Jake Ehrenreich - A Jew Grows in Brooklyn: The Curious Reflections of a First-Generation American
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The Arguably Dysfunctional Insights of a Kid from Brooklyn
As a boy, Jake Ehrenreich wanted nothing more than to fit in. The reality of being the first American-born child of Holocaust survivors with thick European accents made him cringe, and he did everything he could to fit his vision of what it meant to be a real American. His expertise on the ball field, good looks, and extraordinary musical talent gained him popularity, but deep inside, he was uncomfortable with his identity and his familys haunting past.
Only through his life-changing experiences--living a perilous rock n roll lifestyle, battling drug abuse, womanizing, coping with his mother and two sisters early-onset Alzheimers disease, finding love, fathering the only child who will carry on his family name, and then dealing with his beloved dads courageous battle with Parkinsons disease--did Jake Ehrenreich begin to appreciate and honor his familys heritage as well as himself.
Based on his hit show A Jew Grows in Brooklyn--which ran in the heart of Broadway and continues to entertain audiences nationwide and which the New York Times described as beautiful . . . touching . . . funny--these stories mine the same life-affirming voyage of self-discovery, while delving deeper into Ehrenreichs rich experiences.
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Praise for A Jew Grows In Brooklyn
Jake Ehrenreich is a funny and articulate storyteller. This is a magically, well-written universal story of identity and tradition that anyone, Jew or Gentile, can relate to. A Jew Grows in Brooklyn is so deeply rooted with honesty, humor, and emotion in every turn of the page, you will soon find it growing in your heart.
Neil Sedaka, singer and songwriter
As another Jew who grew in Brooklyn and punched a spaldeen two sewers, I laughed out loud and cried tears of nostalgia at Ehrenreichs stories. Even people who grew up elsewhere will enjoy. So go ahead, why not?read it and kvell.
Alan Dershowitz, bestselling author
and Harvard law professor
I loved reading A Jew Grows in Brooklyn. Jake Ehrenreich has written a joyous reflection on his life that anyone can relate to. It made me think of my own childhood and I recalled my parents in a most loving and positive light. The spirit of this book reminds me of an adage I often heard growing up in New York, When youre in love, the whole world is Jewish. And Im a goy!
Ken Howard, Emmy Awardwinning actor
and president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
Mr. Ehrenreich has more than a sense of humor, he has a sense of humanity that dives into the common river of human experience and gives voice to the silent, and sometimes forgotten, depths of our own precious memories. He is a storyteller-philosopher par excellence well worth the read.
actress Tovah Feldshuh, six-time
Tony and Emmy nominee
Despite a childhood shadowed by the Holocaust and family illness, Jake Ehrenreich has an ebullience and a humor that makes his memoir sheer pleasure. From Brooklyn to the Catskills to the Village... he remembers it all and tells it with a tender, funny, and thoughtful voice.
Joan Micklin Silver, Director of
Hester Street, Crossing Delancey
You dont have to be Jewish to love Jakes wry take on childhood, family, tragedy, the Beatles, and Alka Seltzer. Reading Jake Ehrenreich is like eating a pastrami sandwich while playing stickball: wild, crazy, funand you may find yourself choking up.
Lenore Skenazy, author of Free-Range Kids: Giving Our
Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry
Jake Ehrenreich has written an uplifting memoir that doubles as an inspiring user-friendly primer on how to be comfortable in your own skin. But instead of sitting in a classroom or therapists office, Ehrenreichs tone makes you feel like youre shooting the breeze in your best friends living room. A Jew may be growing in Brooklyn, but a marvelous, compassionate storyteller is also growing before our eyes. Ehrenreich hits the mark with his honest and inspiring quest for identity and redemption.
Scott Benarde, author of
Stars of David: Rock n Rolls Jewish Stories
Jake Ehrenreich, a hip guy who made itbut deep down, just a kid from Brooklyn. The son of Holocaust survivors, Jake takes you on a fascinating personal journey as he tells his story with warmth, depth, fun, and love. He almost makes you feel like part of his extended family while he helps to remind us that who we are has a lot to do with our past. This is a great, funny, and inspiring bookfull of personal insight.
