Summary of Mazel Tov
In her book “Mazel Tov”, J.S. Margot recounts her experiences working as a student for an Orthodox Jewish family in Antwerp, assisting the children with their homework and other household tasks. As a non-Jew, she was unfamiliar with the rules and customs of the Orthodox Jewish community, and she describes with humour and curiosity the cultural differences, misunderstandings, and the friendship she developed with the family.
Reasons to read Mazel TovÂ
“Mazel Tov” offers an interesting insight into the highly visible yet largely unknown world of Orthodox Jews in Antwerp. Rather than a novel, this book is a memoir of her experiences as a young woman within the closed world of Antwerp’s Orthodox Jewish community. J.S. Margot (Margot Vanderstraeten) is a Flemish author and journalist. In 2017, she was awarded the E. du Perron Prize for “Mazel Tov”.
Setting: Antwerp (Belgium)
Original title: Mazzel tov
Year of publication: 2017
Nr of pages: 320
