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Jacob's Gift: A Journey into the Heart of Belonging
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Product Description
Jonathan Freedland and his son Jacob are the fourth and fifth generation of Jewish immigrants who came from Eastern Europe to Britain to carve a new life for themselves. In Jacob’s Gift, Freedland delves deep into his family history to discover what brought his ancestors to Britain and what they found when they got there. The result is a wonderful family memoir, and a profound meditation on roots, identity and the perennial need to belong.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #152912 in Books
- Published on: 2006-05-25
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 416 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Jonathan Freedland is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster. He has been a columnist at the Guardian since 1997 and was named Columnist of the Year in the 2002 What the Papers Say awards. His first book, Bring Home the Revolution, was published in 1988.
Customer Reviews
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this is a great book. it is about mr freedland's search for his identity as a jewish person who half admires and also despises all israel stands for. confusing this would be in the hands of a lesser writer. mr freedland pulls it off thanks to his brilliant mind and awesome prose.as someone who has had doubts about israel in the past this book puts the case well for israel. i for one am now convinced.
A brilliant tale.
This a gripping tale of a number of Mr Freeland's antecedents.
Their stories are interwoven with some of the key events of the Twentieth Century.
The lives portrayed are both inspirational and same time a sad reflection on the shallow and cynical world in which we find ourselves today.
However the one minor fault, I feel, is in the final chapter. I find this an unconvincing attempt to rationalise the conflicts of his Jewish (largely secular) identity and the world of progressive/socialist though to which the rest of his identity belongs.
A fascinating insight
This book provides a wonderful insight into the difficulties facing a peson with deeply Jewish traditions and beliefs who is torn by what he sees happening in the State of Israel. It was very brave of Jonathan Freedland to expose himself in this way.
