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הכלב היהודי
הכלב היהודי הוא סיפורו של כורש, כלב מיוחד, שנולד בשנת 1935 למשפחה יהודית בגרמניה. זהו סיפור גבורה והישרדות, סיפור על חברות אמיצה הבוחן את משמעותה של נאמנות, ואת משמעותם של החיים בתקופות קשות ובכלל. זהו סיפור המסופר מפי הכלב, מנקודת מבטו של יצור נבון הרואה את העולם מגובה 50 ס"מ מעל פני הקרקע אך עם זאת מיטיב להבחין ולראות. סיפור המעניק תשובות רבות על השאלות מי מאיתנו הוא הכלב היהודי ובמה, אם בכלל, מותר האדם מן הכלב.
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( דאנאקוד 3623154 )
219 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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Asher Kravitz
13 books17 followersAsher Kravitz is an Israeli author, Pyhsics and Mathematics professor. He was born and raised in Jerusalem.
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October 19, 2024
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September 16, 2012
When I first heard that it's a book (and not just any book, a holocaust book) with the point of view of a dog, I thought "What am I gonna read about? How he wants food, and pee and those darn cats that keep hiding under the car?" I was really skeptical about this book.
But so many recommended it for me, and then my sister bought it and I was bored and I thought "Ah, why not?" So I tried it.
And I got to say, it was genius. I don't think many can write a book with a heavy topic like the holocaust, with the point of view of a dog, and still make it heartbreaking, heavy, and not ridiculous.
I cried and I laughed and I was angry and I was happy and so many emotions ran thorough me while reading this book.
It was an incredible ride.
But so many recommended it for me, and then my sister bought it and I was bored and I thought "Ah, why not?" So I tried it.
And I got to say, it was genius. I don't think many can write a book with a heavy topic like the holocaust, with the point of view of a dog, and still make it heartbreaking, heavy, and not ridiculous.
I cried and I laughed and I was angry and I was happy and so many emotions ran thorough me while reading this book.
It was an incredible ride.
June 12, 2015
This uncommon fable views the events of the Holocaust through the eyes of a dog much as War Horse provided an animal perspective to the horrors of World War I. More importantly, this is a moving story of love, loyalty, courage and the happenstances that indelibly change our lives. It is an unforgettable book. Caleb, a dog bred in a loving Jewish home, is displaced by the Nazi regime just as his Jewish owners experience the cruelties of the Reich. Caleb’s path leads him from loving owners to cruel owners to life as a stray to a career as a Nazi search dog hunting out hidden Jews by his scent memory of his original owners. Ultimately, he is reunited with his original owner, first as a prisoner and then as a partisan fighting the enemy. If Caleb’s trail is convoluted, it is not entirely unbelievable and part of the fable is that Caleb is bolstered and guided by the voice of the Heavenly Dog in his dreams. This is not always a gentle book. Caleb the gently raised puppy must learn to viciously attack his enemies and even cannibalize them to prove his alpha dog status. These scenes are not for the gentle reader. However, granted the understanding of human speech, Caleb also gains the insights of humans except Caleb never attacks for the sake of destroying another life but only defends himself. There is more than a passing similarity to the final chapter of this book to a short story by the Yiddish writer I.L. Peretz called Bontsche the Silent. Just as Bontsche, a meek man, is rewarded in heaven for his lifetime of forbearance with buttered rolls, so does Caleb get his just reward in the form of a wheelbarrow of bones and eternity with his beloved master.
August 23, 2009
הרעיון להציג את השואה מנקודת מבטו של כלב הוא מקורי ומבריק. יצירה שמשלבת את דעתו של האדם בפיו של ידידו הטוב ביותר. שמחדדת את חייתיות ה'אדם' הנאצי מול 'אנושיותו המוסרית' של הכלב. אין זה רומן,סיפור אהבה, או מתח אלא סיפור מסע בדרך אחרת , מאוד מיוחד ומהנה לקריאה
The idea to show the holocaust from the viewing point of a dog is something original and original. Its a creation that combines a man opinion in the mouth of his best friend. It also focuses the cruelty of the nazi "people" against the " moral humaneness" of the dog. It isn't romance, love story, or suspence, it is a story of an other journey, something special and enjoyable to read.
