My Journey Home

by Herb Jaffe, Steve Riback

Overview

My Journey Home is the tale of guts and courage and the furthest reaches of
G-d-given inner strength. In Yiddish terminology, it might be best characterized as a story of chutzpah -- a combination of audacity and bravado. This is the story of an extreme transformation of Steve Riback, whose religion is tightly woven into the faith and practices of Judaism. It portrays in fervent detail how Riback, a member of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, fought a lonely and haunting battle for years against a veiled derisiveness from non-Jewish peers...and all because he sought the right to wear a beard and head-covering, in conformance with his religion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781513623580
Publisher:	Movement Publishing
Publication date:	07/27/2017
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

STEVE RIBACK was born and raised in Southern California. He relocated to Las Vegas and attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to pursue a teaching degree. During his studies, Steve transitioned into law enforcement, joining the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. With over 19 years on the force, assignments have included; Jail Corrections, Patrol, D.A.R.E., Undercover Vice, Violent Crimes, Quality Assurance, Patrol Sergeant, and currently assigned as a Detective Sergeant. Steve and his wife live in Las Vegas with their three children. He can be reached at [e-mail] or www.koshercop.com.

HERB JAFFE was an investigative journalist and op-ed columnist for most of the 39 years he worked for The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J., before he retired to Las Vegas, where he lives with his wife Fran. He continues to write a periodic column for the View section of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Jaffe has written four mystery novels based on his experiences in New Jersey. My Journey Home, co-authored with Detective Sergeant Steve Riback of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, is his first venture into non-fiction. Jaffe, who has received numerous national awards for journalism, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize on two occasions. He can be reached at [e-mail].