The half-Jewish book; a celebration
Daniel Klein, Freke Vuijst

The premise of the halfJewish book is simple if somewhat controversial: Being half-Jewish is a quality unto itself, sui generis. Half-Jewishness is a cultural, intellectual, and aesthetic mix that is, in a variety of ways, greater than the sum of its parts.

To take this position, and to revel in the celebration that follows from it, we stand in clear opposition to this who insist:’You are either Jewish or you are not; there’s nothing in between.’ And we compound this blasphemy by suggesting that there is something unique, remarkable, and downright dazzling about the half-Jewish mind and the half-Jewish face, about the art and wit created by half-Jewish sensibilities, and in the ethical, literary, and political ideas produced from the half-Jewish perspective. Enough already about the ‘hard-Jewish problem’ as the tragic product of intermarriage. It is time to explore the unique and fascinating world of the half-Jew.