The best of August

[Jewish Literary Foundation]

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August 30, 2026

JLF PLAYER:

BEST OF AUGUST
https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/jlf-player

With over 1,000 talks, debates and performances to enjoy on our free JLF Player, you might be wondering where to start.

Check out this month’s top hits and team favourites, covering everything from Hollywood, Philip Roth and 20th century spies to the impact of autism and the music of Richard Rodgers.

Read on for what our JLF Player has to offer this month.


** NEW TO THE PLAYER
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Everything is Copy: Writing Family (https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/videos/everything-is-copy-writing-family)
Hollywood & Israel (https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/videos/hollywood-israel)
The Story of Norwood (https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/videos/the-story-of-norwood)


** OUR PICKS
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Philip Roth: A Life (https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/videos/philip-roth-a-life)
A Better Death (https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/videos/a-better-death)
The Best Minds (https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/videos/the-best-minds-book-week-24-online-event)
Hidden Histories: Spies, Secrets and Survival (https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/videos/hidden-histories-spies-secrets-and-survival)


** MOST POPULAR
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The Many Lives of Anne Frank (https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/videos/the-many-lives-of-anne-frank)
Fathers, Sons and Autism (https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/videos/fathers-sons-and-autism)
The Story of Hebrew (https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/videos/the-story-of-hebrew)
Richard Rodgers: Something Wonderful (https://jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/videos/richard-rodgers-something-wonderful)


** ELSEWHERE IN LONDON
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** Contemporary Anthisemitism: Historical Lessons
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https://www.jhse.org/
GET YOUR TICKETS (https://wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/roundtable-discussion-contemporary-antisemitism-historical-lessons/)

The Jewish Historical Society of England is delighted to invite you to their free in-person and online event at the Wiener Holocaust Library on 22 September. In this roundtable discussion, their President, Professor Gavin Schaffer and Professors Tony Kushner and Miri Rubin, will discuss the relationship between present-day and historical antisemitism in Britain.


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