Am I a Jew?: My Journey Among the Believers and Pretenders,

Am I a Jew?: My Journey Among the Believers and Pretenders, the Lapsed and the Lost, in Search of Faith (Not Necessarily My Own), My Roots, and Who Knows, Even Myself

â€œI was nine years old when my mother forced me to convert to Christianityâ€¦.â€
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Â When Theodore Ross moved from New York City to small-town Mississippi, his mother insisted that the family pretend to not be Jewish. He was sent to an Episcopal school, where he studied the Bible, sang in the choir, and even took communion. As an adult, he abandoned the religious charade, but wondered: Am I a Jew? In search of an answer, Ross immersed himself within communities on the fringes of Jewish identityâ€”â€œCrypto-Jews,â€ â€œLost Tribes,â€ the ultra-Orthodox, and more. Filled with humor, curiosity, and sincerity, Am I a Jew? explores Americaâ€™s riotous religious diversity, and one manâ€™s quest to stake a claim within it.
Country USA
Brand Plume
Manufacturer Plume
Binding Paperback
Color White
ReleaseDate 2013-08-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780142180396

Am I a Jew?: My Journey Among the Believers and Pretenders, the Lapsed and the Lost, in Search of Faith (Not Necessarily My Own), My Roots, and Who Knows, Even Myself