When and how did I stop being Jewish / Zend Shlomo Who is considered a Jew at the beginning of the 21st century? The one who considers himself a Jew or the one others call him that? What is the meaning of Jewish identity and what types of memory is it based on? Is there some kind of secular Jewish culture common to those who consider themselves Jews? What is the difference between being Jewish and being Israeli? After when and how was the Jewish people invented? And when and how was the land of Israel invented?, his two previous books, Shlomo Zand completes a circle, and with the help of personal experiences he tries to find out his attitude to Judaism, to Jewishness and to the country in which he lives. Israel characterizes itself as a Jewish state, is it really like that? To what extent can it be defined as democratic if it belongs to the Jews of the world and not to all its citizens? What does it mean to be "Jewish" in a country like this and how are Israeli citizens who are not classified as Jews supposed to feel about it? The author's struggles and restlessness lead him to bleak conclusions about the identity politics he lives in as well as about the future of the State of Israel.
