Louise London | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1947-05-13)13 May 1947 Oxford, England |
| Died | 26 February 2026(2026-02-26) (aged 78) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Language | English |
| Education | University of London |
| Notable works | Whitehall and the Jews, 1933-1948 (2000) |
Louise Ann London (13 May 1947 – 26 February 2026) was a British writer, known for the book Whitehall and the Jews, 1933-1948: British Immigration Policy, Jewish Refugees and the Holocaust (2000), credited as a scholarly addition to the historical interest in Jewish immigration, and shortlisted for the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize in 2001.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Life and career
London was born in Oxford, England on 13 May 1947, to Jewish refugees, and qualified as a lawyer.[7][8][9] Her book Whitehall and the Jews, 1933-1948, was based on her thesis completed in 1992 from the University of London.[9] London died from cancer on 26 February 2026, at the age of 78.[10][7]
Selected publications
Books
- Whitehall and the Jews, 1933-1948: British Immigration Policy, Jewish Refugees and the Holocaust. Cambridge University Press. 2000. ISBN 0-521-53449-6.
Articles
- London, Louise Ann (1992). British immigration control procedures and Jewish refugees 1933-1942 (Thesis). Queen Mary University of London.
- London, Louise (1 June 1995). "Refugee Agencies and Their Work, 1933–39". The Journal of Holocaust Education. 4 (1): 3–17. doi:10.1080/17504902.1995.11102014. ISSN 1359-1371.
- London, Louise (1 July 2000). "Whitehall and the Refugees: The 1930s and the 1990s". Patterns of Prejudice. 34 (3): 17–26. doi:10.1080/00313220008559144. ISSN 0031-322X. S2CID 144698546.
References
- "Dr Louise London | Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism". Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism |. 14 September 2020. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- Kelly, Sean. "Whitehall and the Jews, 1933-1948: British Immigration Policy, Jewish Refugees and the Holocaust | Reviews in History". reviews.history.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- Pascal, Julia (4 April 2000). "No wonder Einstein chose the US over Britain". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- Endelman, Todd M. (2002). The Jews of Britain, 1656 to 2000. Berkley: University of California Press. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-520-22720-0.
- Miller, Rory (2001). "Review of Whitehall and the Jews, 1933-1948: British Immigration Policy, Jewish Refugees, and the Holocaust". The International History Review. 23 (4): 958–960. ISSN 0707-5332. JSTOR 40108886.
- "Jewish literary award shortlists". The Guardian. 9 March 2001. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- "Louise London". The Jewish Chronicle. 3 April 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- "Louise Ann London". Companies House. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- Kelly, Sean. "History in Focus: War - review of Whitehall and the Jews, 1933-1948". Archived from the original on 2 February 2024.
- Slatkin, Laura (3 May 2026). "Louise London obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2026.