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The Jewbird, the Glossary

"The Jewbird" is a short story by the Jewish-American writer Bernard Malamud.^[1]

Allegory

As a literary device or artistic form, an allegory is a narrative or visual representation in which a character, place, or event can be interpreted to represent a meaning with moral or political significance.

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American Jews

American Jews or Jewish Americans are American citizens who are Jewish, whether by culture, ethnicity, or religion.

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Antisemitism

Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against, Jews.

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Bernard Malamud

Bernard Malamud (April 26, 1914 – March 18, 1986) was an American novelist and short story writer.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.

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Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction involving magical elements, as well as a work in this genre.

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG) is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger Williams Straus Jr. and John C. Farrar.

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Gesher Theater

Gesher Theater is an Israeli theater company founded in 1991 in Tel Aviv by new immigrants from Russia.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Paperback

A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples.

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Protagonist

A protagonist is the main character of a story.

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Self-hating Jew

The terms "self-hating Jew", "self-loathing Jew", and "auto-antisemite" (oto'antishémi, label) are pejorative terms used to describe a Jew whose viewpoints on a specific matter, especially issues relating to Israel, are perceived as antisemitic.

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