Like many Jews of our generation, Jon Stratton grew up in a family more concerned about assimilation than about preserving Jewish tradition. While he could easily 'pass' among non-Jews, he found himself increasingly torn between his fear of not belonging and a deeply-felt commitment to his family's past.
Coming Out Jewish examines the unique challenge of constructing an identity amid the clash between ethnicity and conformity. For many Jews, the idea of full assimilation ended with the Holocaust. But the pressure to adapt to the mainstream, Stratton eloquently argues, remains...

This text explores the idea of Jewishness as a problem of racial/ethnic identity in the modern and post-modern world. Offering an analysis of representation of Jewishness in Germany, Britain, Australia and the US, Jon Stratton examines the experience of being an Othered people in the modern era. He argues that Jewishness is being understood in an increasingly, secular and non-essentialist way.

This book looks at the post-Holocaust experience with emphasis on aspects of its impact on popular culture.