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Jewish history has been in my cultural DNA since I was a child growing up in post-war London. In the midst of that dark, gray, lamenting monochromatic world of the '50s, I had a sense that both Jewish and English history were full of color and light and animation.


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Author Bio


  • NameSimon Schama
  • DescriptionBritish historian
  • BornFebruary 13, 1945
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionArt Historian; Historian
  • AwardsCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire