Perplexed Jew
by Thomas P. Balazsin ⛪ Faith & Spirituality
Perplexed Jew
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Writer, English professor, late-life dad.
Second-generation Holocaust survivor raised as a Christian, living as a Jew, dabbling in religion, philosophy, politics, and culture.
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About Thomas P. Balazs
Thomas P. Balázs is a cultural critic, storyteller, and “perplexed Jew” writing on faith, fiction, and keeping kosher and its discontents. His work appears in Quillette, Tablet, Horror Library, and other picture postcards.
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