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Half/Life

By Laurel Snyder

Half/Life

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Written by authors born into the so-called "dilemma of intermarriage," the stories in "Half/Life explore the experience of being raised in a half-Jewish home. Though each essay is distinct, and the experiences are vastly different, each describes growing up without a streamlined identity, unsure of community or religious direction. From Jenny Traig, whose experiences led her to extreme devotion in the form of religious-obsessive compulsion (scrupulosity) to Thisbe Nissen, who finally felt Jewish after discovering a rosary in her boyfriend's sock drawer, these authors examine the complicated relationships they felt with the Jewish community and the world at large. By turns tragic and funny, religious and heartbreaking, angry and surprisingly familiar, "Half/Life represents the altogether diverse memories and reflections of a handful of men and women who have spent a lifetime grappling with how to define themselves, or not. What results from that struggle is a complex exploration, and some truly brilliant prose.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
202
Release Date:
2006-03-23
Publication Date:
2006-03-23
Publisher:
Catapult
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1933368241
ISBN13:
9781933368245
Weight:
336 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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