Coming Out Jewish: Constructing Ambivalent Identities

by Jon Stratton

Book Overview

Like many Jews of our generation, Jon Stratton grew up in a family more concerned about assimilation than about preserving Jewish tradition. While he could easily 'pass' among non-Jews, he found himself increasingly torn between his fear of not belonging and a deeply-felt commitment to his family's past.
Coming Out Jewish examines the unique challenge of constructing an identity amid the clash between ethnicity and conformity. For many Jews, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415222087
• ISBN13: 9780415222082
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"