{"product_id":"bad-jews-emily-tamkin-9780063074019","title":"Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA journalist and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Influence of Soros \u003c\/em\u003eexamines the history of Jewish people in America and explores their ever-evolving relationship to the nation's culture and identity--and each other.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to be a Bad Jew?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany Jews use the term \"Bad Jew\" as a weapon against other members of the community or even against themselves. You can be called a Bad Jew if you don't keep kosher; if you only go to temple on Yom Kippur; if you don't attend or send your children to Hebrew school; if you enjoy Christmas music; if your partner isn't Jewish; if you don't call your mother often enough. The list is endless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBad Jews, \u003c\/em\u003e Emily Tamkin argues that perhaps there is no answer to this timeless question at all. Throughout American history, Jewish identities have evolved and transformed in a variety of ways. The issue of what it means, or doesn't, to be a Good Jew or a Bad Jew is particularly fraught at this moment, American Jews feel and fear antisemitism is on the rise.. There are several million people who identify as American Jews--but that doesn't mean they all identify with one another. American Jewish history is full of discussions and debates and hand wringing over who is Jewish, how to be Jewish, and what it means to be Jewish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBad Jews, \u003c\/em\u003eEmily Tamkin examines the last 100 years of American Jewish politics, culture, identities, and arguments. Drawing on over 150 interviews, she tracks the evolution of Jewishness throughout American history, and explores many of the evolving and conflicting Jewish positions on assimilation; race; Zionism and Israel; affluence and poverty, philanthropy, finance, politics; and social justice. From this complex and nuanced history, Tamkin pinpoints perhaps the one truth about American Jewish identity: It is always changing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily Tamkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 006307401X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063074019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2022 pg. 4","brand":"Emily Tamkin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44052773896447,"sku":"9780063074019","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1dbc88aa-2b03-4cbd-95e0-7ef0999ee42f.jpg?v=1685020674","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bad-jews-emily-tamkin-9780063074019","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}