{"product_id":"stealing-home-haim-chertok-9780823213061","title":"Stealing Home: Israel Bound and Rebound","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStealing Home\u003c\/em\u003e is an at times witty, at times grave, at times hopeful, and at times cynical, but always thought-provoking collection of autobiographical essays. This book is a man's bold yet humble analysis of his own choices, particularly of his decision to give up a modest, bucolic, and secure academic life in California for an even more rewarding and meaningful one in Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese twenty-eight wonderfully written essays leave no delicate subject untouched. Chertok exposes the materialistic shallowness of many American assimilated Jews. He describes his experiences in the Israeli army and his growing distress with Israel's involvement in Lebanon. He bemoans Israel's schools, he criticizes Israel's treatment of the Arabs. He is, in fact, a rare bird- a dedicated Zionist and an observant Jew who despises narrowmindedness in any shape or form, whether it be cultural, social, left-win, right-wing, or religious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is essential reading not only for those concerned with Israel or with the Jewish-American experience. \u003cem\u003eStealing Home \u003c\/em\u003eaddresses universal issues that have concerned all people in all nations throughout history. It is a book about finding one's place in the world...without becoming complacent or self-righteous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Haim Chertok\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0823213064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823213061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 5.35w x 0.81d","brand":"Haim Chertok","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46838267281663,"sku":"9780823213061","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_356bab82-4001-4138-a2f9-bb3fca2decd3.jpg?v=1746589306","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stealing-home-haim-chertok-9780823213061","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}