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As a Jew : reclaiming our story from those who blame, shame, and try to erase us /

"At thirty-six, Sarah Hurwitz was a typical lapsed Jew. On a whim, she attended an introduction to Judaism class and was astonished by what she discovered: thousands of years of wisdom from her ancestors about what it means to be human. That class sparked a journey of discovery that transformed...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hurwitz, Sarah (Author)
Other Authors: Shield, Nina (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2025]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Hurwitz, Sarah > Religion.
Jews > United States > Identity.
Jews > Cultural assimilation > United States.
Antisemitism.
Juifs > États-Unis > Identité.
Juifs > Acculturation > États-Unis.
Antisémitisme.
antisemitism.
Antisemitism
Jews > Identity
Jews
United States
Juifs > États-Unis > Identité
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
REL040010.
BIO037000.
SOC049000.
BIO022000.
BIO026000.
Autobiographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Author note
  • Introduction: Waking up to my humiliating Jewish identity
  • Discovering Jewish keys
  • The least mysterious story ever
  • Fooled once
  • Shame on me
  • My search for Israel's original sin
  • Climbing out of rabbit holes that lead to the same old place
  • Unowned Jew reclaiming my tradition
  • Conclusion: Being uncool, knowing Jews
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes.