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Setting the Past Free

Mark Lawson explores the cultural retellings of the story of Rudolf Kastner, one of the most controversial figures to emerge from the Holocaust.

Radio 4,2 episodes

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Part I, Mark Lawson explores the retellings of one of the most controversial stories to emerge from the Holocaust
Mark Lawson on how the story of Rudolf Kastner has been retold outside Israel.
17 Mar 2016,30 mins
Part II, Mark Lawson on how the story of Rudolf Kastner, the Jew who negotiated with Eichmann, continues to be retold
Mark Lawson explores how the story of Rudolf Kastner has been retold within Israel.
24 Mar 2016,30 mins