Jews and Words by Amos Oz Fania
Oz-Salzberger is an engaging series of essays by Amos Oz and his
daughter Fania on the relationship of Jews and Judaism to the written
word. They handle many diverse topics
which revolve around this theme: the resurrection of Hebrew as a spoken
language, the growing importance of English as a Jewish language, and, overall,
the centrality of language in the history and story of Jewish people.
This
book is trying, and largely succeeding, in taking back Hebrew from religious zealots;
Oz wants to read Jewish religious books from a secular perch, and teaches the
reader how this can be successfully done.
Both Oz father and daughter have a profound respect for the stories of
the Jews, even when they do not believe their overt religious content.
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