9780465018543
Real Jews: Secular Versus Ultra-Orthodox and the Struggle for Jewish Identity in Israel
Noah J. Efron
ISBN 13: 9780465018543
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
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Most Americans would be shocked and disturbed to learn that the harsh rhetoric of virulent anti-Semitism is alive and thriving in Israel. Israel is a Jewish state, after all, so the anti-Semitism found there could hardly be aimed at all Jews. In fact, the Israeli brand of anti-Semitism pits secular Jews against fundamentalist Jews, the ones in traditional clothing following exacting religious rules. Writing from his unique vantage as a Tel Aviv resident, Noah Efron examines the discomfiture and spleen that some secular Jews feel when confronted with their ultra-Orthodox brethren. He recounts the difficult history of the ultra-Orthodox in Europe and Palestine, and examines their role in Israel, a country obsessed with and conflicted about what it means to be a Jew. Despite political, economic, cultural, and religious reasons for the tension between the two groups, little can explain the ferocity with which the Orthodox are loathed today, or the shocking rhetoric that many secular Jews use to denounce and ridicule them.
This chilling and disturbing book documents the terrible details of an animosity based partly on fact and partly on a fantasy that threatens the future of Israel.
Review:
"Efron brings equal empathy to each of the clashing narratives of contemporary Israel....[an] important and penetrating book."
Samuel G. Freedman, New York Times Book Review, 09/28/2003
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Book Description: Basic Books, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2003. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. FLAWLESS COPY, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED -- 320 pages; clean and crisp, tight and bright pages, with no writing or markings to the text. -- TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface * Acknowledgments * Introduction * 1 History * 2 A Society of Slackers? * 3 Drowning in a Sea of Black * 4 Shylock at the Mall * 5 Rabbis and Ayatollahs: The Protocols of the Elders of Bnei Brak * Conclusion: Tartuffe and the Ultra-Orthodox Parallax * Index . -- DESCRIPTION: An explosive book that documents in savage detail the war that is tearing Jewish Israel apart from the inside. Most Americans would be shocked and disturbed to learn that the harsh rhetoric of virulent anti-Semitism is alive and thriving in Israel. Israel is a Jewish state, after all, so the anti-Semitism found there could hardly be aimed at all Jews. In fact, the Israeli brand of anti-Semitism pits secular Jews against fundamentalist Jews, the ones in traditional clothing following exacting religious rules. Writing from his unique vantage as a Tel Aviv resident, Noah Efron examines the discomfiture and spleen that some secular Jews feel when confronted with their ultra-Orthodox brethren. He recounts the difficult history of the ultra-Orthodox in Europe and Palestine, and examines their role in Israel, a country obsessed with and conflicted about what it means to be a Jew. Despite political, economic, cultural, and religious reasons for the tension between the two groups, little can explain the ferocity with which the Orthodox are loathed today, or the shocking rhetoric that many secular Jews use to denounce and ridicule them. This chilling and disturbing book documents the terrible details of an animosity based partly on fact and partly on a fantasy that threatens the future of Israel. Bookseller Inventory # 34312 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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