Why Be Jewish? A Guide for Discovering and Maintaining Jewish Traditions and Values addresses the question raised by millions of Jews for whom traditional/religious Judaism doesn't work: "Why should I remain a Jew?" Richard D. Bank addresses the question of why be a Jew in the first place, and provides information that enables the reader to maintain his or her Jewish identity in a way suited for the individual. In addition to suggesting a return to the essence of being Jewish an emphasis on a oneness and unity to the world and recognizing there are many ways to express this, Why be Jewish? offers a cornucopia of resources to reinforce one's Jewish identity.

Philadelphia attorney David Gold has never done a daring thing in his life-until he meets Jacob Feig, a survivor of Auschwitz who stands accused of murder. "In the end, "Feig" is really David Gold's book. As he listens to the stories of survivors, he emerges from his safe isolation-and his insistence that they share their hardest, deepest secrets leads to a deeper connection to the world." -Simone Zelitch, author of "Louisa" and Assistant Chair of Literature and Creative Writing, Community College of Philadelphia