Holocaust eyewitness and survivor, scholar and historian, author and archaeologist, who has laid bare the bones of history with his pen and his spade. One of “The Boys” whose death coincided with the 75th anniversary of the mass murder of many of the Jews of his hometown Novogrudek, Belarus. May…
Pope Pius XII gives a radio broadcast from the Vatican in 1947 (AP) “For years Pius XII has been smeared. The BBC retraction shows the tide is turning; Major historians such as Sir Martin Gilbert have demolished the myths first perpetrated by the Soviet Union” by William Doino, Jr, posted…
It was 2004 and I was in New York for the launch of my Holocaust Memoir Digest, which the Hidden Child Foundation kindly offered to host at their headquarters at the Anti-Defamation League. Martin was to introduce me and he got up to address the seated throng. Out of the…
Having been in a profession that has enabled me to live and work in a number of countries around the world over the course of my career, it has taken me far too long to discover the brilliance of Sir Martin Gilbert. It was whilst reading an account of the…
Tribute to Sir Martin from Dennis Woodcock In 1983 I took a school party from N. Ireland to London . On 31st March we visited Windsor, where I found a book in a sale for £1! It was the first volume in the Churchill biography (by Randolph Churchill). Thus began my…
Interestingly, I recently viewed “Winston Churchill the Wilderness Years” made by Southern Pictures in 1980 – 81 and starring Robert Hardy and a stellar cast of famous actors, many of whom are sadly no longer with us. I had not realised that Sir Martin had been the historical adviser to…
Sadler’s Wells hosts an opera/ballet by Leo Geyer on 4th July 2016, inspired by his visit to Auschwitz with exhibition and reception. The blackbird’s song inspires music from loss By Claire Cantor, August 4, 2016, www.theJC.com Auschwitz is a disturbing, silent place, even now. When British composer Leo Geyer arrived…
Over 800 children from 25 schools took part in this year’s Etgar Challenge at Wembley Stadium. With a team of over 100 volunteers, it was an unforgettable afternoon filled with singing, puzzles, challenges and games. Etgar, whose name is Hebrew for “challenge” and whose mission is to inspire a love…
Receive a 20% discount from Routledge Enter code DC360 at checkout Buy Here This Atlas presents, through 333 maps, each phase of Hitler’s war against the Jewish people, against all those with Jewish blood or of Jewish descent, wherever they could be found. It traces the German conquest of territory…
I’ve always been amateurishly interested in Jewish History, especially in the Holocaust and Anti Semitism; but began reading more extensively and deeply during the 90s. The Internet was not in use back then, so research and reading was confined to the few books I could find locally, purchase when I…
Three of Sir Martin’s titles, Churchill, A Life, The Second World War, and The Day the War Ended have been donated from his own private collection to BookAid International for distribution to schools and libraries in Africa. BookAid supplies new books, usually donated by publishers, to public, community and school…
Please forgive me for breaking with “tradition” in this space but I feel compelled to write about the great loss those in Holocaust education and remembrance feel at the news that Elie Wiesel has died. Although I had the great privilege and honour to have met him on several occasions,…
I am delighted to be the winner of D-Day by Sir Martin Gilbert in this commemorative month of June! Placing a copy of the book from Sir Martin’s private library, onto my own bookcase, will be a memorable moment. It will have travelled further than any of the winning books…
For anyone interested in the life of Winston Churchill, as I am like many thousands around the world, the work of Sir Martin Gilbert is inescapable. Churchill’s own quote on his work as a historian ‘History will be kind to me – for I intend to write it’ is well…
Sir Martin Gilbert Books is proud to announce our partnership with Churchill and the Allies. Churchill Allies is a collection of organisations with a common interest in Winston S Churchill. The content from the websites of each of these partner organisations is collected here together to create one authoritative source…
Watch Sir Martin’s interviews and films, hear him discuss his life, his writing and his craft: View Sir Martin’s Films on Israel & Jewish History Israel: A History Israel: The Birth of a Nation ( ישראל לידתה של אומה ) Sowing the Seeds of Jewish Statehood: Britain and Palestine, 1909-1922…
In 2008, I had the truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work for Sir Martin Gilbert. He needed me to type documents that would be published in volumes called “The Churchill Documents.” I am still amazed to this day that he gave that opportunity to me considering that I am not a…
We are pleased to announce the winner of our March Book Club Quiz, Jonathan Head from Australia. Well done Jonathan and thank you for this contribution. Unlike some of the other recipients, I was not lucky enough to know or correspond with Sir Martin Gilbert. I only knew him through his…
We are pleased to announce the Sir Martin Gilbert partnership with Churchill Central See More …. Churchill Central is a constantly updated resource packed with information and insights for anyone interested in finding out more about Churchill’s life and legacy. It is aimed at extending the Churchill world, and Churchill-related…
We are pleased to announce the winner of our February Book Club Quiz, Patricia Finnegan from the USA. Well done Patricia and thank you for your kind and moving contribution. By kind permission of Ms. Patricia Finnegan I ‘met’ Sir Martin via email, in early 2007, after finding his Web…