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EPISODE · Dec 1, 2025 · 37 MIN

Jewish Novels #2: Reuben Sachs by Amy Levy

from All Else is Commentary: A Podcast of Jewish Ideas

All Else is Commentary is a podcast of Jewish ideas.This week, Elliott reads Reuben Sachs by the Victorian poet and novelist, Amy Levy. We see how this novel responds to George Eliot's Daniel Deronda, but also holds its own place in the history of writing by Jews and about Jews.You can buy Reuben Sachs here: https://persephonebooks.co.uk/products/reuben-sachsOr read it for free here: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74419You can find out about more about Amy Levy through the book by Linda Hunt Beckman: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amy-Levy-Letters-Victorian-Studies/dp/0821413309Next week: We move forward into the twentieth century, as Elliott reads Naomi Jacobs's novel, Barren Metal.As always, if you have any comments or questions, please be in touch with us at [email protected] – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on our Facebook page, and we're also on Bluesky, so please head over there to give us a follow as well.If there are people in your life who you think would be interested, please tell them about All Else Is Commentary.Please visit our website: https://www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adult-learning/all-else-is-commentary/Episode CreditsIzzie Marcuson-Stafford ......... as ........ Amy LevyWe are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.All Else Is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All Else is Commentary is a podcast of Jewish ideas.This week, Elliott reads Reuben Sachs by the Victorian poet and novelist, Amy Levy. We see how this novel responds to George Eliot's Daniel Deronda, but also holds its own place in the history of writing by Jews and about Jews.You can buy Reuben Sachs here: https://persephonebooks.co.uk/products/reuben-sachsOr read it for free here: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74419You can find out about more about Amy Levy through the book by Linda Hunt Beckman: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amy-Levy-Letters-Victorian-Studies/dp/0821413309Next week: We move forward into the twentieth century, as Elliott reads Naomi Jacobs's novel, Barren Metal.As always, if you have any comments or questions, please be in touch with us at [email protected] – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on our Facebook page, and we're also on Bluesky, so please head over there to give us a follow as well.If there are people in your life who you think would be interested, please tell them about All Else Is Commentary.Please visit our website: https://www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adult-learning/all-else-is-commentary/Episode CreditsIzzie Marcuson-Stafford ......... as ........ Amy LevyWe are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.All Else Is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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