Yanky Fachler
When Jabotinsky Didn’t Meet Trotsky
Summary
Lev Davidovich Bronstein (1879-1940)—better known as Leon Trotsky, a name he borrowed from a prison warder—and Vladimir Ze’ev Jabotinsky (1880-1940) are giants of 20th-century Jewish and world history. Five years ago, Trudy Gold gave an excellent LU talk on the parallels between these two Jews. History tells us that they never met. In this talk, Yanky Fachler uses Israeli historian Zeev Tzahor’s work of fiction, When Jabotinsky Met Trotsky, to imagine what might have happened if these two had been in regular contact with each other during their lifetimes.
Yanky Fachler
Broadcaster, writer, ghostwriter and blogger Yanky Fachler was born in the UK, lived for many years in Israel, and currently lives in Ireland. Since 7 October 2023, he has posted over 2,800 pieces as part of “Yanky’s Morale Boosting Doodles” (email yankyfachler@gmail.com to subscribe.) During COVID, Yanky delivered 250 Zoom talks, and he is now a regular speaker on Lockdown University. His books include Igniting the Chutzpah spark embedded in your DNA; Fire in the Belly; 6 Officers, 2 Lions and 750 Mules; God’s Little Errand Boys; and Jewish Letchworth: A Microcosm of the Jewish Communal Experience.