Members of the Tribe

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The book explores how Jewish writers engage with the concept of the "imaginary Indian" in American culture, revealing their unique identification with this figure compared to white counterparts. Rachel Rubinstein discusses how Jewish authors reflect their own struggles with tribal and national belonging through literary representations of American Indians. The narrative examines the complex and evolving relationship between imagined Indian-Jewish kinship, highlighting themes of connection, opposition, and competition in contemporary contexts.