A controversial bestselling polemic in Germany DeIntegrate is a battle cry against Jewish assimilation into a dominant culture that seeks to paint over the pastand a handbook for minorities on how to embrace their difference and resist rising nationalism antiSemitism xenophobia and racism.ampamp10ampamp10Max Czolleks DeIntegrate is a polemical often humorous examination of Jewish life in contemporary Germany that speaks to the position of minorities the world over. Rooted in sociological theory the book offers an engaging and approachable critique of Germanyampamp8217s muchlauded traditions of memory culture and Vergangenheitsbewampamp228aumlltigungampamp8212its successful negotiation of its Nazi past.ampamp10ampamp10Although modern Reunified Germany presents itself as having overcome historical trauma and integrated its now diverse multicultural society Czollek argues that this public image is merely a ampamp8220Theater of Integrationampamp8221 showcasing those minoritized stories to bolster Germanyampamp8217s positive selfimage while sidelining the true potential of the countryampamp8217s radical diversity. Czollek posits that todayampamp8217s German minorities must embrace their differences and ampamp8220deintegrateampamp8221 from mainstream society in order to counter the rise of rightwing nationalism.ampamp10ampamp10On the one hand a stirring look at integration belonging and cultural diversity and on the other a passionate denunciation of bigotry and virulent nationalism DeIntegrate speaks across cultural racial and national divisions and points to a livelier future for all of us.