and extravagant personality, making him a distinctive and remarkable figure of the 19th century.
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.
No, Michael. Not exactly, but there was proto Zionist’s thought. I think so. I don’t think we can go as far as Zionism.
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Yes, very much so Donnie, because remember what’s going on in the outside world? All the revolutions, Queen Victoria locking herself away, he realised that the country needed their figurehead and it was Disraeli who could jolt her out of retirement.
There was a series made back in the 1980s where Ian McShane played Disraeli. There was another George Arliss played Disraeli, in a film from the 1930s. Oh, Anthony Sher played him in a film called “Mrs. Brown” about Queen Victoria. But that’s another thing waiting, a great film on Disraeli.