Why the Eponymous Descendants of Israel Ben Isaac are Still Here 3500 Years Later

This is a quote from a short book review in the 7 April 2019 New York Times Book Review. The book is about a tribe that hunts sperm whales.

And yet, like so much else at this moment, Lamaleran society is being threatened from all sides - by the rise of commercial fishing operations, the decline of the very animals they depend upon, politicians who value econmic growth above all else and the desire of tribal youth (in particular the girls) for a life with fewer restrictions,

Part of the explanation of the persistence of the Jews (the remaining Israelites) is that our tribal identity does not depend on our means of livelihood. 3500 years ago we were shepherds. 2500 years ag we were farmers. 1000 years ago we were merchants. Now we do STEM.