Sud­den­ly Jew­ish: The Life and Times of My Jew­ish Moth­er is a his­tor­i­cal mem­oir told by the author whose moth­er chose ear­ly in her life to shun her Jew­ish iden­ti­ty. The mem­oir delves into the com­plex dynam­ics of iden­ti­ty, fam­i­ly, abuse, and resilience through a recur­ring lens of being Jew­ish and what it means. Read­ers will be riv­et­ed as they reflect on their own shared histories.