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About Harry Freedman

I write best-selling books on Jewish culture and history. My latest book is Shylock's Venice, the history of the Venice Ghetto. Other book include Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius; The Talmud: A Biography; Britain's Jews. I live in London.

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