As a Jew - Reclaiming Our Story from Those Who Blame, Shame, and Try to Erase Us

An urgent exploration of how antisemitism has shaped Jewish identity and how Jews can reclaim Judaism on their own terms, by the celebrated White House speechwriter and author of the critically acclaimed Here All Along.

About the author

Sarah Hurwitz served as a White House speechwriter from 2009 to 2017, first as a senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama and then head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama. She was the chief speechwriter for Hillary Clinton on her 2008 presidential campaign. Hurwitz is the author of Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life—in Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There), which was a finalist for two National Jewish Book Awards and the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature. She has been featured throughout the media, from profiles in the Washington Post, Boston Globe, and The Guardian to appearances on the Today show, Morning Joe, and NPR. The Forward has twice named her one of 50 Jews who has impacted American life. Hurwitz is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and was a 2017 Fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Hurwitz
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.09.2025
• EAN: 9780063374973
• ISBN: 978-0-06-337497-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Jewish, Memoirs, RELIGION / Judaism / Rituals & Practice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Judaism: life and practice, Biography: religious and spiritual, Gender studies: women and girls, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Jewish Studies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Jewish, RELIGION: Judaism / Rituals & Practice, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs, Judaism life and practice, Literature / General Fiction, Literature / Women's Literature, Literature / Memoir & Biography, Women's Studies / Women's History, Religion / Politics & Religion, Women's Studies / Political Science, Religion / Judaism