Author Archives: Antony Lerman

Changing Jewish Perceptions of the Arabs and the Holocaust

Posted on 11/03/2011 by Antony Lerman

This piece is cross-posted from Eretz Acheret where it was published on 10 March 2011. Spring is unfolding slowly this March. When I ventured out late last Thursday evening (3 March) to attend a session at the huge annual literary … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Antisemitism Teaches Us Very Little About the Reality of Prejudice

Posted on 10/03/2011 by Antony Lerman

The piece is cross-posted from openDemocracy where it was published on 10 March 2011 The outbursts of alleged antisemitic sentiment by John Galliano, Charlie Sheen and Julian Assange have been roundly condemned. It shows that there is still widespread sensitivity to the public … Continue reading →

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Is Galliano’s Antisemitism the Height of Fashion?

Posted on 07/03/2011 by Antony Lerman

This piece is cross-posted from Eretz Acheret where it was published on 3 March 2011 The flamboyant, bandana-wearing haute couture dress designer John Galliano can be seen abusing two women with antisemitic insults in a Paris bar in October last … Continue reading →

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The Religion Question in the Census: ‘A Vital Tool of Communal Service Provision’

Posted on 28/02/2011 by Antony Lerman

This is an updated piece cross-posted from Eretz Acheret, with a new title. This year’s decennial census of England and Wales may be the last of its kind, but if so, at a cost of $782 million, it will go … Continue reading →

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Revealed in the Arabian Gulf: the Values-Shaped Hole at the Heart of Cameron’s Government

Posted on 25/02/2011 by Antony Lerman

When I saw David Cameron defending his ‘passionate’ belief in the Big Society, I found myself giving him credit for his sincerity. My opinion of the policy, idea, concept, or whatever you want to call it, was damning—the Tories just … Continue reading →

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The Libyan Crisis: Western Complicity and Why Action is Unlikely to Follow UN Security Council Condemnation

Posted on 23/02/2011 by Antony Lerman

We might wish it was like the Egyptian revolution – and the fact that it isn’t may be making some people avert their gaze – but despite the fragmentary images of horror, the absence of a continuous Al Jazeera-type visual … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Not Doing a Lance Armstrong and Retiring from Running, Just Yet

Posted on 19/02/2011 by Antony Lerman

I’ve never tested positive for drugs and can still manage 7 miles across the Heath on a cold February morning, but, like Lance Armstrong—if you’ll excuse the comparison—perhaps, after 6 marathons in 10 years, it’s also time for me to … Continue reading →

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A Sensitive Television Drama on the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Posted on 17/02/2011 by Antony Lerman

This piece is cross-posted from Eretz Acheret where it was published today. British television viewers are currently being treated to a 4-part dramatised lesson in the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict. And so far, there has been virtually none of … Continue reading →

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A Few Things I Learnt From the Egyptian Revolution

Posted on 14/02/2011 by Antony Lerman

On Thursday and Friday I was glued to the internet and rolling news on the television. Along with millions around the world I was able to share in the frustration, pain and then euphoria of the Egyptian people as they … Continue reading →

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Could 61-Year Old Rabbi Julia Neuberger Become Britain’s Foremost Jewish Leader?

Posted on 13/02/2011 by Antony Lerman

This piece is cross-posted from Eretz Acheret, where it was published under a different title. Hard on the heels of the announcement that Jonathan Sacks is retiring as Chief Rabbi of Britain’s mainstream orthodox denomination comes news of a new … Continue reading →

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