Template:Infobox book Letters to Auntie Fori (2002) is a collection of letters collated in a book by Sir Martin Gilbert to Fori Nehru, explaining the history of Jewish people over the course of 5,000 years. It was published by Orion Publishing Group in 2002.[1]
Background
Fori Nehru met Martin Gilbert in 1958.[2] He was a friend of her son Ashok, from university days, and later historian and official biographer of Winston Churchill.[2] When Gilbert arrived at the Nehru home that year he was unwell, and he later recounted that she successfully nursed him to recovery with rice and yoghurt.[2] They continued to keep in touch but did not see each other again until 40 years later in 1998.[2] He referred to the Nehru's as Auntie Fori and uncle Birju, and until 1998 had no idea she was from Budapest's Jewish community.[2][3] She asked him to recommend a book about the history of Jews.[2][4] In response, he wrote her one letter every week for 140 weeks, each addressed "Dear Auntie Fori", tracing the course of Jewish history over 5,000 years.[2][5] The letters were collectively published in the book titled Letters to Auntie Fori: The 5,000-Year History of the Jewish People and Their Faith.[2][5]
Layout
The book is divided into four parts, preceded by acknowledgments and an introduction, and followed by an epilogue, appendix, bibliography, maps, and an index.
References
- ↑ Shobha Nehru, A Quiet Witness To History, Dies At 108, Benjamin, Ivry. The Forward(2 May 2017). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 The Story of the Jewish People: Letters to Auntie Fori{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Phoenix(2002). ISBN 0-75381-693-8
- ↑ Shobha Nehru Dies at 108; Escaped Holocaust and Married Into Indian Politics. The New York Times(29 April 2017). Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ↑ Diaspora tales. The Guardian(26 April 2002). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sir Martin's Letters to Auntie Fori. Sir Martin Gilbert(1 July 2020). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
External links
- Letters to Auntie Fori : the 5000-year history of the Jewish people and their faith{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. New York : Schocken Books(2002). ISBN 978-0-8052-4188-4