Benjamin Disraeli was Britain’s first Jewish prime minister, which was not his greatest contribution to the political history of that land, though one might get that impression from reading S… ...

Not so for Adam Kirsch. His new biography, “Benjamin Disraeli” (Schocken Books, 260 pages, $21), foregrounds Disraeli’s sense of his own Jewish identity, along with the obstacles this posed to his ...

French writer Andre Maurois began his biography of Benjamin Disraeli: “In the year 1290, on All Saints’ Day, King Edward I expelled the Jews from England.” ...

"Benjamin Disraeli: An Unconventional Biography," which has been written by Wilfrid Meynell, and has already been noticed in this Review, will be brought out by D. Appleton & Co. Nov. 13.

W. A. SPECK, Robert Southey, Benjamin Disraeli and Young England, History, Vol. 95, No. 2 (318) (APRIL 2010), pp. 194-206 ...

Former Foreign Secretary Lord Hurd has been shortlisted for a prestigious book prize for his biography of former Conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. The book, co-written with David ...

Benjamin Disraeli was one of Britain’s greatest prime ministers despite his Jewish birth. In fact, Disraeli used his Jewish roots to his advantage and was always proud of his origins.

Poor old Disraeli. There he is, dead all these years – idolised and venerated for more than a century – and now this! Most of us would instinctively name Benjamin Disraeli as one of the ...

Yet Judah Philip Benjamin was one of the most astonishing figures in U.S. history. This week, 59 years after his death, he got a full-length biography. Most men are satisfied with one career.