Review
Four months on the
Spiegel Best Seller list of Germany (equivalent to the
New York Times' Best Seller list in the USA)!
"A Stunner."
WABC"Asking questions nobody else does, either because they are too improper, awkward, embarrassing or explosive, is the definition of courage -- and this book is a 'kamikaze' ride of discovery into Germany's national character." "Hugely entertaining, terribly funny. A tremendous book."National Review"Clear, pure, unfiltered truth." Jüdische Allgemeine
About the Author
Tuvia Tenenbom is a journalist, author, dramatist and is the founder of The Jewish Theater of New York. Tuvia studied for his Doctorate in English Literature at St. John's University, earned his MFA in Playwriting at CUNY-Brooklyn, BS in Mathematics and Computer Science at Touro, and finished his Rabbinical Studies in Jerusalem. He also studied Christianity and Islam in Israel and NY, as well as Journalism, Acting, Theater and Finance (at NYU). Tuvia was named "Founder of a new form of Jewish theater" by the French
Le Monde, "Founder of The Theater of Catastrophe" by the German
Die Zeit, "The New Jew" by the Israeli
Maariv, "Free artist who fights for truth & tolerance" by the Belgian
Le Vif L'Express and "One of the most iconoclastic and innovative of contemporary dramatists" by the Italian
Corriere Della Sera. Critic D.J.R. Bruckner. reviewing for the
New York Times, described Tuvia's theatrical work "irresistibly fascinating," and Alisa Solomon, writing for the
Village Voice, called it "theater of integrity, inquiry and chutzpah." As a journalist, Tuvia writes essays and op-ed articles for various publications. His articles and essays have been published in newspapers including
Die Zeit of Germany,
Corriere della Sera of Italy, and
Yedioth Ahronoth of Israel as well as on various internet sites.