- The Jewbird
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name = The Jewbird
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author =Bernard Malamud
country = flag|USA
language = English
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genre =Fantasy short story
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publication_type = Anthology
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media_type = Print (Paperback )
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followed_by =The Jewbird is a short story by the
Jewish-American authorBernard Malamud . The hero is a crow named Shwartz, who calls himself a Jewbird. Fleeing persecution by "antisemeet" birds, Shwartz tries to find a home in aNew York City Jewish family. Despite being generous and respectful to the family, the father first persecutes then attempts to kill Shwartz. The story is anallegory aboutJewish self-hatred . [Eileen H. Watts, "Jewish Self-Hatred in Malamud's 'The Jewbird'," "MELUS", Vol. 21, No. 2, Varieties of Ethnic Criticism (Summer, 1996), pp. 157-163.] It has been staged as part of the Schwartz and Other Animals play inGesher Theater .References
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