What does a Jew look like?
Well, it’s complicated…
Too often, the answer seems to be: ‘Jews wear black hats, black coats and have beards.’ Like this:
Of course, some Jews do like that, but the answer to the question ‘what does a Jew look like’ is much more complicated – and much more interesting.
What does a Jew look like? was born out of a collaboration between Keith Kahn-Harris and Rob Stothard. They met when Keith tracked down Rob, who took the photo above for Getty Images; a photo that has been used and reused hundreds of times in the British media. Together, they set out to put together a broader set of images of British Jews.
This book of portraits showcases some of the many different ways men and women can be Jewish in Britain today. Alongside the portraits, each subject explains what it means to them to be a Jew – a kind of ‘self-portrait’.
For those who don’t know what a Jew looks like – or for those who think they know – the book is designed to surprise, inform and beguile. For those who are Jewish, the book will perhaps introduce parts of the Jewish community that they may not be familiar with.
