Self-Portrait with Parents and Footnotes: In and Out of a Postwar Jewish Childhood by Annette Aronowicz (review)

Abstract

261 January/July 2023, 16(1 & 2) side-effect of the book’s opting for depth over breadth and the selection of films it deals with? Meyers’ call for a pluralistic consideration of the work performed by films and critique of categorical dismissals of entire texts, filmmakers, genres, or modes can inspire future research, notably on recent films that were released after the book appears to have been completed, such as Shiva Baby (2020), An American Pickle (2020), and Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022). While we might not match Meyers’ smart insights, engaging style, or insatiable appetite for puns and portmanteaus with “Jew” (my favorite is “Jewciest” [54]), it would be wise to approach these and future Jewish representations with Movie-Made Jews’ usable tradition at our side. BOAZ HAGIN, Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Arts, The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television