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Jews Don’t Count
- Narrated by: David Baddiel
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
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Publisher's Summary
How identity politics failed one particular identity.
‘A must read and if you think YOU don’t need to read it, that’s just the clue to know you do’ SARAH SILVERMAN
‘A masterpiece' STEPHEN FRY
Jews Don’t Count is a book for people who consider themselves on the right side of history. People fighting the good fight against homophobia, disablism, transphobia and, particularly, racism. People, possibly, like you.
It is the comedian and writer David Baddiel’s contention that one type of racism has been left out of this fight. In his unique combination of close reasoning, polemic, personal experience and jokes, Baddiel argues that those who think of themselves as on the right side of history have often ignored the history of anti-Semitism. He outlines why and how, in a time of intensely heightened awareness of minorities, Jews don’t count as a real minority: and why they should.
Critic Reviews
‘Jews Don’t Count is a supreme piece of reasoning and passionate, yet controlled, argument. From his first sentence, the energy, force and conviction of Baddiel’s writing and thinking will transfix you…as readable as an airport thriller…a masterpiece.’
STEPHEN FRY
‘I don’t think I have ever been so grateful to anyone for writing a book. Baddiel’s Jews Don’t Count is incisive, urgent, surprisingly funny and short. It’s also a beautiful piece of publishing. It needs to be read’
JAY RAYNER
‘Brilliant, furious, uncomfortable, funny. Essential reading.’
SIMON MAYO
‘I'm about a quarter of the way into this thus far and it's very well argued and written. It's a book you know the author HAD to write, and those are the best books’
JON RONSON
‘I only big up work I really believe is good and this is extra-ordinarily good. And important’
JONATHAN ROSS
‘This is brilliant – funny and furious, mostly at the same time’
MARINA HYDE
‘A convincing and devastating charge sheet’ Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times
‘It is so gripping – I read it in a single sitting’ Stephen Bush, The Times
‘A fascinating book, I urge you to read it’ Piers Morgan
‘I really think it’s a great book … the real triumph is its tone, its straightforwardness, and its spectacular tact and wit’ Adam Phillips, author of Monogamy
‘this short and powerful book shows, with remarkable humanity and humour, that no contemporary conversation about racism is complete without confronting antisemitism. An essential read – and a compulsory one too, if I had my way.’ Sathnam Sanghera
‘Funny, complex and intellectually satisfying – a really good piece of work’ Frankie Boyle
‘Just so brilliantly argued and written, I was completely swept along’ Hadley Freeman
‘David Baddiel is a brilliant thinker and writer. Even when I disagree with him – especially when I disagree with him – I feel profound gratitude for his intellectual and moral clarity. This is a brave and necessary book.’ Jonathan Safran Foer
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-03-2022
Finger on the pulse
David Baddiel highlights in an accessible and concise way the complexity and ensuing double standard of prejudice that Jews have to deal with from society today. Highly recommended if you are interested in why Jews get tense about talking about Israel, and whether Jews are white or not.
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- Greg Weiss
- 05-08-2022
This audio book counts
Well narrated, solid, compelling,well argued. Listen to this and you can help to make Jews count.
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- Sheilsy
- 07-03-2021
Thought provoking and timely
This is an excellent polemic, well argued and referenced. I'm currently listening to Frank McDonough's The Hitler Years Part 1 which covers the 1930's Germany. It's horrifying how anti-Semitic views throughout the world enabled Hitler to systematically and progressively discriminate and almost totally destroy European Jewry. We must never forget that Jews do count and that the scourge of anti-Semitism must always be addressed as forcibly as all other racism.
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- jim groves
- 12-04-2023
Better than I expected
I wasn’t expecting to be as challenged as I was (thought I was pretty right-on) - but I found it really thought provoking.
Excellent book - thanks
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- Hanna
- 11-11-2023
Very important book
Thank you so much to David Baddiel for writing this book. We need it so much, especially since Oct 7 2023
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- Anonymous User
- 11-11-2022
Amazing and insightful
David takes a complex subject and very much enlightened feelings in myself as a Jewish person that I previously could not articulate. The diametric polemic of the Jew being a symbolic and actual instigator of the power imbalance in the world, the some what “super white” against the depiction of the jew as a inferior verminesque type, is exactly why some Jews have struggled to be listened to when discussing their discrimination within the many hierarchies of discrimination that exist in this world.
David is not focusing on blatant anti-semitism racism but the imbalances in weight and attitudes in society/media towards a people who have “privilege” seemingly on their side.
On another note I listened to this while jogging. David’s delivery and tone were entertaining and I have never had easier exercise sessions due to being enthralled in the material.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-01-2024
Well articulated viewpoints
I learnt a lot listening to this. I am not Jewish. I mean I’m not a Jew.
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