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Editorial | Contents

News
3 Boston peace declaration, Bakers Union book; Another Jewish community is possible
4 Voices from Gaza

Features
5 Divided we fail
Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain puts the case against faith schools.
6 Selective memory
In the late 1930s Britain took in child refugees from Spain and Germany/Austria. Tony Kushner questions the official narrative.
8 Exploring the facts on the ground
Simon Lynn talks to Rajah Shehadeh about his book on Palestine's disappearing landscape.
14 Don't give up on two states
Charlie Pottins argues that two states are a minimum requirement for peace.
13 Obituary: Aubrey Morris 1919 - 2009
16 Shooting the messengers and the message
Richard Kuper assesses the claims made by defenders of Israel about a 'new' antisemitism.
20 Cultures, communities and connections
David Rosenberg looks at the intertwined histories of the peoples of LondonÕs East End.
22 A life in print
Ernest Rodker writes about the achievements of his grandfather, John, one of the Whitechapel boys.
23 Do Jews have horns?
Mike Gerber describes his eight-year project and imminent book on Jews and jazz.

Poetry
11 In Gaza by Michael Rosen
12 To Whom it May Concern Remix by Adrian Mitchell

Reviews
26 The New Civilisation? Understanding Stalin's Soviet Union 1929 - 1941.
27 Theatre of the Oppressed.
27 A Time to Speak Out: Independent Jewish Voices on Israel, Zionism and Jewish Identity.
29 Defiance

Regulars
13 From where I stand: The Pope and his friends
13 Letters
30 On the Shelf
31 Dybbuk's diary

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