Winner 2016 J.I. Segal Translation Award for a Book on a Jewish Theme, 2016 Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Yiddish Translation, and Selected for Honorable Mention for the Sophie Brody Medal for achievement in Jewish literature Abraham Karpinowitz (1913-2004) was born in Vilna, Poland (present-day Vilnius, Lithuania), the city that serves as both the backdrop and the central character for his stories. He survived the Holocaust in the Soviet Union and, after two years in an internment camp on the island of Cyprus, moved to Israel, where he lived until his death. In this collection,...
Winner 2016 J.I. Segal Translation Award for a Book on a Jewish Theme, 2016 Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Yiddish Translation, and Selected fo...
Abraham Karpinowitz (1913 2004) was born in Vilna, Poland (present-day Vilnius, Lithuania), the city that serves as both the backdrop and the central character for his stories. He survived the Holocaust in the Soviet Union and, after two years in an internment camp on the island of Cyprus, moved to Israel, where he lived until his death. In this collection, Karpinowitz portrays, with compassion and intimacy, the dreams and struggles of the poor and disenfranchised Jews of his native city before the Holocaust. His stories provide an affectionate and vivid portrait of poor working women and...
Abraham Karpinowitz (1913 2004) was born in Vilna, Poland (present-day Vilnius, Lithuania), the city that serves as both the backdrop and the central ...
