Hannah Gal

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I write for Quillette, The Spectator, UnHerd, The Jerusalem Post and LotusEaters. Kindly retweeted by Jordan Peterson and Christina Sommers

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Articles

Far from easy reading

Dec 28, 2024 | thecritic.co.uk | Hannah Gal

The heart of his argument is solid and his insight is inspired “For better or worse, the story is the thing” states Jordan Peterson in his new book We Who Wrestle With God.
One Hand Clapping-Wings documentary is music heaven - Hannah Gal

Oct 4, 2024 | qoshe.com | Hannah Gal

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One Hand Clapping-Wings documentary is music heaven

Oct 4, 2024 | blogs.timesofisrael.com | Hannah Gal

With lyrics and sounds that transcend time and place, he is listened to by young and old alike the world over – the sight of Gen Zers singing along to one McCartney tune after another at Glastonbury two years ago, is testimony to that. It could safely be argued that there isn’t a musician alive who has given so much pleasure to so many people. One Hand Clapping is the former Beatle’s latest music documentary filmed in 1974 in Abbey Road Studios.
Context is everything because nothing is what it is without a context

Jul 15, 2024 | blogs.timesofisrael.com | Hannah Gal

HG You managed to do something quite remarkable – be highly visible within mainstream media. This is quite astonishing because what you talk about is so complex and ‘high brow’. IM Yes, for some reason it speaks to everybody. So amongst my correspondents I have obviously neurologists, psychologists and philosophers; but I also have politicians, a cleaner in Oxford and a long distance lorry driver in Australia, so I seem to be saying something that gets through to just about everyone.
When it comes to antisemitism, sunlight is the best disinfectant

Jun 24, 2024 | blogs.timesofisrael.com | Hannah Gal

When it comes to antisemitism – sunlight is the best disinfectant“Our motto is Tsedk Tsedek Tirdof – justice justice you shall pursue, and that is all we seek. We don’t seek anything other than the same Justice that is afforded to all other peoples.” Gideon Falter. Campaign Against Antisemitism.
The People Profiles - History Through the Biography Prism

May 19, 2024 | blogs.timesofisrael.com | Hannah Gal

What is the best way to understand history? Is history a chronological series of events driven by a multitude of factors? Could decision makers’ personal journey deepen our understanding of their actions and our past?
A time for restoration

Apr 27, 2024 | thecritic.co.uk | Hannah Gal

An interview with David Starkey Recent years have witnessed increasingly vocal recognition of Tony Blair’s changes to the British constitution as having robbed the UK government of true control over its affairs. Yet for noted historian and broadcaster David Starkey, recognition is not enough.
A Love Letter to the Theatre

Mar 10, 2024 | quillette.com | Hannah Gal |Brian Stewart |Joel Kotkin

“Serendipity and the pandemic handed the Hamlet film to me,” director Sean Mathias tells me, as he explains how the play that he and Sir Ian McKellen had been preparing for the stage became a silver-screen production. “By the time we were ready to film, I knew every space, corner, room, corridor, lift, hallway, and even toilet in what became our film set.
The Lennon family's tale of generational trauma

Jan 27, 2024 | blogs.timesofisrael.com | Hannah Gal

Breaking the abandonment cycle – how Julian Lennon took a sad song and made it better At the age of 59, Julian Lennon released his seventh album Jude, the title boldly referring to The Beatles’ iconic Hey Jude. Originally titled Hey Jules, the 1968 song was penned by Paul McCartney to console the sad and angry three year old Julian, who was just abandoned by his famous dad.
Freud and Latin America

Jan 16, 2024 | blogs.timesofisrael.com | Hannah Gal

Freud and Latin America at the London Freud Museum, explores the roots of psychoanalysis in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru. Through the work of artists, photographers, practitioners and authors, it uncovers the links between Freud’s life and Latin America. It unravels Freud’s life long fascination with the Spanish language and the dramatic impact psychoanalysis has had on the region.