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Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me
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General Graphic NovelsGeneral World HistoryIsrael & Palestine History
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ISBN10: 0809074044
ISBN13: 9780809074044
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: Jul 1 2014
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.70
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780809074044
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: Jul 1 2014
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.70
Language: English
In Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me, one of the final graphic memoirs from the man who defined the genre, Harvey Pekar explores what it means to be Jewish and what Israel means to the Jews. Pekar's mother was a Zionist by way of politics, his father by way of faith, and he inevitably grew up a staunch supporter of Israel. But as he became attuned to the wider world, Pekar began to question his parents' most fundamental beliefs.
This book is the full account of that questioning. Over the course of a single day in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, Pekar and the illustrator JT Waldman wrestle with the mythologies passed down to them, weaving a personal and historical odyssey of uncommon wit and power. With an epilogue written by Joyce Brabner, Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me is an essential book for fans of Harvey Pekar and anyone interested in the past and future of the Jewish state.Also in
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