Oy Vey, I'm Going to Church

What happens when a young Jewish girl grows up in an upper middleclass household in New York City and attends the best Jewish schools and camps, only to be catapulted into WASP---White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant---territory as soon as she reaches her teens. From attending elite, primarily gentile, private schools and exclusive clubs to sleepover weekends at the homes of her high school WASPy friends, she is left not just a bit bewildered but also amused. Nevertheless, in this rarified environment, she meets and marries "Superwasp" -- a direct descendant of the Mayflower! With incisive wit and a generous spirit, the author entertains us with stories of her Jewish family and their social crowd, as well as of her gentile friends and their activities. Oy Vey, I'm Going to Church is at once provocative and funny…and completely unputdownable.

What happens when a young Jewish girl grows up in an upper middleclass household in New York City and attends the best Jewish schools and camps, only to be catapulted into WASP---White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant---territory as soon as she reaches her teens. From attending elite, primarily gentile, private schools and exclusive clubs to sleepover weekends at the homes of her high school WASPy friends, she is left not just a bit bewildered but also amused. Nevertheless, in this rarified environment, she meets and marries "Superwasp" -- a direct descendant of the Mayflower! With incisive wit and a generous spirit, the author entertains us with stories of her Jewish family and their social crowd, as well as of her gentile friends and their activities. Oy Vey, I'm Going to Church is at once provocative and funny…and completely unputdownable.

Krissel was born in New York City and attended a prominent, private all-girls high school in Manhattan; she graduated cum laude from Smith College, which was soon followed by marriage and three children. While raising her children, she became a fundraising volunteer for a variety of non-profits and went on to found a successful international fundraising consulting firm that she managed for more than thirty years. She has been a guest on talk shows and a frequent guest speaker at business and non-profit events around the world. Krissel has also served on the Boards of several well known non-profit organizations. Oy Vey, I'm Going to Church is her first book.