In studying people of a given era, we often find a certain resonance with them. If you can look beyond their stiff poses, their dated clothing, limited technology, and prejudices, you will find in their letters, diaries and other surviving material hopes, thoughts, and aspirations very similar to our own. They were people just like us. This resonance become apparent when you watch a serious silent movie, ride in a classic car, or listen to certain music going back many decades. All you have to do is tune into it. The basic theme of this story takes a reverse tack: If we can relate to an...
In studying people of a given era, we often find a certain resonance with them. If you can look beyond their stiff poses, their dated clothing, limite...
This book provides a rare glimpse into certain aspects of Jewish life. Although not an autobiography in the strictest sense of the word, it presents one man's experiences in chronological order, beginning with the immediate postwar period and continuing on up to the present. Many of the stories related here took place against the backdrop of the rise and fall of a prominent Jewish family -the author's own. Some were written shortly after the described events took place while others were composed decades later. In many cases the passage of time has transformed their initial impact into humor....
This book provides a rare glimpse into certain aspects of Jewish life. Although not an autobiography in the strictest sense of the word, it presents o...
