Sharman Kadish
Encyclopedia
Sharman Kadish is a contemporary scholar, author
, and historian
with particular expertise in Jewish British
history
and with several publications under her name. Of particular note is her monograph
, Bolsheviks and British Jews (1992). Her work sheds additional light on the dissemination - in Britain and the English language
- of the notorious hoax, the Protocols of Zion.
Sharman Kadish is of Russia
n Jewish descent. She was born in London
, England
. Her father was the artist
Norman Kadish
. She studied at University College, London, and St. Anthony's College, Oxford, and received her doctorate
in modern history
. From 1986 through 1987 she was a Scheinbrun Visiting Research Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
. Subsequently she worked at the Royal Holloway College, a.k.a. Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London
.
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, and historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
with particular expertise in Jewish British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
and with several publications under her name. Of particular note is her monograph
Monograph
A monograph is a work of writing upon a single subject, usually by a single author.It is often a scholarly essay or learned treatise, and may be released in the manner of a book or journal article. It is by definition a single document that forms a complete text in itself...
, Bolsheviks and British Jews (1992). Her work sheds additional light on the dissemination - in Britain and the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
- of the notorious hoax, the Protocols of Zion.
Sharman Kadish is of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n Jewish descent. She was born in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Her father was the artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
Norman Kadish
Norman Kadish
Norman Kadish was a British artist and painter.Among his portraiture subjects was the writer Frank Richards a.k.a. Charles Hamilton. He was a respected artist - especially of sea-scapes...
. She studied at University College, London, and St. Anthony's College, Oxford, and received her doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
in modern history
Modern history
Modern history, or the modern era, describes the historical timeline after the Middle Ages. Modern history can be further broken down into the early modern period and the late modern period after the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution...
. From 1986 through 1987 she was a Scheinbrun Visiting Research Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; ; abbreviated HUJI) is Israel's second-oldest university, after the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot. The world's largest Jewish studies library is located on its Edmond J...
. Subsequently she worked at the Royal Holloway College, a.k.a. Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
.
Works
- Bolsheviks and British Jews, London & Portland, OR: Frank Cass, 1992. ISBN 0-7146-3371-2
- A Good Jew & a Good Englishman: The Jewish Lads' & Girls' Brigade, 1895-1995, 1995
- Building Jerusalem: Jewish Architecture in Britain, 1995
- Jewish Heritage in England; An Architectural Guide," 2006