The idea to show the holocaust from the viewing point of a dog is something original and original. Its a creation that combines a man opinion in the mouth of his best friend. It also focuses the cruelty of the nazi "people" against the " moral humaneness" of the dog. It isn't romance, love story, or suspence, it is a story of an other journey, something special and enjoyable to read.
November 3, 2016
I came from the other side. I'm a cat lover :)
On Yom Kippur, I read the book in one fell swoop.
It was such an amazing experience that I will never forget.
During the reading of the book I laughed, I was excited, and I cried.
But mainly I felt lucky - because I have lucky that as Jewish I was born to a better reality, in Israel.
My recommendation - you must read the book. It's awesome.
Meital, Jerusalem.
On Yom Kippur, I read the book in one fell swoop.
It was such an amazing experience that I will never forget.
During the reading of the book I laughed, I was excited, and I cried.
But mainly I felt lucky - because I have lucky that as Jewish I was born to a better reality, in Israel.
My recommendation - you must read the book. It's awesome.
Meital, Jerusalem.
July 8, 2016
למרות השפה הרפה שמתיימרת להיות חדשנית ו"חכמה", ולמרות הדיאלוגים הצפויים ולא-טבעיים בעליל, ולמרות העלילה הצפויה שכוללת בתוכה את כל ה"תחנות הטבעיות" של השואה (למעט אוושוויץ), ולמרות הדתיות הטפשית, נהנתי.
September 4, 2019
(2.5) Parts of this book are really charming. Other parts are interesting but overall I just don't think it is a good book.
April 21, 2017
Novels told from a dog's perspective have been done many times, often to touching and humorous effect. The concept of a Holocaust narrative told from a dog's perspective is daring on many levels, but this story, narrated by a canine named Caleb (which means "dog" in Hebrew), works incredibly and surprisingly well.
Sent from his German Jewish owners during the Nazi scourge because Jews were no longer allowed to own dogs to live with a non-Jewish acquaintance, Caleb becomes a canine refugee of sorts, shunted from home to home. Caleb's name is changed by every owner, and his own life is endangered, keeping pace with the crushing and demonic Nazi regime.
Caleb's observations and intuitions about what is going on around him add drama and poignancy to the story. The author's choice to have a heavenly voice speak to Caleb is something that in a lesser writer could have felt awkward and false, yet it works here.
The book is utterly engaging, the main character endearing and memorable. A wonderful achievement.
Sent from his German Jewish owners during the Nazi scourge because Jews were no longer allowed to own dogs to live with a non-Jewish acquaintance, Caleb becomes a canine refugee of sorts, shunted from home to home. Caleb's name is changed by every owner, and his own life is endangered, keeping pace with the crushing and demonic Nazi regime.
Caleb's observations and intuitions about what is going on around him add drama and poignancy to the story. The author's choice to have a heavenly voice speak to Caleb is something that in a lesser writer could have felt awkward and false, yet it works here.
The book is utterly engaging, the main character endearing and memorable. A wonderful achievement.
October 18, 2020
איזו דרך ייחודית וגאונית לספר את סיפור השואה!?!
כשראיתי את הספר, חשבתי שמדובר באיזה שהוא הקבלה או כינוי כלשהו לאדם מסוים.
וכאן, נועדתי לגלות שמדובר באלגוריה מאוד מעניינת ובה, הסופר מנסה (ולדעתי גם
מצליח) להעביר את סיפור השואה דרך עיניים תמימות וזכות של כלב.
הסיפור מסופר כל כך טוב שניתן למצוא בו הרבה רבדים שונים של שמחה, גאווה, עצב
ותוגה, געגוע, פחד ועוד.
לדעתי, הסופר הצליח למצוא דרך מעניינת, מרתקת מסקרנת ואף מוצלחת ביותר לספר
את סיפור חייהם הקשים של היהודים בתקופת השואה.
