Introduction: In the haunted present

1. Everyone's (second) favorite dead Jew

2. Frozen Jews

3. Dead American Jews, part one

4. Executed Jews

5. Fictional dead Jews

6. Legends of dead Jews

7. Dead American Jews, part two

8. On rescuing Jews and others

9. Dead Jews of the desert

10. Blockbuster dead Jews

11. Communing with Shylock

12. Dead American Jews, part three: turning the page

Acknowledgments

Works consulted.