Episode · Honestly with Bari Weiss · 2025-02-10

Books mentioned on The “Golden Age” for Jews Has Ended | Simon Sebag Montefiore

5 books · With Simon Sebag Montefiore · Watch on YouTube

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. Catherine the Great

    Simon Dixon · at 1:34

    Discussed
    “his many books like Stalin the court of the red SAR the Roman no and Katherine the Great to name a few are essential to understanding power politics Revolution dictatorships and above all human nature”
    Where to get it
  2. Stalin

    Simon Sebag-Montefiore · at 1:34

    Stalin by Simon Sebag-Montefiore is a sweeping historical biography that delves into the brutal realities of Soviet leadership, totalitarianism, and the intimate dynamics of the dictator's inner circle.

    Discussed
    “his many books like Stalin the court of the red SAR the Roman no and Katherine the Great to name a few are essential to understanding power politics Revolution dictatorships and above all human nature”
    Where to get it
  3. The Romanovs

    Simon Sebag Montefiore · at 1:34

    Discussed
    “his many books like Stalin the court of the red SAR the Roman no and Katherine the Great to name a few are essential to understanding power politics Revolution dictatorships and above all human nature”
    Where to get it
  4. Jerusalem

    Simon Sebag Montefiore · at 1:02:38 · mentioned 2 times

    Discussed
    “I did with this book I did with my later books too and um I went to I said i' I've signed up to sign a his to write a history of Jerusalem and I want it to be all I don't just want it to be a Jewish history I don't just want it to be a Zionist history”
    Where to get it
  5. The Message

    Ta-Nehisi Coates · at 59:54

    The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates is a contemporary work of nonfiction examining politics, personal travel, and international narratives through the author's lens.

    Discussed
    “it's captured in a more aidite way in tanasi coat's recent book the message and it's something that people young people are being educated to in our most elite schools”
    Where to get it