Pat Phillips, Producer, Carnegie Hall, Songwriters
Hall of Fame, Board Member Grammy Awards
Praise for the Stage Show
Beautiful... touching... funny... A Jew Grows in Brooklyn has a lot in common with [Billy Crystals] 700 Sundays... you dont have to be Jewish or Brooklynish... dazzling!
The New York Times
Anybody with concern for the family should run to see this show. Very entertaining and thought provoking. I loved this show!
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Aims straight for your heart... Beautiful... a Knockout... somewhere two loving parents are kvelling over the son who did them proud!
The Miami Herald
Ehrenreich is a wonderful storyteller. It also helps that his first-generation immigrant story about his Holocaust survivor parents and his desire to be an all-American regular inner-city kid is engaging, poignant and, at times, hilarious. Ehrenreichs loving tribute to his family is a winner!
The Palm Beach Post
Has a warm glow all its own!
The Chicago Tribune
Endearing and nostalgic... Whats not to love?
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Cheerful, funny, and charming! Displaying wry, self deprecating humor, and a profound appreciation of his heritage, Ehrenreich cajoles and charms through a boomer coming of age tale, skipping backward to his familys tribulations in the old country and forward to his rock & roll adventures and fatherhood.
Time Out New York
Ehrenreichs delicious, nostalgic, poignant, and, at time times, hilarious two hour marathon autobiographical retrospective of growing up in Brooklyn is pure joy! He had the audience roaring!
The Forward
Overwhelming and beautiful. It took a few days for my feet to touch the ground again after this production and performance. Inspiring stories of love, happiness and renewed life on the highest level. I consider this the most cherished and long lasting gifttalent, courage, and inspiration to bring laughter to every dark corner of this world.
Avi Mizrachi, Executive Director,
Foundation for Holocaust Education Projects
Join in the homecoming. Ehrenreich would win over a symposium of Episcopal ministers from Boston!
The Sun Sentinel
Its a ball! Show stopping!
New York Daily News
Through sometimes poignant, sometimes hilarious stories about his family, Ehrenreich weaves together haimish wisdom and a modern sensibility.
New York Magazine
Both funny and heartbreaking. Ehrenreichs production is a touching tribute to his parents, Holocaust survivors, and the travails of a first-generation kid navigating all-American waters. His memories are touching and sad, but also life affirming. Traversing a cross-cultural thicket is a challenge; to make us laugh and cry while he does it is artistry.
Travelers USA
Jake Ehrenreich croons, reminisces, kibitzes, and breathlessly revisits the golden age of entertainment... a singing valentine!
The New Yorker
Wonderfully enjoyable!
Broadway After Dark
Speaks to anyone hoping to live out the American Dream.
ABC TV
Lots of laughs but also very serious. This hit show has taken New York by storm and played to sold-out audiences since it opened. Ehrenreich does it all, and you dont have to be Jewish to appreciate his message.
FOX TV
A personality that you just cant help but like!
The Village Voice
At once funny and sad... Ehrenreich shines!
Back Stage
Jake Ehrenreich distills a lifetime of experience into A Jew Grows in Brooklyn!
Playbill
Delightful and hilarious.
AOL Online
The amount of heart that Ehrenreich possesses is overwhelming you will fall in love with this guy, his family and his nostalgic affections for Jewish humor and baby boomer Brooklyn culture.
amNewYork
A delightful journey with all the joy, tenderness, and heartbreak of being a Jew.
WOR Radio New York
Jake Ehrenreich is supremely gifted... he tells his familys story lovingly, honestly and with great humor.
PBS TV
Joyous, wise and wonderful. Take your synagogue, take your church. Everyone should see this show!
Msgr. Thomas Hartman and
Rabbi Marc Gellman, TVs The God Squad
A JEW GROWS IN
BROOKLYN
The Curious Reflections of a
First-Generation American
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