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"Full of investigative chutzpah and laughter, poetic like a bird flapping its wings, and sensual like a man loudly enjoying his meal...mixing British wit and Talmudic subtleties."Die Weltwoche (Switzerland) The Taming of the Jew, Israel's number one best-selling e-book, is Tuvia Tenenbom's funniest and most disturbing book to date. For months on end, Tuvia roamed through the four nations that make up the United Kingdom Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales. He interacted with anyone and everyone who came his way throughout his journey: from the terrifying ghosts long dead to the highly esteemed lords and baronesses very much alive, most of whom happened to be anti-Semites. But that's not all. While wandering around, Tuvia caught a nap in Winston Churchill's room, curled up in Hillary Clinton's European bed, played cat-and-mouse with the most infamous British politician, Jeremy Corbyn, and enjoyed excellent tobacco with the Brexit architect, Nigel Farage. In between, he drank the blackest of coffees with a well-known bank robber, maintained close contact with an eagle, swallowed a monster, and chatted with Jewish leaders who fervently defended every anti-Semite in Her Majesty's Kingdom.

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"A pointed, savage and often comic travelogue about attitudes in Britain and Ireland … Most excruciating, he finds perfectly 'tamed' British Jews who equivocate about the Jew-hatred in their country."
Melanie Phillips, Jewish Chronicle (UK)

"Amazingly frank, amusing, fearless and chuzpadik, wonderfully readable, highly recommended."
Neville Teller, The Jerusalem Report (Israel)

"If J.D. Salinger and John Steinbeck collaborated on antisemitism in the UK, they might have written The Taming of the Jew."
H. Fragman Abramson, Jewish Press (USA)

"Quizzical and tragic at the same time, the sort of comedy sketches that Samuel Beckett might have written if he were Jewish rather than Irish."
David Goldman, Algemeiner (USA)

"Tenenbom is the Egon Erwin Kirsch of our time."
Henryk M. Broder, Achgut (Germany)

"Full of investigative chutzpah and laughter, poetic like a bird flapping its wings, and sensual like a man loudly enjoying his meal ... mixing British wit and Talmudic subtleties."
Matthias Matussek, Die Weltwoche (Switzerland)

"This is a frightening book and deserves to be read."
David Herman, The Article (UK)

"What differentiates this book from other books is this: This book is very funny."
Yaron London, Channel 11 TV (Israel)

"An accurate picture of reality, more accurate than BBC and CNN."
Roman Joch, Lidové Noviny (Czech Republic)

"Razor sharp, sarcastic, occasionally even shocking, and very entertaining."
Petr Kolář, MF DNES (Czech Republic)

"Tenenbom’s writing is laced with great entertainment, while at the same time providing much knowledge."
Ulrike Borowczyk, Hamburger Abendblatt (Germany)

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TUVIA TENENBOM, author of three best sellers in Germany and four in Israel, is a journalist and dramatist. He holds advanced degrees in both fine arts and science and is the founder of The Jewish Theater of New York. Tuvia's articles and essays have appeared in leading Western media, including Die Zeit of Germany, Corriere della Sera of Italy, Yedioth Ahronoth of Israel, and Forward of America. His previous books include Catch the Jew!; The Lies They Tell; Hello, Refugees!; and I Sleep in Hitler's Room.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gefen Publishing House (February 1, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 504 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9657023432
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9657023433
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.14 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,318,374 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Tuvia Tenenbom is a best-selling author, journalist, dramatist, and the founder of the Jewish Theater of New York. He 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 New York as well as journalism, acting, theater, and finance (at NYU). Tuvia was named one of the best minds in America by Germany's prestigious Die Zeit, and his theatrical work was hailed by the New York Times as irresistibly fascinating and by the Village Voice as theater of integrity, inquiry and chutzpah. Tuvia's articles and essays have been published in leading Western media, including Die Zeit of Germany (in which he has a semi-monthly column), Corriere della Sera of Italy, Yedioth Ahronoth of Israel, and the American Fox News and Forward. He is the author of the Spiegel Top-10 Best Seller Allein unter Deutschen (I Sleep in Hitler's Room in English), and the number one best seller in Israel Catch the Jew!

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This is a GREAT author...of current culture, honest, pathos at times, but w/humor to not overwhelm.

Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2023

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Having read other T. Tenenbom books, specifically THE LIES THEY TELL, I'm reading this one, THE TAMING of THE JEW, & finding it as insightful as THE LIES...
Interestingly enough, I have had recent occasions to recommend Mr. Tenenbom & his writings to both Christian & Jewish friends of mine. And I've given copies on occasion.
I first introduced myself to THE LIES THEY TELL years ago (pre covid pandemic), from a book shop in Israel, & then shared the book w/one of my Israeli tour guides who was not familiar w/T. Tenenbom.
I recommend This title & others by Tuvia Tenenbom, to learn more @ our modern cultures/attitudes, & how we often delude ourselves...

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Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2021

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Though written in his familiar anecdotal style, and therefore perhaps disqualified from the precincts of academic political and cultural history, this book will nonetheless dispel any residual wishful thinking that Europe in particular has outgrown its Jew-hatred, though now veiled as solidarity with the "Palestinians." As with the best oral histories, the ring of truth peals loudly on every page.

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The Rat and the Cat

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This KU library selection is very different from my typical read and a first for this author, who faces difficult situations with poise and humor. As he travels the British Isles, he takes on the persona of a German reporter, a Muslim, etc., to get people to open up to him, to tell him about what's important to them, which they do. It's a well told, but disturbing tale.

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Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2021

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Very interesting & insightful re: all the swirling pre COVID Brexit atmosphere in the UK. Much discovered and much explained. Also, the incredible amount of ignorant anti-semitism that exists there.
Who knew!?
A fun journey throughout the land.

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Alexander S. Polyak

Entertaining, true and sad.

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2021

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Tuvia is an amazing writer with fresh and hilarious humor. His ability to speak funny about serious matters is making his books very entertaining, although very deep in analysis. This one is another jewel. Well done, sir.

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Eye opening

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2021

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This is an easy read. Very eye opening and enlightening about how rampant antisemitism really is and how it is cloaked (or not). A must read!

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Wonderful read

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2021

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Yet another Tenenbom masterpiece. Tuvia's sardonic wit and prescient observations are evident throughout - I chuckled and ached as each episode unfolded.

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Tuvia’s canny skills let us know what Jews and Israelis are up against

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2021

Tuvia Tenenbom is an expat Israeli who has lived in Germany and elsewhere for many decades, working as a journalist and author. Holding many academic degrees, Tuvia is also a playwright, essayist, and the founding artistic director of the Jewish Theater of New York. Tuvia has a very idiosyncratic style. His sardonic personality goes well with his cherubic appearance, and the reader is soon caught up in Tuvia's droll reporting of mundane encounters with people all around the world. His latest book, “The Taming of the Jew,” features people from Ireland and Britain. The thing is, most of those interviewed either know almost nothing about what they are saying, or are consciously spreading vicious, false narratives about Israel and Israelis.

Tuvia usually impersonates a reporter of any convenient nationality, even Arab. Besides the major topic of Jews, Tuvia is curious about Britain’s hesitant exit from the EU after the successful referendum. Below are some illustrative examples of his style.

IRELAND
Shane, the president of Trinity College’s Student Union, says the Union approved BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement) against Israel by a two-thirds majority. In fact, there should be no trade with Israel, period. Why? The Gazans have been abused by Israels for decades and Trinity’s students don’t want to be part of it. Tuvia asks Shane, have you been to Israel? No, but he was told all this by Palestinians. And also, the Israeli government shoots Palestinian children. Hamas denies that Hamas fires rockets at Israeli citizens, and that’s the truth.

The mayor of Dublin flies the Palestinian flag over City Hall to show solidarity with the Palestinians. He hasn’t been to Israel but he has a reasonable idea about it, says he. The Irish government wants to help the suffering Palestinians. The mayor admits that atrocities are done in various countries, but only Israel is criticized because, “We can’t be consumed with every misery” out there. Palestine is enough.

SCOTLAND
In Edinburgh, Tuvia meets two officials of a Hebrew congregation who are eager to share with him how great it is to be a Jew in Scotland. The congregation’s chairman says, “I don’t recall actually at any time having any anti-Semitic comment made to me, directly or indirectly.” The rabbi concurs. There are about 5,000 Jews in Scotland, about 1,000 of them in Edinburgh. About 40 attend Shabbat morning services and there are 12 students in Sunday school.

Tuvia tells them that he doesn’t buy their rosy picture. The rabbi admits that life isn’t really so good. The Church of Scotland has a very negative outlook on Israel, denies Jews’ claims to their homeland, and avers that Israel should be boycotted as an apartheid state. Consequently, the Jewish community and the Church are not talking to each other. The Church loves Palestine.