מאוד ממליץ לקרוא. לא תתאכזבו!
כשראיתי את הספר, חשבתי שמדובר באיזה שהוא הקבלה או כינוי כלשהו לאדם מסוים.
וכאן, נועדתי לגלות שמדובר באלגוריה מאוד מעניינת ובה, הסופר מנסה (ולדעתי גם
מצליח) להעביר את סיפור השואה דרך עיניים תמימות וזכות של כלב.
הסיפור מסופר כל כך טוב שניתן למצוא בו הרבה רבדים שונים של שמחה, גאווה, עצב
ותוגה, געגוע, פחד ועוד.
לדעתי, הסופר הצליח למצוא דרך מעניינת, מרתקת מסקרנת ואף מוצלחת ביותר לספר
את סיפור חייהם הקשים של היהודים בתקופת השואה.
מאוד ממליץ לקרוא. לא תתאכזבו!
June 5, 2025
This book is told in the first person perspective of a dog, which is the main reason why I was interested in reading it. My expectations were blown out the windows once I started reading. I love the narrative, the fast-paced storytelling, and all the things that are so very much like a dog in this book.
Caleb, the narrating dog, tells his story in such an articulate manner that it's sometimes almost Shakespearean. Meanwhile, he has a tendency to be quite funny, because, well, he's a dog thinking dog thoughts. If you have been around dogs, I think you'll immensely enjoy his narration.
The story takes us right through World War II, and I assume you can imagine roughly where it goes. Still it was interesting to read all of this seen through the innocent eyes of a dog. It reminded me a little of The Book Thief, which tells the story of WWII through the eyes of an innocent child.
I feel like these days it's important to remind ourselves of the Holocaust and the events that led to the formation of Israel, no matter where you stand on current politics. You can disagree with them, but still understand how their need for a safe harbor arose. This book certainly did that for me. It was really fun and quick to read, even though I didn't care so much for the mildly religious aspects that it occasionally contained.
Caleb, the narrating dog, tells his story in such an articulate manner that it's sometimes almost Shakespearean. Meanwhile, he has a tendency to be quite funny, because, well, he's a dog thinking dog thoughts. If you have been around dogs, I think you'll immensely enjoy his narration.
The story takes us right through World War II, and I assume you can imagine roughly where it goes. Still it was interesting to read all of this seen through the innocent eyes of a dog. It reminded me a little of The Book Thief, which tells the story of WWII through the eyes of an innocent child.
I feel like these days it's important to remind ourselves of the Holocaust and the events that led to the formation of Israel, no matter where you stand on current politics. You can disagree with them, but still understand how their need for a safe harbor arose. This book certainly did that for me. It was really fun and quick to read, even though I didn't care so much for the mildly religious aspects that it occasionally contained.
August 5, 2012
this is a book about the holocaust from a dog's point of view. a great book that opens the eyes of people about the nazi use of everything available. even using dogs. this book is terrific and the adventures that are being talked about in the book are not less dramatic then if it was told by a human been. i liked it a lot.
April 8, 2017
This Israeli import translated into English from Hebrew is a Holocaust story told from the perspective of a dog named Caleb who is separated from his Jewish owners in Germany, and later later used by the SS where he is witness to many horrors. A clever, absorbing, sometimes humorous, often heart-wrenching story.
June 17, 2014
It's written for young people, I think, but I really enjoyed it. I generally will not read something that isn't realistic (sentient dog narrative in this one) but it was so gripping that I couldn't put it down. I cried while reading this in the waiting room at the car dealership... worth it!
April 14, 2012
I would describe it more as a book for young adults rather than a new insight into the holocaust. I did enjoy it though, and I love dogs.
May 26, 2015
ספר מעולה, נעים, קולח, מרגש...פשוט חווית קריאה
December 11, 2016
הרעיון לספר מתוך נקודת מבטו של כלב זה הדבר היחיד שטוב בספר הזה.
הכתיבה גרועה, הסיפור לא מושך.
