The Story of the Jewish People: Letters to Auntie Fori

A history of Judaism written in letters from historian Martin Gilbert to his acquaintance in India, who wants to learn more about her ancestry.

At her ninetieth birthday celebration in New Delhi, "Auntie Fori" revealed to her longtime acquaintance, Sir Martin Gilbert, that she was not of Indian birth but actually Hungarian-and Jewish. She did not know what this Jewish identity involved, historically or spiritually, and asked him to enlighten her.

In response, Gilbert embarked on the se...