My Deconversion
Category : Comics Text: Benjamin Taïeb Illustrations: Julien Martinière Size : 17 x 24 cm / Paper cover with flaps 112 pages / Colour + black & white Les Enfants Rouges ISBN : 9782354191085 / 19 € Release date : Oct 27, 23 Rights available"Born to a Jewish father and a non-Jewish mother, I was considered Jewish by non-Jews, because I bear a Jewish name, and non-Jewish by Jews, because the Jewish religion is transmitted through the mother. In an effort to unravel this contradiction, my father decided to have me convert to Judaism." In this caustic, yet light-hearted and topical story, the author recounts his immersion in Orthodox Judaism to help us better understand why, today, he has chosen to break away from it.
