TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hurwitz,Sarah
TI  - As a Jew: reclaiming our story from those who blame, shame, and try to erase us 
SN  - 9780063374973
AV  - E184.37.H87 A3 2025
U1  - 305.892/4073 23/eng/20250430
PY  - 2025///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
KW  - Hurwitz, Sarah
KW  - Jewish women
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Women speechwriters
KW  - Jews
KW  - Identity
KW  - Cultural assimilation
KW  - Antisemitism
KW  - Autobiographies
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - "At thirty-six, Sarah Hurwitz was a typical lapsed Jew. On a whim, she attended an introduction to Judaism class and was astonished by what she discovered: thousands of years of wisdom from her ancestors about what it means to be human. That class sparked a journey of discovery that transformed her life. Years later, as Hurwitz wrestled with what it means to be Jewish at a time of rising antisemitism, she wondered: Where had the Judaism she discovered as an adult been all her life? Why hadn't she seen the beauty and depth of her tradition in those dull synagogue services and Hebrew school classes she'd endured as a kid? And why had her Jewish identity consisted of a series of caveats and apologies: I'm Jewish, but not that Jewish; I'm just a cultural Jew; I'm just like everyone else but with a fun ethnic twist. ... Seeking answers, she went back through time to discover how hateful myths about Jewish power, depravity, and conspiracy have worn a neural groove deep into the world's psyche, shaping not just how others think about Jews, but how Jews think about themselves"--
ER  -