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This is a very confusing and somewhat scary time to be a Jewish American. Emily Tamkin does her best to help us understand how we got here, and how to make some sense of where we are now. Bad Jews covers a century of history and politics, from socialist Jews to neocon Jews; Jews who marched with MLK and rallied for Soviet Jewry but joined their non-Jewish neighbors in contributing to white flight and supported Trump's immigrant bans; Ashkenazi “white” Jews and often-marginalized Jews of color.
I was brought up in 1960s and 70s to believe that a) all Jews vote Democrat, b) we must always support Israel, and c) Jews were essential to the success of the Black Civil Rights movement. This book taught me that a) I was wrong; and b) even when I was right, there was a lot more nuance to the story. I'm not sure that I feel any less confused after reading this book, but at least I know I'm not alone in my struggles to figure out how to incorporate my personal sense of Judaism into today's chaotic world.