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Tanya Gold
Barbie: The Secret of a Jewish Icon

Monday 17.08.2026

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This lecture starts on 17 August at 5:00pm (UK).

Summary

Barbie was one of the most iconic faces of the 20th century. She was also, technically, a Jew. Tanya Gold tells her story.
Arts and Culture 807 lectures
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Tanya Gold

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Tanya Gold is a freelance journalist. She writes for the Spectator, the New Statesman, Harper’s Magazine, the New York Times, and others. She won feature writer of the year at the 2009 British Press Awards and arts and culture story of the year at the 2015 Foreign Press Association Awards.
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