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Lecture

Sandra Myers
The Jewish James Bond

Tuesday 29.12.2020

Summary

An absorbing biographical study of the Jewish Ukrainian-born secret agent Sidney George Reilly (1873–1925), known as the “Ace of Spies,” who is believed to have been the inspiration for Ian Fleming’s character James Bond.

Sandra Myers

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Sandra Myers did her MA in Jewish history at UCL and was a director of the LJCC (London Jewish Cultural Centre) from its inception. She has worked for over 20 years with the Citizens Advice Bureau.

He murdered two anti-Bolshevik, two pro-Bolshevik, revolutionaries who were travelling on the train between France and London. He slit the throat of one of them and stabbed the other one and arrived in London with their money.

He certainly could never have passed as the typical Englishman. He must have had some sort of accent, but for all intents and purposes, even Lockhart spoke Russian like a native. So maybe he cultivated a beautiful English accent.