October, 2013
"Jewish Renaissance" publishes a review of "Return of the Jew" by Connie Webber
Excerpts from the review:
>> ‘How many Jews live in Poland?’ Katka Reszke’s fascinating book makes it clear why it is difficult to answer that question, so often asked. Thoughtful and articulate, Polish by birth and Jewish by destiny (actually by birth too, though she discovered that only in her late teens), she is perfectly placed to present the experience of young adults in contemporary Poland who discover--- or as she graphically puts it, ‘stumble over’---their Jewish roots. <<
>>The book abounds in vignettes that clarify the predicaments, the passion, and the pain involved in constructing a Jewish identity in today’s Poland. <<
>>...if you want to understand contemporary Jewish life in Poland, this is the book to read. <<
For full review by Connie Webber, see the October Issue of the "Jewish Renaissance" Quarterly Magazine of Jewish Culture.
>> ‘How many Jews live in Poland?’ Katka Reszke’s fascinating book makes it clear why it is difficult to answer that question, so often asked. Thoughtful and articulate, Polish by birth and Jewish by destiny (actually by birth too, though she discovered that only in her late teens), she is perfectly placed to present the experience of young adults in contemporary Poland who discover--- or as she graphically puts it, ‘stumble over’---their Jewish roots. <<
>>The book abounds in vignettes that clarify the predicaments, the passion, and the pain involved in constructing a Jewish identity in today’s Poland. <<
>>...if you want to understand contemporary Jewish life in Poland, this is the book to read. <<
For full review by Connie Webber, see the October Issue of the "Jewish Renaissance" Quarterly Magazine of Jewish Culture.
August 9, 2013
Return of the Jew: Interview with Katka Reszke
Yedies editor Roberta Newman sat down with Katka Reszke to discuss her book and her thoughts on Jews in Poland today.
http://www.yivo.org/blog/index.php/2013/08/09/return-of-the-jew-interview-with-katka-reszke/#more-426
Yedies editor Roberta Newman sat down with Katka Reszke to discuss her book and her thoughts on Jews in Poland today.
http://www.yivo.org/blog/index.php/2013/08/09/return-of-the-jew-interview-with-katka-reszke/#more-426
August, 2013
Krakow/New York City Book Launch Video
August 7, 2013
Dziennik Gazeta Prawna - Dodatek "KULTURA" - in Polish
Katka Reszke: Odkrywane Pokolenie
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http://kultura.gazetaprawna.pl/artykuly/723956,katka-reszke-odkrywane-pokolenie.html
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http://kultura.gazetaprawna.pl/artykuly/723956,katka-reszke-odkrywane-pokolenie.html
JULY 24, 2013 7:30 PM
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
15 W. 16th St., New York, NY
YIVO presents Katka Reszke’s book Return of the Jew: Identity Narratives of the Third Post-Holocaust Generation of Jews in Poland, published by Academic Studies Press. Author’s presentation and Q&A session was followed by a reception and book signing.
The event was presented by YIVO in partnership with the Museum of the History of Polish Jews.
Link to the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/243182159139659/
July, 2013
"Return of the Jew" www.thenews.pl News from Poland
"Return of the Jew"
http://www.thenews.pl/1/6/Artykul/141649,Return-of-the-Jew
Listen to Hagay HaCohen's interview with Katka Reszke for News from Poland. In English.
http://www.thenews.pl/1/6/Artykul/141649,Return-of-the-Jew
Listen to Hagay HaCohen's interview with Katka Reszke for News from Poland. In English.
July 4, 2013
Interview for Polish TVP2 (in Polish)
July, 2013
חזרתו של היהודי www.kolpolin.pl
חזרתו של היהודי
http://www.kolpolin.pl/7/182/Artykul/140972,חזרתו-של-היהודי
Listen to Hagay HaCohen's interview with Katka Reszke for the Hebrew Section of the Polish Radio. In Hebrew.
http://www.kolpolin.pl/7/182/Artykul/140972,חזרתו-של-היהודי
Listen to Hagay HaCohen's interview with Katka Reszke for the Hebrew Section of the Polish Radio. In Hebrew.
June 5, 2013
THE GUARDIAN:
Sounds Jewish PODCAST: the Jewish revival in PolandWriter Denise Grollmus goes on a personal journey of Jewish discovery in Poland, the country where 3 million Jews were murdered by the Nazis during the second world war.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/audio/2013/jun/05/sounds-jewish-podcast-poland
- Featuring Katka Reszke, Slawomir Grünberg, Rabbi Michael Schudrich, Jonathan Ornstein, Slawek Pastuszka and more!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/audio/2013/jun/05/sounds-jewish-podcast-poland
- Presented by Denise Grollmus and produced by Sarah Peters with music by Iain Chambers
- guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 5 June 2013 06.45 EDT
April 30, 2013
THE GUARDIAN:
Poland's young Jews pick up the threads of history
January 25, 2013
Inside Full Of Color:
EAJS BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT:
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR JEWISH STUDIES
http://eurojewishstudies.org/homepage-announcements/book-announcement-katka-reszke-return-of-the-jew-identity-narratives-of-the-third-post-holocaust-generation-of-jews-in-poland/
http://eurojewishstudies.org/homepage-announcements/book-announcement-katka-reszke-return-of-the-jew-identity-narratives-of-the-third-post-holocaust-generation-of-jews-in-poland/
RETURN OF THE JEW:
Identity Narratives of the Third Post-Holocaust Generation of Jews in Poland
by Katka Reszke
A new 'unexpected' generation of Jews made an appearance in Poland following the fall of the communist regime. Once home to the greatest Jewish community in the world and then site of the biggest tragedy in Jewish history, today Poland experiences what some have called a 'renaissance of Jewish culture'. Simultaneously, more and more Poles discover their Jewish roots and begin seeking forms of Jewish affiliation. Can there be 'authentic' Jewish life in Poland after fifty years of oppression? Return of the Jew offers the first in-depth study of identity narratives of the third post-Holocaust generation of Jews in Poland. It provides a revealing account of the experience of being or rather becoming Jewish vis-à-vis uniquely compelling circumstances.
9781618112460
230 pp. cloth
Publication Date: March, 2013
Academic Studies Press lists "Return of the Jew"
as one of it's Fall-Winter Highlights!
http://www.academicstudiespress.com