ENGLAND
Newcastle is the first English city Tuvia visits. Students at the local university were given white T-shirts encouraged by their student societies to write whatever they chose on them. Tuvia observed that the swastikas and anti-Semitic hate slogans were often the students’ choice. (Newcastle U. is just one of several instances of this phenomenon.)

In Leeds, Tuvia talks with some older Jews who tell him that they feel very welcomed by their non-Jews neighbors. But later on, they change their tune, saying that, “It’s inbred in them - they hate us.” Similar to Scottish Jews, English Jews say everything is great, but if you continue talking to them, they tell you that everything is a disaster.

Tuvia discovers the common attitude of Jewish parents in Manchester: “What do you want me to do? If I tell you about the anti-Semitic attacks that we experience here, you’ll write about them, inviting copycats, and more people will attack us. If I tell you that everything’s good, hopefully it will be good.”

Liverpool. With a Labour member, a Jewish Dame Commander of the British Empire, Tuvia asks, “Is Jeremy Corbyn an anti-Semite, yes or no?” She replies, “I don’t know what is in his heart but I do know that he has presided over the growth of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. I think [Jeremy] has a blind spot understanding leftist anti-Semitism.” Tuvia mentions to her that Corbyn believes that Jews have no right to their own country, Israel. “Correct,” she says. Tuvia asks, “Would you agree with the definition stating that denying the right of Israel to exist is anti-Semitic?” Dame, “The definition is correct.” This goes on a while. All she will admit is, “He’s acting like an anti-Semite.” Later, Tuvia asks her husband if Corbyn is an anti-Semite and receives the reply, “Yes, he is.” Then Tuvia asks, “Does your wife tell you that Corbyn’s an anti-Semite?” Again, he answers, “Yes.”

Shrewsbury: Walking around, Tuvia meets Alex, who says he cares about international issues. “Not long ago, the Israeli army killed forty Palestinian children in just one day… I think the establishment of the State of Israel was wrong. They came in and took over a country, Yes, this is a difficult story… The Holocaust is a big rabbit hole. History is always written by the victors, so you can’t really tell. Did the Germans kill the Jews? Not all agree. Did Hitler order to kill the Jews? There’s no evidence for that. And if some Jews were killed, how many were there? That’s another rabbit hole…. I read a lot about Israel, not about the others [countries]. I think you’re right [that] I’m not interested in the others. I’m just not. I don’t know why.”

Tuvia met many “higher class” Brits who wanted a second Brexit referendum, because they said the ones who voted “for” were “cheated” and didn’t realize the consequences. This undemocratic attitude eventually lost out and there was no additional vote.

Tuvia had this to say about the European Brexit negotiators: “The most conspicuous trait that they exhibit nowadays is crude cruelty, combined with a sheer pleasure at humiliating the other side, the Brits. The humiliating conditions they impose on the Brits, over and over, will not be forgotten by the Brits when all this is over. Today the Europeans are laughing, joyful at the sight of the beaten Theresa May, but one day they will regret it, when it will be too late to change anything. With their ruthless actions today, they are planting the seeds for the next war inside Europe. The bad blood between the EU and the UK today could mushroom into hatred in the next generations and, if history is any guide, the next step is war.” As Tuvia implies, in Europe war is never unexpected or undeserved.

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Adam N

Informative and funny read

Reviewed in Germany on December 14, 2023

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Great insight on state of the UK and Ireland in relation to Jews. Brutally funny

David McKee

Terrifying. Truly terrifying. Is this really what we have become?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2021

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I expect most readers will have read one of Bill Bryson's books. You know the technique: wander around Britain, making shrewd and affectionate little comments about the people and places he meets. The end result is a cosy picture of modern Britain.
Tenenbom uses the same technique, but the Britain he presents is almost unrecognisable to the one I think I have lived in for the last six decades. Is anti-Semitism really as rife as he portrays? Unless he is lying through his teeth, then yes, it is. No wonder the Jews he comes across are terrified. Admittedly, he toured Britain and Ireland (the Irish are, if anything, worse than the British) in the autumn of 2018 and winter of 2019, when anti-Semitism raged unchecked through the Labour Party.
It's not all about anti-Semitism though. He makes some very shrewd observations about Britain generally. Let's just say, if you are a die-hard Remainer, you will be shifting uncomfortably in your seat.

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