Memories of a Jewish Childhood is a unique
book. It is an American story, detailing an almost exclusively Jewish
neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey during the 1950’s. Although
the neighborhood becomes a Jewish haven for arriving survivors,
this is not a Holocaust book. Rather it addresses the impact of
those stories told behind closed doors and their influence on the
identities of Jewish children who grew up in the shadow of the Holocaust.
This book reveals a life that most Americans have never experienced,
becoming a window into Ashkenazi Jewish life and assimilation. The
book is touching and terrifying, but with quite a few laughs as
well. People from Newark, both Christians and Jews will find many
nostalgic memories of the era. It is a readable documentary/memoir
of a time and place that shaped so many lives. This book belongs
in every Jewish home and especially in the homes of the people who
lived in Newark. Teachers in public schools have requested the book
for classroom discussions. Jewish Day school and Sunday schools
have found a touching, poignant and understandable aid to their
curriculums.
Readers have shared that they “could not put the book down”
and came away with much to consider and much to remember. Memories
of a Jewish Childhood is a slim little volume that packs profound
messages . . . a must read for people who want to feel, laugh and
cry, but most of all learn.
The
book is available on Amazon and Kindle
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