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Title: A Myopic, Self-Centered, Antisemitic View of Hasidism
Review: The author begins the book questioning whether the locals are antisemitic or just leary of strangers. As the book progresses, it becomes more and more obvious that the only person who is clearly antisemtic in this entire book is the author himself. The book is his own journey of self discovery, in the process of which the author seems to discover quite clearly that he is extremely uncomfortable with all things truly Jewish. In the end, this book does, unfortunately, a pretty good job of promoting an antisemitic view of traditional culture, a view that only leads to prejudice. Had the other been less caught up in his myopic world view, and more focused on the true clash in cultures in front, he would have produced a much more honest, valuable, and object work.
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