The Jew in the Lotus
A Poet's Rediscovery of Jewish Identity in Buddhist India
Rodger Kamenetz
Published: 1994
Pages: 304
From Sikh temples to Punjabi violence to the peace of the Tibetan Himalayan community, this book by a poet takes readers on his odyssey as he rediscovers his Jewish identity while in Buddhist India. Along the way he encounters Allen Ginsberg, Blu and Yitz Greenburg.