People love dead jews by dara horn6/10/2023 Drawing upon her travels, research, and family life, she reflects on subjects as far-flung as the international veneration of Anne Frank, the mythology around Jewish family names and Ellis Island, and the blockbuster traveling exhibition “Auschwitz.” In this collection of essays, she asks why there might be so much fascination with Jewish deaths and so little respect for Jewish lives in the present. Norton & Company), Horn explores how Jewish history is used to comfort the living. In People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present (W. Time and again, she was asked to write about dead Jews, never about living ones. A prolific contributor to various publications, she realized that when outlets asked her to write on subjects related to Jewish culture, the assignments were often in response to deadly antisemitic attacks. Dara Horn’s books include Eternal Life: A Novel, A Guide for the Perplexed: A Novel, and All Other Nights: A Novel.
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