7 edition of Suddenly Jewish found in the catalog.
Published
February 1, 2007
by Brandeis University Press
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Written in English
The Physical Object | |
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Format | Paperback |
Number of Pages | 144 |
ID Numbers | |
Open Library | OL8793945M |
ISBN 10 | 1584656204 |
ISBN 10 | 9781584656203 |
OCLC/WorldCa | 123485561 |
Barbara Kessel is the author of Suddenly Jewish ( avg rating, 91 ratings, 15 reviews, published ) and Thinking, Reading, and Writing, Integrated /5(15). Suddenly Jewish is her account of these individuals whose "sense of self took a sharp, unexpected U-turn." There are several ways to experience this U-turn. "Crypto-Jews," whose families converted to Christianity to escape the Spanish Inquisition, celebrated their Jewishness in hidden, secret ways over several centuries.
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Suddenly Jewish: Jews Raised as Gentiles Discover Their Jewish Roots (Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life) Paperback – February 1, by Barbara Kessel (Author)Cited by: Suddenly Jewish explores the lives of a variety of families for various reasons who have buried their Jewishness, only to have it resurface later through their descendants.
Some felt as though a missing link had been given to them when they realized they had Jewish relatives. Others Suddenly Jewish book conflicted/5. The stories in Suddenly Jewish are dramatic, funny, and at times heart-wrenching it will definitely touch your soul.” —Hadassah Magazine “Kessel has successfully tackled a complex issue, adding considerably to our understanding of those who become ‘suddenly Jewish.’”—The Buffalo Jewish Brand: eis University Press.
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Suddenly Jewish is an intriguing look into the struggles of building identity when you don't have the whole story. The author presents the issues in a way that the reader feels they are right in the mind of the person discovering their by: SUDDENLY JEWISH: Jews Raisesd as Gentiles Discover Their Jewish Roots User Review - Kirkus In the latest entry in the excellent Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture and Life, Kessel 5/5(1).
Fascinating, poignant and often very funny, Suddenly Jewish speaks to crucial issues of identity, selfhood, and spiritual community. Suddenly Jewish is the name of a beautiful little (page) book by Barbara Kessel, Director of Administration of the Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York.
The subtitle of the book reveals its fascinating premise: Jews Raised as Gentiles Discover Their Jewish Roots. From Madeline Albright and other Holocaust descendants to crypto-Jews from Italy and Jamaica, the book. Suddenly Jewish: Jews Raised as Gentiles Discover Their Jewish Roots; Barbara Kessel ; Book; Published by: Brandeis University Press; Series: Brandeis Series in American Jewish Cited by: Everyday Free Shipping and Flat Rate Shipping.
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One woman learned on the eve of her Roman Catholic wedding. Kessel's book, entitled Suddenly Jewish: Jews Raised as Gentiles Discover their Jewish Roots, is in its third hardcover printing by Brandeis University Press and appeared in soft cover in June Ms.
Kessel has been speaking around the world on the subject of recovered identity since the publication of the book in I knew there was a Jewish community in Porto, but I never had the courage to go there.
I began buying books of Judaism, the first one - Chumash (one of the five books of the Pentateuch). Genre/Form: Electronic books Interviews: Additional Physical Format: Print version: Kessel, Barbara, Suddenly Jewish.
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