I Am Jewish

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Being Jewish. What does it mean—today—and for the future? Listen in as Jews of all backgrounds reflect, argue, and imagine.

When Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was brutally murdered in Pakistan, many Jews were particularly touched by his last words affirming his Jewish identity. Many were moved to reflect on or analyze their feelings toward their lives as Jews.

The saying "two Jews, three opinions" well reflects the Jewish community's broad range of views on any topic. I Am Jewish captures this richness of interpretation and inspires Jewish people of all backgrounds to reflect upon and take pride in their identity.

Contributions, ranging from major essays to a paragraph or a sentence, come from adults as well as young people in the form of personal feelings, statements of theology, life stories, and historical reflections. Despite the diversity, common denominators shine through clearly and distinctly.

Contributors include:
Ehud Barak • Sylvia Boorstein • Edgar M. Bronfman • Alan Colmes • Alan Dershowitz • Kirk Douglas • Richard Dreyfuss • Kitty Dukakis • Dianne Feinstein • Tovah Feldshuh • Debbie Friedman • Milton Friedman • Thomas L. Friedman • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Nadine Gordimer • David Hartman • Moshe Katsav • Larry King • Francine Klagsbrun • Harold Kushner • Lawrence Kushner • Shia LaBeouf • Norman Lamm • Norman Lear • Julius Lester • Bernard-Henri Lévy • Bernard Lewis • Daniel Libeskind • Joe Lieberman • Deborah E. Lipstadt • Joshua Malina • Michael Medved • Ruth W. Messinger • Amos Oz • Cynthia Ozick • Shimon Peres • Martin Peretz • Dennis Prager • Anne Roiphe • Sandy Eisenberg Sasso • Vidal Sassoon • Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi • Daniel Schorr • Harold M. Schulweis • Lynn Schusterman • Natan Sharansky • Gary Shteyngart • Sarah Silverman • Michael H. Steinhardt • Kerri Strug • Lawrence H. Summers • Mike Wallace • Elie Wiesel • Leon Wieseltier • Sherwin T. Wine • Ruth R. Wisse • Peter Yarrow • A. B. Yehoshua • Eric H. Yoffie

