Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish

It took me many years to read this book I disliked it so much. It was both poorly written and poorly edited. Abigail Pogrebin presents a variety of prominent Jews who disliked Hebrew School, but easily bragged about the wealth and intelligence of the Jewsih people. Most attributed their fortune to the suffering of the Jews and the experience of the HJolocaust. Very few continued their Judaism except to attend a Passover seder and possible attend synagogue at Yom Kippur. Many raised their children with either no religion or Judaism and at least one other relgion and then let their children choose their own faith. Many of those interviewed have since been discredited for a variety of reasons, but my favorite quote is from Al Franken who show more says he's an American first, and then a Jew, but he's also a Minnesotan first, and then a Jew. show less

62 famous and accomplished Jews speak about being Jewish in public life.

62 prominent American Jews talk about being Jewish

Hear an interview about Stars of David with author Abigail Pogrebin on The Book of Life podcast's October 2006 episode at www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com.