Free as a Jew: A Personal Memoir of National Self-Liberation

by Ruth R. Wisse

Book Overview

A Jewish child born into the worst of times in Europe grows up during the best of times in North America--only to recognize that it could be moving back in the opposite direction.

First came parents with the good sense to flee Europe in 1940 and the good fortune to reach the land of freedom. Their daughter, Ruth, grew up in the shadow of genocide--but in tandem with the birth of Israel, which remained her lodestar. She learned that although...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1642939706
• ISBN13: 9781642939705
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Wicked Son
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"