Publisher's Note xv Preface xvii PART I: IDENTITY PART II: HERITAGE HERITAGE Shimon Peres 45 Cynthia Ozick 49 Ruth Pearl 50 Larry King 51 Sarah Rosenbaum 54 W. Michael Blumenthal 54 Tamara Pearl 55 Spencer Newman 56 Sylvia Boorstein 57 David J. Azrieli 60 Martin Peretz 60 Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine 63 Jade Ransohoff 65 Wendy Wasserstein 65 Avraham Burg 3 Ruth R. Wisse 7 Joshua Malina 10 Irwin Cotler 10 Lawrence H. Summers 13 Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter- Shalomi 14 The Right Honourable The Lord Woolf 18 Angela Warnick Buchdahl 19 A. B. Yehoshua 20 Michael Chlenov 23 Daniel Schorr 23 Stefanie Stoler 28 Maureen Lipman 28 Mike Wallace 30 Natan Sharansky 31 Norman Lear 34 David Horovitz 34 Kitty Dukakis 36 Jamie Sistino 37 Thomas L. Friedman 37 Bernice Rubens 40 Leon Botstein 41 CONTENTS viii PART III: COVENANT, CHOSENNESS, AND FAITH Senator Joe Lieberman 107 Robyn J. Friedman 108 Dr. David Hartman 109 Eric H. Yoffie 114 Sarah Levin 117 Alan Dershowitz 117 Rabbi Lawrence Kushner 120 Felicia Lilien 121 Arno Penzias 122 Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann 124 Shia LaBeouf 126 Sandy Eisenberg Sasso 127 Amos Oz 131 Samantha Schram 132 Rabbi Israel Meir Lau 132 Leon Wieseltier 134 Naomi Ragen 136 Gershom Sizomu 137 Michael H. Steinhardt 139 Dennis Prager 140 Kirk Douglas 142 Dr. Richard A. Lerner 143 Julius Lester 144 Sarah Silverman 66 Moshe Katsav 67 Amanda 70 Lord Greville Janner 70 Alana Frey 73 Itay 75 Richard Dreyfuss 75 Roald Hoffmann 76 Vidal Sassoon 77 Ida Haendel 78 Daniel Libeskind 79 Jackie Mason 80 Maurice Lévy 81 Rabbi Rachel B. Cowan 82 Milton Friedman 84 Liz Lerman 84 Daniel Gill 85 David Suissa 86 Yefim Bronfman 87 Shelley R. Deutch Tayar 87 Douglas Rushkoff 90 Gloria Goldreich 91 Daniel Jonah Goldhagen 92 Ephraim Kishon 93 Menachem Z. Rosensaft 94 Robert Rabinovitch 96 Naim Dangoor 97 Kerri Strug 98 Sir Martin Gilbert 99 Deborah E. Lipstadt 100 Bernard Lewis 102 CONTENTS ix PART IV: HUMANITY AND ETHNICITY PART V: TIKKUN OLAM (REPAIRING THE WORLD) AND JUSTICE Ruth Bader Ginsburg 201 Jonathan Freedland 202 Stephen H. Hoffman 204 Gary Shteyngart 205 Lynn Schusterman 206 Rabbi Jacqueline Tabick 209 David Colburn 210 Judy Feld Carr 212 Robin Kramer 213 Richard N. Goldman 215 Tullia Zevi 216 Peter Yarrow 217 Francine Klagsbrun 221 Hanoch Greenberg 222 Sjalom Awraham Soetendorp 223 Alan Colmes 225 Ruth W. Messinger 225 Rosalie Silberman Abella 227 Elie Wiesel 169 Samuel G. Freedman 170 Jonathan Sacks 173 Matt Putney 175 Michelle Pearl 176 Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis 177 Ehud Barak 181 Bernard-Henri Lévy 182 David Grossman 185 Tovah Feldshuh 186 Nadine Gordimer 187 Theodore Bikel 188 Judea Pearl 190 Eran Rotshenker 192 Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller 192 Anne Roiphe 194 Dr. Uri D. Herscher 195 Alexander Militarev 197 Chaim Kramer 145 Josef Joffe 146 Rabbi Uri Regev 148 Thane Rosenbaum 152 Richard Siegel 153 Michael Medved 155 Jim Ball 156 Rabbi Kenneth J. Leinwand 157 Norman Lamm 158 Larry S. Moses 161 Rabbi Tony Bayfield 162 Harold Kushner 164 Acknowledgments 243 Glossary 245 Index of Contributors 247 Credits 251 Reader’s Discussion Guide 261

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Judaism
• Religion
• Daniel Pearl

Informations

• Publié par: Turner Publishing Company
• Date de parution: 01 août 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781580234894
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

