The distinguished Jewish literary critic John Gross has died at the age of 75.
Mr Gross, a prolific author and commentator who was described by The Spectator as ?the best-read man in Britain?, spent seven years as editor of The Times Literary Supplement.
He was also a books editor for the New York Times and the Sunday Telegraph?s theatre critic. In 1971 he chaired the judging panel of the Booker prize.
His father was a Polish-born ex-rabbinical student who later moved to Mile End and trained as a doctor.
Mr Gross grew up in what he described as a "residually Orthodox" family, attending City of London School and then Oxford University.
In 2002 he wrote a memoir about his experiences growing up Jewish in wartime Britain.
?A Double Thread? was described by academic Oliver Sacks as "a very beautiful and valuable book.?
Source: http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/43547/literary-critic-john-gross-dies-75
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