Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew

By: Emmanuel Acho, Noa Tishby

Narrated by: Emmanuel Acho, Noa Tishby

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From two New York Times bestselling authors, a timely, disarmingly honest, and thought-provoking investigation into antisemitism that connects the dots between the tropes and hatred of the past to our current complicated moment.

For Emmanuel Acho and Noa Tishby no question about Jews is off-limits. They go there. They cover Jews and money. Jews and power. Jews and privilege. Jews and white privilege. The Black and Jewish struggle. Emmanuel asks, Did Jews kill Jesus? To which Noa responds, “Why are Jewish people history’s favorite scapegoat?” They unpack Judaism itself: Is it a religion, culture, a peoplehood, or a race? And: Are you antisemitic if you’re anti-Zionist?

The questions—and answers—might make you squirm, but together, they explain the tropes, stereotypes, and catalysts of antisemitism in America today.

The topics are complicated and Acho and Tishby bring vastly different perspectives. Tishby is an outspoken Israeli American. Acho is a mild-mannered son of a Nigerian American pastor. But they share a superpower: an uncanny ability to make complicated ideas easy to understand so anyone can follow the straight line from the past to our immediate moment—and then see around corners. Acho and Tishby are united by the core belief that hatred toward one group is never isolated: if you see the smoke of bigotry in one place, expect that we will all be in the fire.

Informative and accessible, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew has a unique structure: Acho asks questions and Tishby answers them with deeply personal, historical, and political responses. This book will enable anyone to explain—and identify—what Jewish hatred looks like. It is a much-needed lexicon for this fraught moment in Jewish history. As Acho says, “Proximity breeds care and distance breeds fear.”

©2024 Emmanuel Acho and Noa Tishby (P)2024 Simon & Schuster Audio

What a Conversation!

This is very insightful and educational. I personally do not know any Jews. What a loss for me.! I hope to change that before year's end.

Real Talk!!!

This book was very informative. It answered a lot of questions I had. I would recommend it to my friends and family.

Extremely informative and fascinating

Emmanuel and Noa wrote and produced such a fascinating, relatable, informative and down-to-earth book. really enjoyed it and learned a lot.

Historical Purposeful and Enlightening

I loved the historical information and how it built the foundation for having a real understanding of the significance the events transpiring today are impacting both the Israeli and Palestinian communities and the global community at large. I would HIGHLY recommend reading this book!! 5 Stars! Emmanuel and Noa are a great team!

Must read! Informative, entertaining, and heartfelt

This book far exceeded my expectations. The narration by the authors is wonderful and adds so much. It is thoughtful, relevant, informative, fair, full of heart, easy to understand, and I am going to recommend it to everyone I know.

Amazing and Important Read

Noa and Emmanuel are amazing! Such an important read, especially for people who are not as familiar with Judaism. And Noa is an amazing spokesperson for us Jews! Emmanuel is a compassionate listener.

Courage

Loved when people get to know each other’s worlds better!! Empathy will lead to peace eventually… This book is a beautiful example of what’s possible

Hands down, most important book of the year

Noa Tishby and Emmanuel Acho’s narration is second to none. The book does a great job explaining the many layers of antisemitism and what we are evidencing today is precisely that: yet one more layer disguised in Israel. It’s a must read to understand the truth behind the sea of lies and propaganda.

Such an important read today, and always.

A wonderfully articulate, honest, and important conversation between two caring, smart, and just - very good people.

A must read

This is an incredible, game changing book. And it is very engaging and entertaining to read. They do a great job of saying so much succinctly.
The authors had the courage to have real conversations and ask the hard questions about stereotypes.
I wish this was required reading for all college students and ethnic studies courses.
It is probably one of best book ever written for the masses on antisemitism and addressing misperceptions about zionism.