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Robert Philpot

Robert Philpot

Robert Philpot is a writer and journalist. He is the former editor of Progress magazine and author of “Margaret Thatcher: The Honorary Jew.”
Paul Morgan-Bentley, author of 'The Equal Parent,' left, with son Solly and husband Robin. (Courtesy)
June 26, 2023, 3:02 am
These Jewish gay dads show how parenting benefits from a shifting division of labor
In ‘The Equal Parent,’ UK author Paul Morgan-Bentley argues that parents are already sharing the load in rearing kids, which is great for families – now society needs to adapt, too
By Robert Philpot
Portrait of Sir Horace Phillips. (Courtesy of the British Foreign Office)
May 20, 2023, 8:59 am
UK posthumously honors Jewish diplomat blocked by Saudis in 1968 for being a Jew
19 years after his death, the British Foreign Office dedicates the ‘Phillips Room’ to Sir Horace Phillips, who overcame socioeconomic hurdles to become a long-serving ambassador
By Robert Philpot
Friedel Jaffe working as a clerk in the Berlin office of Adler and Oppenheimer in 1936. (Courtesy Deborah Jaffe)
May 18, 2023, 3:26 am
Now on display, UK Jews’ correspondence shows the Holocaust unfolding in real-time
At London’s Wiener Holocaust Library through June 16, an exhibit of letters from WWII tracks the spread of information by Jews seeking to protect loved ones from the Nazis’ web
By Robert Philpot
Britain's then-prince Charles wears a kippah during the funeral of Shimon Peres at Mt. Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, September 23, 2016. (Abir Sultan, Pool via AP, File)
May 6, 2023, 4:58 am
The Royal Family’s 800-year relationship with Britain’s Jews, in 7 historical tidbits
As the UK’s chief rabbi and Israel’s president attend King Charles’ coronation this Shabbat, a look at the ties that have historically bound the Crown to its Jewish subjects
By Robert Philpot
Yasser Arafat, left, Austrian chancellor Bruno Kreisky, and former West German chancellor Willy Brandt at a press conference after three days of talks on the Middle East situation in Vienna, July 11, 1979. (AP Photo)
April 13, 2023, 4:52 am
How Austria’s Jewish chancellor helped country evade responsibility for Nazi past
A new book by Israeli diplomat Daniel Aschheim examines Bruno Kreisky, Austria’s longest-serving leader, and his ambivalent relationship with his own Judaism and the Jewish state
By Robert Philpot
Veteran journalist John Ware in front of the mural at Cable Street depicting the famous 'battle' that took place there in 1936 against Oswald Mosley’s fascists as they marched through the heavily-Jewish East End of London. (Courtesy)
April 6, 2023, 8:27 am
After backlash for exposing UK Labour antisemitism, how John Ware won back his name
Following his 2019 segment on BBC’s ‘Panorama,’ veteran journalist has gone to court to prevent Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters from sweeping their party’s problems under the rug
By Robert Philpot
The White Tower at the Tower of London. (© Historic Royal Palaces)
March 11, 2023, 5:49 am
Why the Tower of London holds a paradoxical place in Medieval England’s Jewish story
New research by Dr. Rory MacLellan, who led a 2-year project at Historic Royal Palaces, paints iconic fortress as a place of imprisonment, and sanctuary, for 13th-century Jews
By Robert Philpot
Edvard Munch, 'Dance on the Beach.' (Reinhardt Frieze). (Courtesy of Sotheby's)
February 24, 2023, 3:23 am
Heirs of Nazi-persecuted collector hail justice in auction of Edvard Munch painting
Prof. Curt Glaser sold ‘Dance on the Beach’ under duress in the 1930s. Now, the 1906 masterpiece is expected to fetch $15-25 million after a deal was struck with the current owner
By Robert Philpot
The unsolved murder of Haim Arlosoroff is the central focus of 'The Red Balcony' by Jonathan Wilson. (Public domain/ Courtesy)
February 22, 2023, 4:13 am
An early Zionist’s unsolved murder fuels a mystery novel ripped from the archives
The slaying of Haim Arlosoroff 90 years ago remains controversial. What will Jonathan Wilson’s characters make of this unsolvable crime in ‘The Red Balcony,’ on shelves now?
By Robert Philpot
Historian and author of 'The World: A Family History,' Dr. Simon Sebag Montefiore. (Marcus Leoni/ Folhapress)
January 3, 2023, 1:59 am
New world history by pop-historian Simon Sebag Montefiore is a family affair
‘The World: A Family History’ charts a millennia-long epic from the Caesars to the Trumps. Sir Moses’ descendent explains how PM Netanyahu may have just made a historical blunder
By Robert Philpot
Portrait of Albert Speer Jr., oldest son of Albert Speer, Hitler's former architect and armament minister during WWII, in his office in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany, May 11, 1987. (AP Photo/Kurt Strumpf)
December 13, 2022, 9:07 pm
How the son of ‘Hitler’s architect’ helped bring the World Cup to Qatar
Albert Speer Jr. tried to get out from under his father’s legacy, but despite his ostensibly humanitarian and eco-friendly style, he often worked for authoritarian regimes
By Robert Philpot
Keir Starmer, the leader of Britain's Labour Party, delivers a speech at the party's annual conference in Liverpool, England, September 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
December 12, 2022, 3:18 pm
Three years after Corbyn’s defeat, UK’s Labour fights to purge lurking antisemitism
Party leader Keir Starmer is serious about eradicating bigotry – but after the previous head’s tenure, the well of public opinion about Jews may have already been poisoned
By Robert Philpot
Clockwise from left: Victor Sassoon at a horse race in 1953 (Sassoon Papers and Photographs, DeGolyer Library, SMU/ Random House); A hospital built by David Sassoon for the city of Pune, circa 1855-1862. (Public domain); David Sassoon (seated) and his sons Elias David Sassoon, Albert Abdallah David Sassoon, and Sassoon David Sassoon. (Public domain)
November 26, 2022, 11:05 am
The rise and fall of the opium-fueled Sassoon dynasty, the ‘Rothschilds of the East’
In ‘Sassoon,’ Prof. Joseph Sassoon tells how his distant family of Baghdadi Jews fled to India and built an empire on the legal narcotics trade, hobnobbing with the British royals
By Robert Philpot
Hubert Nassau's photo of the Hakoah swim team from the 1920s. (Wiener Holocaust Library Collections)
October 21, 2022, 10:30 am
In London exhibition, snapshots of Jewish life soon to be shattered by the Holocaust
The Wiener Library’s display of Jewish refugee family photos, running through November 4, shows happy times – and dark clouds on the horizon
By Robert Philpot
Rudolf Vrba with daughters Zuza (left) and Helena (center). (Courtesy of Robin Vrba)
September 24, 2022, 9:02 am
The first Jew to escape Auschwitz helped save 200,000 lives — but few know his name
Rudolf Vrba should be celebrated for his role in preventing the deportation of many of Budapest’s Jews, says UK author Jonathan Freedland in his new book, ‘The Escape Artist’
By Robert Philpot
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