הכתיבה גרועה, הסיפור לא מושך.
January 7, 2020
Every once in a while you come across a book that challenges you. It does not happen often and if you are part of the notorious millennial generation you probably don’t read that many books in the first place, but for some of us, books are still a sacred hobby, a preferred method for escapism and sailing through the pages of an actual book cannot be replaced by any other form of entertainment.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I LOVE movies and I watch more TV shows than all of my friends combined, yet, I can count on one hand the number of people my age that still read books on a regular basis and refuse to give up the ritual of holding a book instead of a tablet (although I must admit I’ve sinned on a few occasions by reading an eBook but to my defense, it was due to lack of availability of the physical book itself).
My preferred genre is usually Dystopian/Fantasy YA literature and I rarely diverse from these topics to anything else. Dan Brown was able to pull me to a different direction for a while, but unless you have some kind of a magical being in your book or a movie was made based of your creation, I will most likely won’t get to it in a timely manner, thus explaining my late discovery of “The Jewish Dog”, first published in Hebrew in 2007 and was read by yours truly translated to English in the fall of 2018.
I was browsing around in the English Books section at the Ben Gurion airport bookstore, hoping to find a light read during my short 4 hours flight to Vienna and came across a purple cover with a cute puppy on it, I had no idea what the book was about, all I saw was the dog and I was hooked. As luck would have it, my flight was delayed by 4 hours, while I was stuck onboard the plane, with no option of getting out of it and with nothing else to do but reading the book I just bought.
I was halfway along the book when the flight attendant saw me drowning in tears and was worried out of her mind that something bad had happened while she was in charge. In retrospect, I believe that she deemed me crazy when I fumbled to explain that I was reading a gutwrenching page in my book and couldn’t contain my sadness.
As a dog mom, I’m ultra-sensitive to animals’ feelings and reading this book had made me want to hug my doggy so hard she would start growling at me for bothering her with my overbearing love. If you are a dog parent as well, you will get it.
As a Jewish woman, I’m no stranger to holocaust stories, we are being taught from a young age the tales of our fallen family in the dark ages of World War II and just like many Israeli teens, I too, was a part of a delegation to Germany that explored the locations of our nation’s tragic history. I believed that there are no more stories that can be told that I’ve not heard of in some form a 100 times before.
I was wrong.
“The Jewish Dog” explores a little over a decade during the darkest of times, not only in Jewish history but also in human history, from the point of view of Caleb – a very exceptional dog. The book describes its leading character as the smartest dog in the world but in my mind, all dogs think the way Celeb does or at least most of them do, so that his intelligence, loyalty, and understanding of situations is just the way dogs are supposed to be.
The writer tells the story in the most compelling and honest way, he does not sugarcoat difficult situations, he addresses the reality as it was and not as we would like it to be. Some passages are a bit hard to swallow, in their brutal honesty and directness. I even learned new things about the war, about the events leading to it, about the limitations that were set upon Jews before they were taken to the camps. I really thought that school, movies, and books had taught me everything about the Holocaust, but apparently, there are always new horrible things to learn.
You might feel a bit discouraged to read this book, it has some seriously dark moments and depressing feeling but it’s not all bad. Caleb had some good years in his life. He was happy, he was loved and he told some really funny stories. You will smile to yourself more often than you’d think, your heart will be filled with admiration and respect and despite it all, there is a light at the end of that tunnel.
Caleb changed quite a few names, families and locations in his short life and every one of them will teach you something else, about the nature of men and dogs.
For me, the biggest surprise is the author, as his story truly feels like a first-hand experience and yet, it cannot be, he is not 80 years old (he published the book when he was 38) so I can only assume that he has done his research and he has done it well as the book is filled with “old-fashioned” language and many Yiddish expressions that I have only heard my grandparents use.
