- Hardcover: 416 pages
- Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd (24 Feb 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0241142431
- ISBN-13: 978-0241142431
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.6 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 586,260 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Jonathan Freedland looks on as his eight-day-old son is about to be circumcised and admitted into the Covenant of Abraham'. So begins a search for the meaning of his son's inheritance and an epic journey into the nature of this, the world's oldest civilisation. What has Freedland done by enlisting his son into the Jewish people? What gift or burden has he given him? Freedland digs deep into his own family's past, telling the story of three remarkable people, each of whom came up with radically different answers to a quintessentially modern dilemma: how to live as a minority in the modern world. Rich in both human drama and reflection, Jacob's Gift is the story of this quest, and a delightful meditation on belonging.
About the Author
Jonathan Freedland is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster. He has been a columnist at the Guardian since 1997 and was named Columnist of the Year in the 2002 What the Papers Say awards. His first book, Bring Home The Revolution, was published in 1998.
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Jacob was, if anything, too eager to see the world. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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A brilliant tale.,
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This review is from: Jacob's Gift: A Journey into the Heart of Belonging (Hardcover)
This a gripping tale of a number of Mr Freeland's antecedents.
Their stories are interwoven with some of the key events of the Twentieth Century. The lives portrayed are both inspirational and same time a sad reflection on the shallow and cynical world in which we find ourselves today. However the one minor fault, I feel, is in the final chapter. I find this an unconvincing attempt to rationalise the conflicts of his Jewish (largely secular) identity and the world of progressive/socialist though to which the rest of his identity belongs.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Jacob's Gift: A Journey into the Heart of Belonging (Hardcover)
this is a great book. it is about mr freedland's search for his identity as a jewish person who half admires and also despises all israel stands for. confusing this would be in the hands of a lesser writer. mr freedland pulls it off thanks to his brilliant mind and awesome prose.as someone who has had doubts about israel in the past this book puts the case well for israel. i for one am now convinced.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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A fascinating insight,
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This review is from: Jacob's Gift: A Journey into the Heart of Belonging (Hardcover)
This book provides a wonderful insight into the difficulties facing a peson with deeply Jewish traditions and beliefs who is torn by what he sees happening in the State of Israel. It was very brave of Jonathan Freedland to expose himself in this way.
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