On Being Jewish Now
Reflections from Authors and Advocates
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Zibby Books
Published:1st Nov '24
Should be back in stock very soon
A USA Today Bestseller Featured in the Washington Post “Zibby Owens has done the literary world a great service, collecting important views at a critical moment in history. As she says, this is not a time to lower your voice. Kudos to her and all the authors here for sharing valuable insight, emotion, and perspective on the often misunderstood Jewish experience.” —Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays With Morrie An intimate and hopeful collection of meaningful, smart, funny, sad, emotional, and inspiring essays from today’s authors and advocates about what it means to be Jewish, how life has changed since the attacks on October 7th, 2023, and the unique culture that brings this group together. On October 7th, 2023, Jews in Israel were attacked in the largest pogrom since the Holocaust. It was a day felt by Jews everywhere who came together to process and speak out in ways some never had before. In this collection, 75 contributors speak to Jewish joy, celebration, laughter, food, trauma, loss, love, and family, and the common threads that course through the Jewish people: resilience and humor. Contributors include Mark Feuerstein, Jill Zarin, Steve Leder, Joanna Rakoff, Amy Ephron, Lisa Barr, Annabelle Gurwitch, Daphne Merkin, Bradley Tusk, Sharon Brous, Jenny Mollen, Nicola Kraus, Caroline Leavitt, and many others. On Being Jewish Now is edited by Zibby Owens, bestselling author, podcaster, bookstore owner, and CEO of Zibby Media. All profits will be donated to Artists Against Antisemitism. Contributors: Abby Stern Ali Rosen Alison Hammer Alison Rose Greenberg Alix Strauss Aliza Licht Alli Frank Alyssa Rosenheck Amy Blumenfeld Amy Ephron Amy Klein Anna Ephron Harari Annabelle Gurwitch Barri Leiner Grant Bess Kalb Beth Ricanati Bradley Tusk Brenda Janowitz Cara Mentzel Caroline Leavitt Corie Adjmi Courtney Sheinmel Danny Grossman Daphne Merkin Dara Kurtz Dara Levan David K. Israel David Christopher Kaufman Debbie Reed Fischer Diana Fersko Eleanor Reissa Elizabeth Cohen Hausman Elizabeth L. Silver Elyssa Friedland Emily Tisch Sussman Harper Kincaid Heidi Shertok Ilana Kurshan Jacqueline Friedland Jamie Brenner Jane L. Rosen Jeanne Blasberg Jennifer S. Brown Jenny Mollen Jeremy Garelick Jill Zarin Joanna Rakoff Jonathan Santlofer Judy Batalion Julia DeVillers Keren Blankfeld Lihi Lapid Lisa Barr Lisa Kogan Lynda Cohen Loigman Mark Feuerstein Nicola Kraus Noa Yedlin Rebecca Keren Jablonski Rachel Barenbaum...
“Zibby Owens has done the literary world a great service, collecting important views at a critical moment in history. As she says, this is not a time to lower your voice. Kudos to her and all the authors here for sharing valuable insight, emotion, and perspective on the often misunderstood Jewish experience.” —Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays With Morrie “Sharing our stories has always been a strength of the people of the book. This collection is a prime example of the power of the pen to unite, connect, and inspire.” —Noa Tishby, New York Times bestselling author of Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew and Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth “Seventy-five writers, including Daphne Merkin, Annabelle Gurwitch and The Post’s David Christopher Kaufman share thoughts on Jewish faith and culture—and how both have been tested and reimagined in the year since the Hamas attack on Israel.” —New York Post “The Best New Books this Week” “Owens . . . gathers more than 70 thought-provoking essays from Jewish writers, actors, artists, and religious leaders . . . It’s a revealing look at the wide range of responses to a sad chapter in Jewish history.” —Publishers Weekly “With a new anthology, author and publisher Zibby Owens brings together dozens of writers to talk about Jewish life after Oct. 7th.” —Tablet “With more than 70 meaningful, smart, funny, sad, emotional and inspiring essays from writers, actors, artists and religious leaders, On Being Jewish Now is a time capsule, containing a wide range of voices from around the world.” —Jewish Journal “The book’s subject is heavy: living Jewishly in an era where it’s fraught to do so. But the reading itself is breezy; each essay is just a few pages, sharply written and with plenty of humor (of course) and even challah recipes (again, of course) mixed in with sadness and reflection . . . some essays are funny. Others are serious. They contain a mix of outlooks and histories; trauma and hope. The anthology itself is a sweeping emotional touchstone.” —Jewish Boston
ISBN: 9798991140232
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272 pages
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