{"product_id":"by-the-waters-of-paradise-an-american-story-of-racism-and-rupture-in-a-jewish-family-paperback","title":"By the Waters of Paradise: An American Story of Racism and Rupture in a Jewish Family - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClare Kinberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, Clare Kinberg discovered her estranged Aunt Rose's death certificate on the internet. What followed was an unearthing of contradictions of what \"family\" means in a segregated United States. In the 1930s, Rose, an Ashkenazi Jewish woman, married Zebedee Arnwine, an African American man. The Arnwines faced a multitude of barriers due to their interracial marriage, and Rose faced familial and community ostracization for her choice. Her siblings, including Kinberg's father, kept her existence a secret from their children while building a strong sense of family and reinforcing the segregation between Jewish and Black communities. Eighty years later, Kinberg--whose own interracial, queer family moved in search of safe community--traced her aunt's quest for a safe place to live and her eventual choice to settle on Paradise Lake in Michigan.\u003ci\u003e By the Waters of Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting family history that paints a startling portrait of racism and antisemitism and the lasting effects across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClare Kinberg is the publisher and editor of the \u003ci\u003eWashtenaw Jewish News\u003c\/i\u003e, a monthly newspaper in southeast Michigan and from 1989-2011 was editor of the international literary\/political biannual \u003ci\u003eBridges: A Jewish Feminist Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. For many years she worked as a librarian and teacher and as director of religious schools in various Jewish denominations. Kinberg has been an organizer in the lesbian, feminist, and anti-war movements for more than 40 years. Her writing on Jewish culture, the Jewish Labor Bund, and Israel\/Palestine has appeared in \u003ci\u003eTablet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSh'ma\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBridges\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDetroit Jewish News\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 7.97 x 5.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987497517357,"sku":"9780814352755","price":28.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/RPgxrry1ms9780814352755.webp?v=1776179065","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/by-the-waters-of-paradise-an-american-story-of-racism-and-rupture-in-a-jewish-family-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}