Michael Doyle's Reviews > Why the Jews?: The Reason for Antisemitism
Why the Jews?: The Reason for Antisemitism
by Dennis Prager, Joseph Telushkin
by Dennis Prager, Joseph Telushkin
Michael Doyle's review
bookshelves: judaica
Feb 17, 12
bookshelves: judaica
Read from December 28, 2011 to January 13, 2012
The book convincingly and depressingly describes antisemitism as a natural response to Judaism, due both to the nature of Jewish thought and teaching and to the nature of the surrounding world. The biggest surprise comes at the end, when Prager and Telushkin call for contemporary Judaism to welcome overt proselytizing and aggressive welcoming campaigns for converts in order to help as many people as possible become familiar with Jews. I've always thought that Judaism should get over its self-damaging reticence to seek out converts. However, this is still a Prager and Telushkin book, and whenever they collaborate, there's always a healthy (and annoying) strain of manipulative melodrama. This book is no different.
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