By the Waters of Paradise: An American Story of Racism and Rupture in a Jewish Family

A family secret inspires a personal reckoning with racism.  In 2016, Clare Kinberg discovered her estranged Aunt Rose’s death certificate on the internet. In the 1930s, Rose, an Ashkenazi Jewish woman, married Zebedee Arnwine, an African American man. What follows is a riveting family history that paints a startling portrait of racism and antisemitism and the lasting effects across generations.