Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Translator’s Acknowledgments viii
5. 1. In Lieu of an Epigraph 1
6. 2. The Officer’s Ring 5
7. 3. In Praise of Anti-Semites 14
8. 4. Of Humility 20
9. 5. Okuláré 25
10. 6. Of Wisdom 30
11. 7. Of Children 36
12. 8. Wailing 43
13. 9. Of Education 47
14. 10. Of Numbers 51
15. 11. Thirsty for More 56
16. 12. Of Privileges 59
17. 13. Environment 63
18. 14. Of Strength (of Conviction) 67
19. 15. In English in the Text 73
20. 16. A Witz for All Seasons 75
21. 17. Of Jews and of Others 79
22. 18. Di Ganef, Di Willst Davenen! 83
23. 19. Assimilation 86
24. 20. You Can’t Escape Your Fate 93
25. 21. Two Geopolitical Lessons 97
26. 22. In Someone Else’s Shoes 103
27. 23. He Who Hunts . . . 109
28. 24. The World of Business 114
29. 25. Games of Chance 118
30. 26. The Emigrant 121
31. 27. Of Money, Still 124
32. 28. Of Us and Them, of Them and Us 132
33. 29. The Negotiation 135
34. Afterword 141