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Jew Be or Not Jew Be: The Story of a Perpetual Alien
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Plot Summary of Jew Be or Not Jew Be: The Story of a Perpetual Alien
"Jew Be or Not Jew Be is an autobiographical novel, a compelling true story of an assimilated Hungarian middle class Jewish family. It documents aspects of life, escape and survival within the history of the Holocaust. Seen through the eyes of a young child, Jew Be or Not Jew Be describes sometimes sad, sometimes poignant events in the face of adversity. It's a moving testament not only to Man's inhumanity to Man, but also to the human will to survive. "
Peter J. Oszmann, Resident Scholar




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Review Analysis of Jew Be or Not Jew Be: The Story of a Perpetual Alien
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Plot
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside) - Jew
If this is a culture clash: - minority culture living in majority area
Ethnic/regional/gender Yes
War/Cloak & Dagger story? - holocaust
War/Spying Yes
Period of greatest activity? - 1900+

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity - Jew
Nationality - Eastern European
How sensitive is this person? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - Eastern Europe
Century: - 1930's-1950's

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Book makes you feel? - thoughtful
Is book humorous? Yes
If humorous, kind of humor - gentle
Commentary on society? Yes
Commentary on - race - decency - war - wicked white people - dying - religion
Writer's slant towards subject: - neutral
Story of entire life, or part? - story of set of events during life
Is this a biography of several people? Yes
If this is a kid's book: - Age 16-Adult
Autobiography? Yes
Pictures/Illustrations? - A ton 16-20 B&W
How much dialogue in bio? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 0-25% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story? - 0-25% of book
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