English Prof reminisced about experiences of English Antisemitism

28.10.2010: Jonathan Wilson: Anti-Semites Delight: Jacob de Haan, Yitzhak Rabin and the Assassin’s Creed (chaired by Dr Claudia Sternberg)

Jonathan Wilson, originally from Dollis Hill, London, has written two novels (The Hiding Room and A Palestine Affair), collections of short stories (Schoom, An Ambulance is on the Way) , and a biography of Marc Chagall. He is professor of English at Tufts University, where he is the director of the Centre for the Humanities. In this talk, he reflected on why his stories about British antisemitism have been better received in the USA than in his native country.