Gertrude Himmelfarb

Gertrude Himmelfarb (1922-2019) wrote extensively on intellectual and cultural history, with a focus on Victorian England. Her recent books include The Jewish Odyssey of George Eliot and The People of the Book: Philo-Semitism in England from Cromwell to Churchill.

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Observation · September 29, 2014
Irving Kristol, Born Jewish
By Gertrude Himmelfarb
My late husband's political views are well-known. His Jewish ones, less so. But they are at the root of everything.
Response · October 21, 2013
Before Pastor Hagee, There Was Lord Shaftesbury
By Gertrude Himmelfarb
The Victorian roots of evangelical Zionism.