Who Is A Jew

Sure to generate great controversy as it provides new insights, “Who Is a Jew?” courageously takes on this timely and controversial question. It provides the full range of perspectives necessary to let us draw our own conclusions.
A seasoned journalist, Meryl Hyman weaves her own life experiences into this complex and controversial subject, exploring profound and highly personal questions of identity in conversations with Jew and non-Jew. The daughter of a Jewish father and a Christian mother, she set out to find out why so many Jews say she is not a Jew, even though she has practiced Judaism and identified herself as a Jew since birth. She found a people struggling with its own history, customs, and laws; a people who fear that their unity may be sacrificed.
Featured in “Who Is a Jew?” are leaders from all parts of the Jewish world, eminent scholars, and others from all spectrums of belief-from Israel, England, and the United States-who speak out on the subject and delve into such questions as:

What are the many-faceted “answers” to this seemingly simple question?
Why are these answers crucial for all Jews?
Why does Jewish identity have a bearing on all cultural, religious, and ethnic groups?
Why and how does Israel’s answer to the question matter to Jews everywhere in the world?