Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad: A Family Memoir of Miraculous Survival
By Daniel Finkelstein
William Collins £25
Danny Finkelstein is a columnist at the Times, and a moderate Tory peer, and he lives in Pinner, north London.
My mother asked me, ‘Why does Danny Finkelstein live in Pinner?’
Now I have read his book, I feel I can give her a very full answer.
Dolu and Lusia Finkelstein, Danny's grandparents, were Polish Jewish industrialists. His father, Ludwik,