How I Stopped Being a Jew

Shlomo Sand

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Verso Books
04 April 2023

History; Judaism; Jewish studies

Shlomo Sand was born in 1946, in a displaced person’s camp in Austria,

to Jewish parents; the family later migrated to Palestine. As a young

man, Sand came to question his Jewish identity, even that of a “secular

Jew.” With this meditative and thoughtful mixture of essay and personal

recollection, he articulates the problems at the center of modern Jewish

identity.

How I Stopped Being a Jew discusses the

negative effects of the Israeli exploitation of the “chosen people” myth

and its “holocaust industry.” Sand criticizes the fact that, in the

current context, what “Jewish” means is, above all, not being Arab and

reflects on the possibility of a secular, non-exclusive Israeli

identity, beyond the legends of Zionism.

By: Shlomo Sand
Imprint: Verso Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 150g
ISBN: 9781784782009
ISBN 10: 1784782009
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 04 April 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Shlomo Sand studied history at the University of Tel Aviv and at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales, in Paris. He currently teaches contemporary history at the University of Tel Aviv. His books include The Invention of the Jewish People, On the Nation and the Jewish People, L’Illusion du politique: Georges Sorel et le débat intellectuel 1900, Georges Sorel en son temps, Le XXe siècle à l'écran and Les Mots et la terre: les intellectuels en Israël.

Reviews for How I Stopped Being a Jew

Praise for The Invention of the Jewish People: Perhaps books combining passion and erudition don't change political situations, but if they did, this one would count as a landmark. -Eric Hobsbawm, Observer Sand's quiet earthquake of a book is shaking historical faith in the link between Judaism and Israel. -Rafael Behr, Observer No discussion of the region any longer seems complete without acknowledgement of this book. -Independent on Sunday, Best History Books of 2009 A radical dismantling of a national myth. -Guardian