Alvin Carpman goes through life with a foreboding sense of the world. A German-Jewish emigre who is fortunate to leave Germany after Kristallnacht in 1938, he settles in Baltimore, and begins a nurses' uniform manufacturing business following World War II. He survives some bruising brushes with a clothing union, an extra-marital affair, and the realization that an intellectually gifted son probably will leave the country to avoid the military draft during the Vietnam War. Yet these episodes pale in comparison to the murder of his best friend and his youngest son's involvement in the sordid...
Alvin Carpman goes through life with a foreboding sense of the world. A German-Jewish emigre who is fortunate to leave Germany after Kristallnacht in ...
Sergeant David Kravitz tries to make amends for words he spoke as World War II was about to end. But even at the beginning of the twenty-first century, after a journey from Normandy Beach on D-Day, to Dachau concentration camp, to New York City on 9/11 he realizes that Hell will never end.
Sergeant David Kravitz tries to make amends for words he spoke as World War II was about to end. But even at the beginning of the twenty-first century...
Jackie Goldheart, born Jacob Goldman on the Lower East Side of New York, made it big as the first TV mega star in the early 1950s. As his career waned, he yearned desperately to return to the limelight. However, his final opportunity for stardom may lie with his illegitimate son Evan Stromberg, who has authored a play Jackie wants desperately to appear in. The final casting will be done with the approval of Evan, who may not know Jackie is his real father.
Jackie Goldheart, born Jacob Goldman on the Lower East Side of New York, made it big as the first TV mega star in the early 1950s. As his career wa...
