Sure to generate great controversy as it provides new insights, "Who Is a Jew?" courageously takes on this timely and controversial question. It provides the full range of perspectives necessary...
Baron regarded Graetz's pioneering effort as too focused on what he called “a lachrymose view of Jewish history,” all ... See, for example, Greg Caplan, Wicked Sons, German Heroes: Jewish Soldiers, Veterans, and Memories of World War I ...
The nature of Jewish identity and the controversies surrounding who can and cannot be described as a Jew are the focus of this collected work.
Each of these contributes to the identity of who is a Jew. This book surveys biblical and rabbinic views on what constitutes Jewish identity within traditional Judaism but also reviews the positions of Reform and Conservative Judaism.
A seasoned journalist, Meryl Hyman weaves her own life experiences into this complex and controversial subject, exploring profound and highly personal questions of identity in conversations with Jew and non-Jew.