Major Farran’s Hat

 David Cesarani discusses his groundbreaking new book about the brutal murder of

Jewish activist Alexander Rubowitz in Palestine in May 1947.

Reading like a heady mix of true crime and polemical narrative history, Major Farran's Hat investigates a shady murder mystery of violence, cover ups and expediency that throws light on Britain's legacy in the Middle East - a cautionary tale with remarkable and troubling resonance for us all.

A fascinating exploration of Jewish terrorism and Britain’s last efforts to retain Palestine, based on recently released sources.

David Cesarani is Research Professor  History at Royal Holloway, University of London. He advised the Home Office unit responsible for Holocaust Memorial Day. He has edited and contributed to several books about the Nazi period, as well as writing landmark biographies of Arthur Koestler and Eichmann.

Joshua Rozenberg is Britain's best-known commentator on the law. He was the BBC's legal correspondent for 15 years before moving in 2000 to The Daily Telegraph, where he now edits the paper's online legal coverage. He writes also for the London Evening Standard and the Law Society’s Gazette.