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Michael Morpurgo
Pic: Antonio Salgado
January 19, 2024, 3:55 pm
Sir Michael Morpurgo pays tribute to Anne Frank ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day
'What books she might have written had she lived, can you imagine?" asks beloved author, poet and former children's laureate at emotional event for Anne Frank Trust.
By Michelle Rosenberg
October 5, 2023, 8:47 am
I Believe In Unicorns by Michael Morpurgo
Best-selling children's book comes to life on the stage
By Naomi Frankel
Michael Morpurgo (WIkipedia/ Author Georges Seguin (Okki) / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0))
January 5, 2021, 5:13 pm
Michael Morpurgo omitted The Merchant of Venice from Shakespeare adaptations
Popular children's author said: 'There was some worry that this might be the first time an 8-year-old reads about a Jew', but denies he 'refused' to include it due to antisemitism
By JTA
Noah Schnapp with Thomas Kretschmann in Waiting for Anya (2020)
February 17, 2020, 4:45 pm
Waiting For Anya author Michael Morpurgo says story is ‘more relevant than ever’
The former children's laureate spoke about the messages of his Holocaust story, which has been adapted into a film starring Anjelica Huston, Thomas Kretschmann and Noah Schnapp
By Mathilde Frot
Noah Schnapp at the UK premiere of Waiting for Anya
February 13, 2020, 12:15 pm
Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp says new role ‘resonated’ with Jewish identity
The Netflix star appears in screen adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel, Waiting for Anya, alongside Anjelica Huston and Thomas Kretschmann
By Mathilde Frot
Lord Alf Dubs
February 14, 2017, 9:16 am
Celebrity campaigners urge PM not to end Dubs amendment scheme
Figures including Gary Lineker and Benedict Cumberbatch urge Theresa May to continue with Lord Dubs' refugee scheme
By Jewish News Reporter
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