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| March 28, 2006 |
Reckless Rites: The 5-second review
Just in time for next Purim, Princeton University Press decides to publish Reckless Rites: Purim and the Legacy of Jewish Violence a good 11 months before the holiday comes round again. Um, paging the Pricenton University Press PR department: Here's a Hebrew calendar. Use it.
As for the book itself, well it's certainly a doozy. How's this for a topic? Remember the last section of Megillat Esther when all the Jews go all Son of Sam on their non-Jewish enemies? Ok, so let's use that as a springboard to discuss Jewish violence throughout history. You'd think it was an anti-Semitic polemic if it wasn't for the fact that it was written by a Jewish guy named Horowitz who teaches at Bar Ilan. An interesting -- if controversial -- topic indeed, but one that's tied to Purim for sex appeal. And, since they decided to wait until April to publish it, well, serves 'em right.
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