As if it was not clear from the very first sentence I will clarify just the same, this book is most definitely a must-read, even if you are not Jewish, even if you had your fair share of World War II stories and even (god forbid) you are not a dog person, you should still make the time to get closely-acquainted with this inspiring once-in-a-lifetime kind of book.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I LOVE movies and I watch more TV shows than all of my friends combined, yet, I can count on one hand the number of people my age that still read books on a regular basis and refuse to give up the ritual of holding a book instead of a tablet (although I must admit I’ve sinned on a few occasions by reading an eBook but to my defense, it was due to lack of availability of the physical book itself).
My preferred genre is usually Dystopian/Fantasy YA literature and I rarely diverse from these topics to anything else. Dan Brown was able to pull me to a different direction for a while, but unless you have some kind of a magical being in your book or a movie was made based of your creation, I will most likely won’t get to it in a timely manner, thus explaining my late discovery of “The Jewish Dog”, first published in Hebrew in 2007 and was read by yours truly translated to English in the fall of 2018.
I was browsing around in the English Books section at the Ben Gurion airport bookstore, hoping to find a light read during my short 4 hours flight to Vienna and came across a purple cover with a cute puppy on it, I had no idea what the book was about, all I saw was the dog and I was hooked. As luck would have it, my flight was delayed by 4 hours, while I was stuck onboard the plane, with no option of getting out of it and with nothing else to do but reading the book I just bought.
I was halfway along the book when the flight attendant saw me drowning in tears and was worried out of her mind that something bad had happened while she was in charge. In retrospect, I believe that she deemed me crazy when I fumbled to explain that I was reading a gutwrenching page in my book and couldn’t contain my sadness.
As a dog mom, I’m ultra-sensitive to animals’ feelings and reading this book had made me want to hug my doggy so hard she would start growling at me for bothering her with my overbearing love. If you are a dog parent as well, you will get it.
As a Jewish woman, I’m no stranger to holocaust stories, we are being taught from a young age the tales of our fallen family in the dark ages of World War II and just like many Israeli teens, I too, was a part of a delegation to Germany that explored the locations of our nation’s tragic history. I believed that there are no more stories that can be told that I’ve not heard of in some form a 100 times before.
I was wrong.
“The Jewish Dog” explores a little over a decade during the darkest of times, not only in Jewish history but also in human history, from the point of view of Caleb – a very exceptional dog. The book describes its leading character as the smartest dog in the world but in my mind, all dogs think the way Celeb does or at least most of them do, so that his intelligence, loyalty, and understanding of situations is just the way dogs are supposed to be.
The writer tells the story in the most compelling and honest way, he does not sugarcoat difficult situations, he addresses the reality as it was and not as we would like it to be. Some passages are a bit hard to swallow, in their brutal honesty and directness. I even learned new things about the war, about the events leading to it, about the limitations that were set upon Jews before they were taken to the camps. I really thought that school, movies, and books had taught me everything about the Holocaust, but apparently, there are always new horrible things to learn.
You might feel a bit discouraged to read this book, it has some seriously dark moments and depressing feeling but it’s not all bad. Caleb had some good years in his life. He was happy, he was loved and he told some really funny stories. You will smile to yourself more often than you’d think, your heart will be filled with admiration and respect and despite it all, there is a light at the end of that tunnel.
Caleb changed quite a few names, families and locations in his short life and every one of them will teach you something else, about the nature of men and dogs.
For me, the biggest surprise is the author, as his story truly feels like a first-hand experience and yet, it cannot be, he is not 80 years old (he published the book when he was 38) so I can only assume that he has done his research and he has done it well as the book is filled with “old-fashioned” language and many Yiddish expressions that I have only heard my grandparents use.
As if it was not clear from the very first sentence I will clarify just the same, this book is most definitely a must-read, even if you are not Jewish, even if you had your fair share of World War II stories and even (god forbid) you are not a dog person, you should still make the time to get closely-acquainted with this inspiring once-in-a-lifetime kind of book.
