Harry Freedman is Britain's leading author of popular works of Jewish culture and history. His books include Leonard Cohen : The Mystical Roots of Genius, Shylock''s Venice: The Remarkable History of Venice''s Jews and the Ghetto , The Talmud: A Biography , Britain''s Jews: Confidence, Maturity, Anxiety and Kabbalah: Secrecy, Scandal and the Soul . He has a PhD on an Aramaic translation of the Bible from the University of London. He lives in London with his wife Karen. You can follow his regular articles on harryfreedman.substack.com.