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Suddenly Jewish: Jews Raised as Gentiles Discover Their Jewish Roots » (New Edition)

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Authors: Barbara Kessel
ISBN-13: 9781584656203, ISBN-10: 1584656204
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
Date Published: February 2007
Edition: New Edition

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Author Biography: Barbara Kessel

BARBARA KESSEL is Director of Administration of the Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York. A freelance writer of nonfiction and poetry for 25 years, her work has appeared in The New York Times, Hadassah Magazine, and Midstream.

Book Synopsis

Dramatic personal stories of the unexpected discovery of a Jewish heritage.

The stories in Suddenly Jewish are dramatic, funny, and at times heart-wrenching . . . it will definitely touch your soul.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsxi
Prologue1
Introduction6
Crypto-Jews17
Hidden Children39
Children of Survivors72
Adoptees98
Conclusions115
Notes129

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