Bad Jew: A Familys Quest from the Minsk Ghetto to Netanyahus Israel

By: Piotr Smolar

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Synopsis: Combining memoir, history, and political essay, an acclaimed French journalist delves into his family&’s past in this searing, nuanced investigation of Jewish identity and what it means in the diaspora versus Israel today.What is a Jew? There are as many answers as there are Jewish people.Written four years ago, and now available in English with a new introduction, Bad Jew speaks intelligently to our current crises. A striking portrait of the identity fever that has overtaken the Israeli right, and a moving family saga, it follows three generations, three Jewish men, each involved in public life in his own personal way: Piotr Smolar&’s grandfather, a passionate Polish communist, who led the resistance in the Minsk ghetto during World War II; Smolar&’s father, who opposed the communist regime in Poland in 1968 and had to flee the country; and Smolar himself, confronted with the question of Jewish identity after becoming Le Monde&’s correspondent in Jerusalem.Deftly interweaving their stories of activism and migration, Smolar explores how tribalism harms democracy and asks difficult questions: when does loyalty turn into betrayal? What place is left for basic values and empathy? This important book has never been timelier.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 256 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781635424256
Related ISBNs:: 9781635424249
Publisher:: Other Press
Date of Addition:: 09/03/24
Copyrighted By:: Other Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Translator:: Anthony Roberts