A review by julis
Wounds Into Wisdom: Healing Intergenerational Jewish Trauma by Tirzah Firestone

challenging emotional medium-paced

5.0

Well this was timely.

I actually had it on hold from the library for a bit, but Recent Bullshit makes it super pertinent.

Very, very good look at specifically Jewish trauma and how to approach it from a Jewish lens–there’s a little bit in the beginning that’s SUPER Jungian bullshit but it moves past that and can be easily ignored.

This is a book for us, about us, about our collective historical trauma, both directly inherited and radiated throughout diaspora & Israeli culture, and how we can grow through it, not let it dictate our fears. And–again, extremely pertinent–how to keep from perpetuating the cycle of trauma and oppression.