Minority of one
SOME YEARS AGO, when reviewing Frederic Raphael’s collection of writings, The Necessity of Antisemitism, and reading it on the Northern Line, I tried all manner of awkward ways to hide the cover-title from my fellow passengers. I haven’t yet ventured on to the Tube brandishing David Baddiel’s new offering, Jews Don’t Count, but the possibility has awakened memories of my uncomfortable rides with Raphael.
Of course, neither of these well-known Jewish authors advocates, while the sentiment on Baddiel’s cover is one he is emphatically ascribing to others.
