Jonathan Wilson on Whether Palestine Was a Jewish “State in Waiting” During the 1930s
In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On
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In this episode, Andrew talks to Red Balcony author Jonathan Wilson about Palestine in the 1930s, Jabotinsky and Jewish terrorism, and whether it’s ever okay to use the Y word to describe Jewish people.
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Jonathan Wilson is the author of eight previous books, including the novels The Hiding Room (a finalist for the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize) and A Palestine Affair (a New York Times Notable Book and National Jewish Book Award finalist); two short story collections, Schoom and An Ambulance Is on the Way; and the soccer memoir Kick and Run. He lives in Newton, Massachusetts.
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