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Acclaimed British Novelist Howard Jacobson: ‘It’s An Anxious Time For Jews’

JL;DR SUMMARY Howard Jacobson, an acclaimed British novelist known for his comedic works, discusses the challenges facing Jews in the UK amidst political upheavals like Brexit and the rise of antisemitism within the Labour Party. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ZionismBrexitJeremy CorbynLabour PartyBritish JewsHoward JacobsonIronyLive A LittleJewish Jane Austen

Places mentioned

Manchester, United Kingdom
"I felt that I was back talking to my Jewish audiences in North London or in Manchester; they smile at you and encourage you in the same way."
London, England, United Kingdom
"I felt that I was back talking to my Jewish audiences in North London or in Manchester; they smile at you and encourage you in the same way."
United Kingdom
"Is the anti-Semitism people talk about in the U.K. as bad as it seems from the outside looking in?"
Mantova, Lombardy, Italy
"Ive just come back from talking in Italy at the Mantova literary festival."
United States
"Do you think your novels, and maybe Live a Little in particular, are received differently in Britain and in the United States?"

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