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Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew

By: Emmanuel Acho, Noa Tishby
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From two
New York Times bestselling authors, a timely, disarmingly honest, and thought-provoking investigation into antisemitism that connects the dots between the tropes and hatred of the past to our current complicated moment.

For Emmanuel Acho and Noa Tishby no question about Jews is off-limits. They go there. They cover Jews and money. Jews and power. Jews and privilege. Jews and white privilege. The Black and Jewish struggle. Emmanuel asks, Did Jews kill Jesus? To which Noa responds, “Why are Jewish people history’s favorite scapegoat?” They unpack Judaism itself: Is it a religion, culture, a peoplehood, or a race? And: Are you antisemitic if you’re anti-Zionist?

The questions—and answers—might make you squirm, but together, they explain the tropes, stereotypes, and catalysts of antisemitism in America today.

The topics are complicated and Acho and Tishby bring vastly different perspectives. Tishby is an outspoken Israeli American. Acho is a mild-mannered son of a Nigerian American pastor. But they share a superpower: an uncanny ability to make complicated ideas easy to understand so anyone can follow the straight line from the past to our immediate moment—and then see around corners. Acho and Tishby are united by the core belief that hatred toward one group is never isolated: if you see the smoke of bigotry in one place, expect that we will all be in the fire.

Informative and accessible, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew has a unique structure: Acho asks questions and Tishby answers them with deeply personal, historical, and political responses. This book will enable anyone to explain—and identify—what Jewish hatred looks like. It is a much-needed lexicon for this fraught moment in Jewish history. As Acho says, “Proximity breeds care and distance breeds fear.”

©2024 Emmanuel Acho and Noa Tishby (P)2024 Simon & Schuster Audio

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This is very insightful and educational. I personally do not know any Jews. What a loss for me.! I hope to change that before year's end.

What a Conversation!

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This book was very informative. It answered a lot of questions I had. I would recommend it to my friends and family.

Real Talk!!!

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Emmanuel and Noa wrote and produced such a fascinating, relatable, informative and down-to-earth book. really enjoyed it and learned a lot.

Extremely informative and fascinating

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I loved the historical information and how it built the foundation for having a real understanding of the significance the events transpiring today are impacting both the Israeli and Palestinian communities and the global community at large. I would HIGHLY recommend reading this book!! 5 Stars! Emmanuel and Noa are a great team!

Historical Purposeful and Enlightening

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This book far exceeded my expectations. The narration by the authors is wonderful and adds so much. It is thoughtful, relevant, informative, fair, full of heart, easy to understand, and I am going to recommend it to everyone I know.

Must read! Informative, entertaining, and heartfelt

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Noa and Emmanuel are amazing! Such an important read, especially for people who are not as familiar with Judaism. And Noa is an amazing spokesperson for us Jews! Emmanuel is a compassionate listener.

Amazing and Important Read

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Noa Tishby and Emmanuel Acho’s narration is second to none. The book does a great job explaining the many layers of antisemitism and what we are evidencing today is precisely that: yet one more layer disguised in Israel. It’s a must read to understand the truth behind the sea of lies and propaganda.

Hands down, most important book of the year

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Loved when people get to know each other’s worlds better!! Empathy will lead to peace eventually… This book is a beautiful example of what’s possible

Courage

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In a world where we are becoming ever more prone to simplistic, single-sided views, this book refreshingly opens up to the depths and nuances of the Jewish experience (over millennia all the way up to the current day events).

As the series title proclaims, the book tackles uncomfortable conversations. I applaud this book on several levels. Tishby is a remarkable, well-spoken, well-researched, modern day voice of the Jewish experiences. Though perhaps even more so, as Jews are finding themselves ever-increasingly the target of antisemitism in recent times, Acho proves he is a rare leader to explore dialogues that help show how this deserves a seat at the table like so many other well-deserving perspectives for minority experiences.

And then there’s the very practical matter of this book factually deconstructing and debunking so many of the overt and covert falsehoods about Jews, Zionism, Israel, that are rampant right now (as well as their lesser known origin stories that go back for centuries).

Ultimately the message is one of coming together in constructive dialogue, a willingness to truly listen, even when it’s uncomfortable or disagreeable. Regardless of where any one is us may stand on an issue, this is a stand we should all support. Well done, and thank you.

For those who want to truly understand…

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These two have so much to teach the world! I have purchased this for many people. Thank you both for doing this. Would love to shout from everywhere for people to listen to this!!!

Amazing and informative

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