Lecture
David Herman
Thursday 19.03.2026
David Herman
War Poetry 1939 – 1945
Thursday 19.03.2026
How to watch
This lecture starts on 19 March at 7:00pm (UK).
Summary
We are all familiar with the great poets of the First World War such as Rupert Brooke, Siegried Sassoon, and Isaac Rosenberg. But there are a number of important poets from the Second World War, including British, American, and Central European poets who wrote about very different experiences, ranging from London during the Blitz to the atrocities of the Holocaust.
David Herman
David Herman is a freelance writer based in London. Over the past 20 years he has written almost a thousand articles, essays, and reviews on Jewish history and literature for publications including the Jewish Chronicle, the Jewish Quarterly, Jewish Renaissance, the Guardian, the New Statesman, and Prospect. He has taught courses on Jewish culture for the London Jewish Cultural Centre and JW3. He is a regular contributor to Jewish Book Week, the Association of Jewish Refugees, and the Insiders/Outsiders Festival on the contribution of Jewish refugees to British culture.