I Am Jewish:
Personal Reflections Inspired by the Last Words of Daniel Pearl
2010 Quality Paperback Edition, Eighth Printing
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
2004 by Judea and Ruth Pearl
For information regarding permission to reprint material from this book, please mail or fax your request in writing to Jewish Lights Publishing, Permissions Department, at the address / fax number listed below, or e-mail your request to [e-mail].
Pages 251-260 constitute a continuation of this copyright page.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
I am Jewish: personal reflections inspired by the last words of Daniel Pearl / edited by Judea and Ruth Pearl.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58023-183-1 (hc)
ISBN-10: 1-58023-183-7 (hc)
1. Jews-Identity. 2. Judaism. 3. Interpersonal relations-Religious aspects-Judaism. 4. Ethics, Jewish. 5. Pearl, Daniel, 1963- I. Pearl, Judea. II. Pearl, Ruth, 1935-
DS143 .I4 2004
305.892'4-dc22
2003026052
ISBN-13: 978-1-58023-259-3 (quality pbk.)
ISBN-10: 1-58023-259-0 (quality pbk.)
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Manufactured in the United States of America
Printed on recycled paper.
Cover design: Tim Holtz and Bridgett Taylor
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We dedicate this book to you, Danny, for brightening our world with your magic, for showing us the bold face of goodness, for your precious gift-your words.
And to you, Adam, to discover the garden where your father grew and where he bloomed in boundless love for you, to find freedom in his roots, and comfort in his words.
CONTENTS
Contents by Contributors
Publisher s Note
Preface
P ART I: I DENTITY
Avraham Burg
Ruth R. Wisse
Joshua Malina
Irwin Cotler
Lawrence H. Summers
Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi
The Right Honourable The Lord Woolf
Angela Warnick Buchdahl
Michael Chlenov
Stefanie Stoler
Maureen Lipman
Mike Wallace
Natan Sharansky
Norman Lear
David Horovitz
Kitty Dukakis
Jamie Sistino
Thomas L. Friedman
Bernice Rubens
Leon Botstein
P ART II: H ERITAGE
Shimon Peres
Cynthia Ozick
Ruth Pearl
Larry King
Sarah Rosenbaum
W. Michael Blumenthal
Tamara Pearl
Spencer Newman
Sylvia Boorstein
David J. Azrieli
Martin Peretz
Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine
Jade Ransohoff
Wendy Wasserstein
Sarah Silverman
Moshe Katsav
Amanda
Lord Greville Janner
Alana Frey
Itay
Richard Dreyfuss
Roald Hoffmann
Vidal Sassoon
Ida Haendel
Daniel Libeskind
Jackie Mason
Maurice L vy
Rabbi Rachel B. Cowan
Milton Friedman
Liz Lerman
Daniel Gill
David Suissa
Yefim Bronfman
Shelley R. Deutch Tayar
Douglas Rushkoff
Gloria Goldreich
Daniel Jonah Goldhagen
Ephraim Kishon
Menachem Z. Rosensaft
Robert Rabinovitch
Naim Dangoor
Kerri Strug
Sir Martin Gilbert
Deborah E. Lipstadt
Bernard Lewis
P ART III: C OVENANT , C HOSENNESS, AND F AITH
Senator Joe Lieberman
Robyn J. Friedman
Dr. David Hartman
Eric H. Yoffie
Sarah Levin
Alan Dershowitz
Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
Felicia Lilien
Arno Penzias
Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann
Shia LaBeouf
Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
Amos Oz
Samantha Schram
Rabbi Israel Meir Lau
Leon Wieseltier
Naomi Ragen
Gershom Sizomu
Michael H. Steinhardt
Dennis Prager
Kirk Douglas
Dr. Richard A. Lerner
Julius Lester
Chaim Kramer
Josef Joffe
Rabbi Uri Regev
Thane Rosenbaum
Richard Siegel
Michael Medved
Jim Ball
Rabbi Kenneth J. Leinwand
Norman Lamm
Larry S. Moses
Rabbi Tony Bayfield
Harold Kushner
P ART IV: H UMANITY AND E THNICITY
Elie Wiesel
Samuel G. Freedman
Jonathan Sacks
Matt Putney
Michelle Pearl
Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis
Ehud Barak
Bernard-Henri L vy
David Grossman
Tovah Feldshuh
Nadine Gordimer
Theodore Bikel
Judea Pearl
Eran Rotshenker
Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller
Anne Roiphe
Dr. Uri D. Herscher
Alexander Militarev
P ART V: T IKKUN O LAM (R EPAIRING THE W ORLD ) AND J USTICE
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Jonathan Freedland
Stephen H. Hoffman
Gary Shteyngart
Lynn Schusterman
Rabbi Jacqueline Tabick
David Colburn
Judy Feld Carr
Robin Kramer
Richard N. Goldman
Tullia Zevi
Peter Yarrow
Francine Klagsbrun
Hanoch Greenberg
Sjalom Awraham Soetendorp
Alan Colmes
Ruth W. Messinger
Rosalie Silberman Abella
Senator Dianne Feinstein
Bernard Kouchner
Zev Yaroslavsky
Simone Veil
Daniel Kahneman
Rabbi Naamah Kelman
Roger Cukierman
Edgar M. Bronfman
Debbie Friedman
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Credits
Reader s Discussion Guide