February 18, 2019
What a riot of a book to read! I suppose some might think of it as being in the category of magical realism, and I might agree. It’s a story, an autobiographical one, of one dog’s life and told in the first person. Little Caleb is born in the home of the Gottliebs, a German-Jewish family, living happily in their home in a city in Germany, perhaps Berlin, a couple of years before the rise of the Third Reich. As time goes on, the family’s situation deteriorates rapidly, and little Caleb has to be given away to a non-Jewish family, Frank and Greta. Sadly Greta intensely dislikes Caleb and she makes his life miserable. Caleb escapes, and ends up being captured by the Nazis and is trained to be a guard dog and is assigned to a Nazi officer, Ralph.
Incredibly, one of the Gottlieb children, Joshua, is alive and living in Treblinka taking care of the Nazi’s animals - their horses, cows, and dogs. Caleb knows intuitively that he must hide the fact that he knows Joshua in order not to endanger him. It turns out that Ralph is not a typical coldhearted cruel Nazi. He’s a softhearted compassionate person, and after he sees how terrible the atrocities being committed in the camp, Ralph kills himself.
Shall I tell you more? Probably not. This story is told with so much humor it’s a joy to read! Highly recomnended!!
Incredibly, one of the Gottlieb children, Joshua, is alive and living in Treblinka taking care of the Nazi’s animals - their horses, cows, and dogs. Caleb knows intuitively that he must hide the fact that he knows Joshua in order not to endanger him. It turns out that Ralph is not a typical coldhearted cruel Nazi. He’s a softhearted compassionate person, and after he sees how terrible the atrocities being committed in the camp, Ralph kills himself.
Shall I tell you more? Probably not. This story is told with so much humor it’s a joy to read! Highly recomnended!!
April 22, 2023
3.75- I love dogs and am always intrigued by what they are thinking so I especially enjoy books written from a dog’s perspective. I stumbled upon this quite accidentally and thought I’d give it a go.
This book tells the story of the Holocaust through the eyes of a dog. Caleb was born in 1935 in the Gottlieb family’s house and loved being a Jewish dog, especially on Shabbat when he’d get a little bit of the Shabbos dinner! At the start of WW2 a law was passed that Jews were no longer allowed to own dogs and the Gottlieb’s had to give Caleb away. Gone was the life he knew and during his time with different German families he was given different names and taught to hate the Jewish people. Deep down, though, he knew something about the Jews was familiar to him. His adventures led him to a concentration camp where he fully remembered who he was and decided it was time for him to get back to his roots. This takes us through his entire life from birth, through the war, and afterwards. I found this to be a very interesting read, but it left me wondering how much of this actually happened.
Caleb is a wonderful character and I loved seeing these horrific events through his eyes. It’s definitely a unique perspective from this terrible time and given the fact that it’s an easy read despite the heavy topic, it’s a book that shouldn’t be missed.
This book tells the story of the Holocaust through the eyes of a dog. Caleb was born in 1935 in the Gottlieb family’s house and loved being a Jewish dog, especially on Shabbat when he’d get a little bit of the Shabbos dinner! At the start of WW2 a law was passed that Jews were no longer allowed to own dogs and the Gottlieb’s had to give Caleb away. Gone was the life he knew and during his time with different German families he was given different names and taught to hate the Jewish people. Deep down, though, he knew something about the Jews was familiar to him. His adventures led him to a concentration camp where he fully remembered who he was and decided it was time for him to get back to his roots. This takes us through his entire life from birth, through the war, and afterwards. I found this to be a very interesting read, but it left me wondering how much of this actually happened.
Caleb is a wonderful character and I loved seeing these horrific events through his eyes. It’s definitely a unique perspective from this terrible time and given the fact that it’s an easy read despite the heavy topic, it’s a book that shouldn’t be missed.
July 17, 2020
3.5 כוכבים!
מצד אחד אהבתי זה היה חמוד והיו דברים שהיו יחסית צפויים מההתחלה .
אחד הדברים שלא חיבבתי היה איך הוציאו את בגרמנים אצלם הוא היה, הייתי רוצה לקבל יותר עליהם ועליו אצלם. הוא כלב, יש כל כך הרבה להוסיף. אבל בסך הכל עבודה טוב. נהנתי מאוד.
