A review by gabuwu
People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present by Dara Horn

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5.0

A harrowing but important book examining the modern relation of how most modern non-jews knowledge of judaism comes from our deaths, not our living culture and the way that lack of knowledge fuels antisemitism. I had to sit down and just listen while listening to via audiobook, it was so gripping I couldn't do much of anything else whilst listening.

I appreciated the authors discussions on modern, ancient, and relatively recent antisemitism as well. I honestly question how much the people who rail against the authors seemingly pro-zionist leanings actually read the same book as I did, as it profoundly demonstrated exactly why zionism is a necessary ideology to modern jewish survival.
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