About Jewish Lights
Copyright
CONTENTS BY CONTRIBUTOR
Rosalie Silberman Abella
Amanda
David J. Azrieli
Jim Ball
Ehud Barak
Rabbi Tony Bayfield
Theodore Bikel
W. Michael Blumenthal
Sylvia Boorstein
Leon Botstein
Edgar M. Bronfman
Yefim Bronfman
Angela Warnick Buchdahl
Avraham Burg
Judy Feld Carr
Michael Chlenov
David Colburn
Alan Colmes
Irwin Cotler
Rabbi Rachel B. Cowan
Roger Cukierman
Naim Dangoor
Alan Dershowitz
Kirk Douglas
Richard Dreyfuss
Kitty Dukakis
Senator Dianne Feinstein
Tovah Feldshuh
Jonathan Freedland
Samuel G. Freedman
Alana Frey
Debbie Friedman
Milton Friedman
Robyn J. Friedman
Thomas L. Friedman
Sir Martin Gilbert
Daniel Gill
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Daniel Jonah Goldhagen
Richard N. Goldman
Gloria Goldreich
Nadine Gordimer
Hanoch Greenberg
David Grossman
Ida Haendel
Dr. David Hartman
Dr. Uri D. Herscher
Stephen H. Hoffman
Roald Hoffmann
David Horovitz
Itay
Lord Greville Janner
Josef Joffe
Daniel Kahneman
Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann
Moshe Katsav
Rabbi Naamah Kelman
Larry King
Ephraim Kishon
Francine Klagsbrun
Bernard Kouchner
Chaim Kramer
Robin Kramer
Harold Kushner
Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
Shia LaBeouf
Norman Lamm
Rabbi Israel Meir Lau
Norman Lear
Rabbi Kenneth J. Leinwand
Liz Lerman
Dr. Richard A. Lerner
Julius Lester
Sarah Levin
Bernard-Henri L vy
Maurice L vy
Bernard Lewis
Daniel Libeskind
Senator Joe Lieberman
Felicia Lilien
Maureen Lipman
Deborah E. Lipstadt
Joshua Malina
Jackie Mason
Michael Medved
Ruth W. Messinger
Alexander Militarev
Larry S. Moses
Spencer Newman
Amos Oz
Cynthia Ozick
Judea Pearl
Michelle Pearl
Ruth Pearl
Tamara Pearl
Arno Penzias
Shimon Peres
Martin Peretz
Dennis Prager
Matt Putney
Robert Rabinovitch
Naomi Ragen
Jade Ransohoff
Rabbi Uri Regev
Anne Roiphe
Sarah Rosenbaum
Thane Rosenbaum
Menachem Z. Rosensaft
Eran Rotshenker
Bernice Rubens
Douglas Rushkoff
Jonathan Sacks
Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
Vidal Sassoon
Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi
Samantha Schram
Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis
Lynn Schusterman
Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller
Natan Sharansky
Gary Shteyngart
Richard Siegel
Sarah Silverman
Jamie Sistino
Gershom Sizomu
Sjalom Awraham Soetendorp
Michael H. Steinhardt
Stefanie Stoler
Kerri Strug
David Suissa
Lawrence H. Summers
Rabbi Jacqueline Tabick
Shelley R. Deutch Tayar
Simone Veil
Mike Wallace
Wendy Wasserstein
Elie Wiesel
Leon Wieseltier
Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine
Ruth R. Wisse
The Right Honourable The Lord Woolf
Zev Yaroslavsky
Peter Yarrow
Eric H. Yoffie
Tullia Zevi
Publisher s Note
This note will explain the overall approach to the book, the methodology used to gather the contributions for it, and the structure of it.
In our work with Judea and Ruth Pearl on this project in honor of their son, Daniel, the goal was to create an inspirational book that would encourage people to reflect on Danny s words, I am Jewish, and the meaning of these words in their own lives.
Many Jews were particularly moved by Danny s words in which he affirmed his Jewish identity. Many were inspired to reflect on or analyze their feelings toward their lives as Jews.
The saying two Jews, three opinions well reflects the Jewish community s broad range of views on any topic. This book is an attempt to capture this richness of interpretation and to further inspire Jewish people to reflect upon and take pride in their identity. We began the project with confidence that, despite the diversity, common denominators would shine through clearly and distinctly-and they did.
In order to achieve our goals, we decided it was important to include input from highly respected leaders in all fields throughout the world. The invited contributors include top scholars, artists, entertainers, government officials, authors, media personalities, scientists, community leaders, rabbis, and others covering the entire religious, professional, and political spectrum.
We began by developing, in consultation with many people, comprehensive lists of potential contributors by geographic, occupational, and religious categories. After a careful analytical process, we invited several hundred people to contribute their thoughts to the book, keeping in mind that the interpretation of the words I am Jewish would vary widely with one s background, experience, and beliefs.
Although comprehensive in its coverage, this book was not intended to be a scientifically designed survey of Jewish thought and views, and we recognize that while our design was broadly inclusive, individual decisions on participation make for an idiosyncratic selection of people and their ideas. We wish we had been more successful in reaching people in Latin America and some other parts of the Sephardic world in particular.
Contributions range from major essays to a paragraph or a sentence, and they come from adults