“At the core of the text is the author’s concern for the health and safety of American citizens, and she encourages anyone ‘who loves freedom and seeks to protect it’ to join with her in vigorous activism.”
— KIRKUS REVIEWS
“Weiss’ book feels like one long, soul-wrenching letter, written in a charmingly accessible style by a proud American reeling from the realization that haters are on the rise in this land we love.”
— THE JEWISH JOURNAL
“Bari Weiss has written what must be judged a brave book . . . Weiss has delivered a praiseworthy and concise brief against modern-day anti-Semitism.”
— THE NEW YORK TIMES
“A bold summons to confront humanity’s oldest hatred.”
— NATIONAL REVIEW
“An important read. . . Because a battle over normalizing anti-Semitism is already underway, Weiss’s real public service is encouraging mainstream Americans to join the forces of light.”
— THE FEDERALIST
“Weiss’s refreshingly forthright opinions and remarkably thorough yet concise history lessons make this a must-read for anyone seeking to understand and stop the rise of a pernicious ideology.”
— PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
”Her childhood synagogue in Pittsburgh was the site of last year’s Shabbat morning massacre. This passionate, vividly written, regularly insightful book is her pained, fighting elegy.”
— THE GUARDIAN
“Weiss also attacks Breitbart news.”
— BREITBART NEWS
”I believe this book, if read by large swaths of American Jewry, will jolt mainstream Jews out of a soggy complacency.”
— THE JERUSALEM POST
”Peppered with insights.”
— FINANCIAL TIMES