New book by
Harold Benjamin envisions
the fate of American Jews after
white supremacists seize the
reins of power in Washington
The book uses suspense to
convey a stark warning to American Jews, based on rising anti-Semitism. The
story envisions the fate of America’s Jews after a white supremacist cabal
seizes power in the federal government.
“The
Jews have enjoyed a level of freedom and prosperity in the United States that
they hadn’t experienced for the previous two thousand years, but there are
warnings all over the place that it’s about to end,” said a spokesperson for
the publisher, Intrados Publishing.
“Judenrein tries to
imagine what the destruction of American Jewry might look like—and offers a
suspenseful adventure and a compelling, if flawed hero who fights to save the
day.”
The
word “Judenrein” is German for “free of Jews.” The Nazis used it to describe their
dream of liquidating Europe’s Jewish population. The author selected the word
as a title because it reflects the clearly stated aims of America’s many large
and increasingly influential white nationalist groups.
“Judenrein”
is a work of Jewish fiction that tells the story of Zack Gurevitz, a man with a
decidedly checker past: A Yeshiva boy, turned Green Beret, turned junkie,
excommunicated by his one-time faith and now the potential saviour of people he
doesn’t even like. With white supremacists in power, again the Jews are made
out as scapegoats. Stripped of wealth and citizenship, they are made to live in
21st century ghettos that hark back to a sinister and murky
past that many had thought would never return.
But
things are about to get much worse. With the revealing of a planned terror
attack that will place the blame firmly at Jewish feet and condemn millions to
death, Zack is contacted by Jewish leaders in Detroit, begging for his help.
Reluctantly, he agrees and before long he is mired in a conspiracy that will
have far reaching consequences for his country, the Jewish population and even
his own sanity. As the clock ticks down, Zack tries to avert a looming disaster
and uncover who is behind the mysterious plot.
Intrados
Publishing is a boutique publisher that focuses on fiction and non-fiction
works that are relevant to the American experience. Harold Benjamin is the pen
name of a 50-something Jewish writer in the American Midwest.
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