r/JewsOfConscience • u/AutoModerator • Jul 17 '24

AAJ "Ask A Jew" Wednesday

It's everyone's favorite day of the week, "Ask A (Anti-Zionist) Jew" Wednesday! Ask whatever you want to know, within the sub rules, notably that this is not a debate sub and do not import drama from other subreddits. That aside, have fun! We love to dialogue with our non-Jewish siblings.

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u/3Dcatbutt Non-Jewish Ally Jul 17 '24

Okay trying again this time with a sufficient amount of flair (what is this, Office Space?).

Can anyone recommend me any good contemporary-ish books, fiction or nonfiction, about working class Jews?

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u/ApplesauceFuckface Ashkenazi Jul 17 '24

Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir by Shalom Auslander might come close to what you're looking for. It came out in 2007, so it's fairly contemporary. It's more about growing up in an ultra-Orthodox family, but in addition to being ultra-Orthodox his family was also working class (iirc his dad was a carpenter).

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u/3Dcatbutt Non-Jewish Ally Jul 17 '24

Thanks I'll check it out.