More Than Matzoh Balls by Linda Brody Bakst
My Search for Jewish-American Identity
Author will be joining us for our discussion (in person)
This is a reflective memoir of Jewish-American identity, tracing the author’s coming-of-age in mid-20th-century Brooklyn through family history, cultural assimilation, faith, and trauma inherited from the Holocaust. It blends personal narrative, generational history, and social commentary, written in clear, emotionally grounded prose. The tone is intimate yet accessible, combining family nostalgia with sociocultural insight.