Set against the backdrop of Corbin College in a 1959-1960 New York winter, 'The Netanyahus' unravels a comedic yet contemplative tale revolving around Ruben Blum, a Jewish historian detached from Jewish history. Coerced into a hiring committee, Blum is thrust into the role of an impromptu host for the Netanyahu family, leading to an upheaval of his quiet existence. The patriarch, Benzion Netanyahu, is an exiled scholar of the Spanish Inquisition whose presence alongside his family ensures a series of uproarious escapades that throw Blum's serene American life into disarray. Joshua Cohen skilfully intertwines the absurd with the scholarly, delivering a poignant campus novel soaked in astute political satire and a sharp dissection of identity.