Trudy Gold
Germany and Jewish Identity 1750’s – 1933, Part 1
Summary
Trudy Gold begins a series of conversations on what it means to be a Jew in the modern world and explores some of the history that shapes the answer. Part 1 of 5.
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.
Oh, this is the problem with Jewish identity. What on earth does that word mean? If I was lecturing to you about Christianity, it would be much easier, funnily enough, ‘cause that is a religious belief system.
I think it’s more similar to Judaism in that way. There are so many debates we could have.
What if I tell you there were three popes who were born Jews, mediaeval popes. You know, I mean, there are so many byways of history.