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Jewish roots of Tory leader revealed

Source: http://www.physorg.com (7-10-09)

David Cameron’s Jewish history goes back hundreds - if not thousands - of years, according to a University of Manchester historian.

Dr Yaakov Wise, who specialises in Jewish history, says the Tory leader is descended from a German-born Jewish scholar whose writings furthered the study of Hebrew in European Christendom at a time of widespread hostility toward its Jews.

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