Index

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 The last Jew of Merthyr and other bubbe meises 20
6. 2 Meshuga frum? Devotion and division in religious practice 39
7. 3 ‘We speak for them’ 72
8. 4 ‘These wicked sons’ 90
9. 5 Oi vay – I’m Jewish and gay 109
10. 6 The (un)forgivable sin 130
11. 7 The nice Jewish boy (who believes in Jesus) 150
12. 8 The last outpost of the British Empire 174
13. Conclusion 193
14. Acknowledgements 197
15. Figures 199
16. Abbreviations 200
17. Notes 201
18. Select bibliography 245
19. Index 253
20. Plates 261