Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Thatcher

The Honorary Jew – How Britain's Jews Helped Shape the Iron Lady and Her Beliefs

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Margaret Thatcher

The Honorary Jew – How Britain's Jews Helped Shape the Iron Lady and Her Beliefs

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Margaret Thatcher's premiership changed the face of modern Britain. Yet few people know of the critical role played by Jews in sparking and sustaining her revolution. Was this chance, choice, or simply a reflection of the fact that, as the Iron Lady herself said: 'I just wanted a Cabinet of clever, energetic people and frequently that turned out to be the same thing'?In this book, the first to explore Mrs Thatcher's relationship with Britain's Jewish community, Robert Philpot shows that her regard did not come simply from representing a constituency with more Jewish voters than any other, but stretched back to her childhood. She saw her own philosophical beliefs expressed in the values of Judaism – and in it, too, she saw elements of her beloved father's Methodist teachings.Margaret Thatcher: The Honorary Jew explores Mrs Thatcher's complex and fascinating relationship with the Jewish community and draws on archives and a wide range of memoirs and exclusive interviews, ranging from former Cabinet ministers to political opponents. It reveals how Immanuel Jakobovits, the Chief Rabbi, assisted her fight with the Church of England and how her attachment to Israel led her to internal battles as a member of Edward Heath's government and as Prime Minister, as well as examining her relationships with various Israeli leaders.

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Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Year
2017
ISBN
9781785903007
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
Conservatism & Liberalism
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. Contents
  6. Prologue
  7. Chapter 1: In the Beginning
  8. Chapter 2: Finchley and Beyond
  9. Chapter 3: The Junior Partner
  10. Chapter 4: The Senior Partner
  11. Chapter 5: Changing the Equation: The ‘Jewish Vote’ and the Shift to the Right
  12. Chapter 5: David Becomes Goliath: How the Left Turned on Israel
  13. Chapter 6: Comrades in Arms: Jews and the Thatcher Revolution
  14. Chapter 7: Holy Wars: Margaret Thatcher, the Bishops and the Chief Rabbi
  15. Chapter 8: Israel’s Friend in Downing Street: Mrs Thatcher and the Jewish State
  16. Epilogue: Last Days: Soviet Jewry and Nazi War Crimes
  17. Bibliography
  18. Acknowledgements
  19. Index
  20. Copyright