ידעתי שאני אבכה, אבל זהו סיפור של על כלב ואדם, ואני ריגשי עוד מהספרים הקודמים!
זה היה חמוד, נחמד, לא מצחיק כמו שחשבתי שיהיה.
כורש ממש מתוק ומאוד נאמן לבעליו עוד מההתחלה עד הסוף הוא חכם.
בגלל שזו הייתה נקודת מבט שלו, רציתי יותר מחשבות על איך הוא רואה את בני האדם ואפילו קצת ירידות עליהם, זה היה מוסיף לי הרבה!
מומלץ
(להיות בת 16 ולקרוא את זה זה הרבה)
מצד אחד אהבתי זה היה חמוד והיו דברים שהיו יחסית צפויים מההתחלה .
אחד הדברים שלא חיבבתי היה איך הוציאו את בגרמנים אצלם הוא היה, הייתי רוצה לקבל יותר עליהם ועליו אצלם. הוא כלב, יש כל כך הרבה להוסיף. אבל בסך הכל עבודה טוב. נהנתי מאוד.
ידעתי שאני אבכה, אבל זהו סיפור של על כלב ואדם, ואני ריגשי עוד מהספרים הקודמים!
זה היה חמוד, נחמד, לא מצחיק כמו שחשבתי שיהיה.
כורש ממש מתוק ומאוד נאמן לבעליו עוד מההתחלה עד הסוף הוא חכם.
בגלל שזו הייתה נקודת מבט שלו, רציתי יותר מחשבות על איך הוא רואה את בני האדם ואפילו קצת ירידות עליהם, זה היה מוסיף לי הרבה!
מומלץ
(להיות בת 16 ולקרוא את זה זה הרבה)
May 9, 2020
אחד הספרים הטובים שנכתבו כאן בשנים האחרונות.
ועם זאת לצערי הוא לא מותיר חותם.
אשר קרביץ לוקח רעיונות מקוריים שהחזיקו ספרים קודמים ומשחק איתם בדרכו. בספר אחר הוא משתשעשע עם ה״סיפור בתוך הסיפור והחיבור ביניהם״ ובספר הזה המספר הוא כלב.
אשר אומן של ממש בבניית עלילה. הכתיבה שלו קולחת, אינטיליגנטית ועשירה והדמויות שלו נוגעות ללב.
במובן הזה, מדובר בספר מהנה וכיוון שמדובר בספר שעוסק בשואה מדובר בהישג של ממש.
אלא שאין הרבה מעבר לזה. אומנם יש לעתים התעסקות עם שאלות כבדות משקל, אבל העיסוק קצת רדוד והמחבר ממהר לחזור לעלילה. כמובן שגם בעלילה יש מסרים, אבל לצערי אין כאן קול ברור וייחודי.
ועם זאת לצערי הוא לא מותיר חותם.
אשר קרביץ לוקח רעיונות מקוריים שהחזיקו ספרים קודמים ומשחק איתם בדרכו. בספר אחר הוא משתשעשע עם ה״סיפור בתוך הסיפור והחיבור ביניהם״ ובספר הזה המספר הוא כלב.
אשר אומן של ממש בבניית עלילה. הכתיבה שלו קולחת, אינטיליגנטית ועשירה והדמויות שלו נוגעות ללב.
במובן הזה, מדובר בספר מהנה וכיוון שמדובר בספר שעוסק בשואה מדובר בהישג של ממש.
אלא שאין הרבה מעבר לזה. אומנם יש לעתים התעסקות עם שאלות כבדות משקל, אבל העיסוק קצת רדוד והמחבר ממהר לחזור לעלילה. כמובן שגם בעלילה יש מסרים, אבל לצערי אין כאן קול ברור וייחודי.
July 30, 2024
ספר קליל ונחמד, יש לו גם קטעים מרגשים וגם קטעים מצחיקים.
