Rachel Lichtenstein Bücher

Im Jahr 1969 öffneten die Behörden das Dachgeschoss einer Synagoge im Londoner East End. Dabei stießen sie auf die Kammer des Synagogendieners David Rodinsky, der spurlos verschwunden war. Zwanzig Jahre blieb der Raum unberührt - und doch wurde er so hinterlassen, als beabsichtigte der Bewohner, jeden Augenblick zurückzukommen. Fasziniert von seinen rätselhaften Schriften und Habseligkeiten macht sich Rachel Lichtenstein auf die Suche nach dem alten Juden und seiner Geschichte. Ihre Spurensuche führt sie nach Israel und Polen und auch in das Dickicht ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit.

Tells an account of London's Hatton Garden. This title uncovers the history, secrets and stories that bring this vibrant Clerkenwell street and its environs to life.

A chronicle of one of London's most remarkable streets, Brick Lane. It attempts to bring to life the memories and realities of Brick Lane's many communities, and harnesses the voices of the famous, the infamous and the obscure, merging memoir, reportage, poetry, photography and local history.

LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2017 A hauntingly beautiful social history of the Thames Estuary, from the author of On Brick Lane Out at the eastern edge of England, between land and ocean, you will find beautiful, haunted salt marshes, coastal shallows and wide-open skies: the Thames Estuary. The estuary is an ancient gateway to England, a passage for numberless travellers in and out of London. And for generations, the people of Kent and Essex have lived and worked on the Estuary, learning its waters, losing loved ones to its deeps. Their heritage is a proud but never an easy one. In the face of a world changing around them, they endure. Rachel Lichtenstein spent five years exploring this unique community and recording its extraordinary chorus of voices, present and past. From mud larkers and fishermen to radio pirates and champion racers, from buried princesses to unexploded bombs, Estuary is a celebration of a haunting & profoundly British place.