Ezekiel “Zeke” Emanuel is the son of Benjamin Emanuel and Marsha Emanuel and the brother of Chicago mayor and former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and Hollywood talent agent Ari Emanuel. A vice provost and university professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, Emanuel also served as the special advisor for health policy to President Obama’s director of the Office of Management and Budget. He is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times. Raised in Chicago, he now lives in Washington, D.C, and Philadelphia.
“An endearing, honest and gripping account of an American success
story.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“A beautiful portrait of growing up Jewish in an urban environment
during an era of profound social change.”—Publishers Weekly
“This delightful memoir is a deeply personal tale of one family,
but it’s also about much larger things: America and tribal
identity, love and rivalry, and the moral lessons to be learned as
you grow up.”—Walter Isaacson
“Fascinating . . . a classic tale of an immigrant family.”—Chicago
Tribune
“Mighty entertaining.”—The Hollywood Reporter
“A clear-eyed, candid memoir that is unique and yet
quintessentially American.”—BookPage
“A fun read.”—The Forward
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