קטע שאהבתי במיוחד הוא שהדמות הראשית שאנחנו אמורים להזדהות איתה חווה בעצמה היסחפות זמנית אל תוך הצד הנאצי ומראה כמה זה קל ללכת עם הזרם אפילו כשיש לך עקרונות, עד שאתה מגלה שאתה הולך בניגוד לעקרונות שלך.
עוד בונוס היה סגנון הכתיבה: השפה מאוד יפה והשילוב של היידיש והגרמנית לתוך הספר (גם אם ללא תרגום) גרם לזה להרגיש קצת יותר כמו נקודת המבט של כלב שפשוט מדווח על מה שהוא רואה בלי בהכרח להבין.
בסך הכל לא המציא מחדש את הגלגל בתחום של ספרות שואה, אבל שווה קריאה והייתי משאילה אותו לילד חטיבה שזו הפריצה הראשונה שלו לעולם ספרות השואה.
קטע שאהבתי במיוחד הוא שהדמות הראשית שאנחנו אמורים להזדהות איתה חווה בעצמה היסחפות זמנית אל תוך הצד הנאצי ומראה כמה זה קל ללכת עם הזרם אפילו כשיש לך עקרונות, עד שאתה מגלה שאתה הולך בניגוד לעקרונות שלך.
עוד בונוס היה סגנון הכתיבה: השפה מאוד יפה והשילוב של היידיש והגרמנית לתוך הספר (גם אם ללא תרגום) גרם לזה להרגיש קצת יותר כמו נקודת המבט של כלב שפשוט מדווח על מה שהוא רואה בלי בהכרח להבין.
בסך הכל לא המציא מחדש את הגלגל בתחום של ספרות שואה, אבל שווה קריאה והייתי משאילה אותו לילד חטיבה שזו הפריצה הראשונה שלו לעולם ספרות השואה.
June 23, 2020
The Jewish Dog tells the awful story of the Holocaust through the eyes of a young pup called Caleb. It is a heartbreaking book. It was a real tear-jerker and there were many times that I felt I couldn't continue reading it. But I did and, even though the ending was bittersweet, I was glad that I stuck with it. But you definitely need a box of tissues nearby because you will spill many tears over this book.
January 1, 2018
Interesting book. Some lines seemed really out of place, like they were supposed to be part of a comedic book. Not sure if it was intentional.
Really disliked the inclusion of God in the book, he was superfluous
Really disliked the inclusion of God in the book, he was superfluous
July 20, 2021
Who would have thought a book told from the point of view of a dog during the holocaust would pack such a wallop of emotion, laughter, and new perceptions? I was hanging on every word and didn’t want it to end.
November 3, 2023
I read it in hebrew. Funny at times, full of charm as well as heart break and horror as the story unfolds during the horrific history of WW2 and the Holocaust. An emotional journey about the bond between man's best friend and its family during one of humanity's darkest times.
March 9, 2024
וואו אחד הספרים היותר טובים ומיוחדים שקראתי
לא ידעתי בכלל על מה הספר לפני שהתחלתי והייתי מאוד מופתעת, זה ספר על השואה והוא מעביר את החוויה שהמון יהודים הועברו בצורה קולחת ומרגשת.
הכתיבה של הספר מצויינת ומאוד נהנתי מהאיזכורים הדתיים, ו''כלב המרומים'' היה מצחיק ביותר.
לא ידעתי בכלל על מה הספר לפני שהתחלתי והייתי מאוד מופתעת, זה ספר על השואה והוא מעביר את החוויה שהמון יהודים הועברו בצורה קולחת ומרגשת.
הכתיבה של הספר מצויינת ומאוד נהנתי מהאיזכורים הדתיים, ו''כלב המרומים'' היה מצחיק ביותר.
January 4, 2025
Was a really interesting read to see the progression of the Holocaust through a dogs understanding. Author did a great job hooking the reader to the human companion. However, some aspects were a little too graphic for me.
August 13, 2025
My entire family LOVED this book!!! Seeing the Holocaust through a dog's eyes was such a creative approach that really allowed the author to explore the many different angles and experiences of the Holocaust.
September 26, 2017
It was unlike anything I've ever read. This book is strange and original.
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