The Peddler S Grandson
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The Peddler S Grandson
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Author : Edward Cohen
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2009-09-28
The Peddler S Grandson written by Edward Cohen and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-28 with Religion categories.
Edward Cohen grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, the heart of the Bible Belt, thousands of miles from the northern centers of Jewish culture. As a child he sang "Dixie" in his segregated school, said the "sh'ma" at temple. While the civil rights struggle exploded all around, he worked at the family clothing store that catered to blacks. His grandfather Moise had left Romania and all his family for a very different world, the Deep South. Peddling on foot from farm to farm, sleeping in haylofts, he was the first Jew many Mississippians had ever seen. Moise's brother joined him and they married two sisters, raising their children under one roof, an island of Judaism in a sea of southern Christianity. In the 1950s, insulated by the extended family of double-cousins, Edward believed the world was populated totally by Jews--until the first day of school when he had the disquieting realization that he was the only Jew in his class. At times he felt southern, almost, but his sense of being an outsider slowly crystallized, as he listened to daily Christian school prayers tried to explain his annual absences to classmates who had never heard of Rosh Hashanah. At Christmas his parents' house was the only one without lights. In the seventh grade, he was the only child not invited to dance class. In a compelling work that is nonfiction throughout, but conveyed with a fiction writer's skill and technique, Cohen recounts how he left Mississippi for college to seek his own tribe. Instead, he found that among northern Jews he was again an outsider, marked by his southernness. They knew holidays like Simchas Torah; he knew Confederate Memorial Day. He tells a story of displacement, of living on the margin of two already marginal groups, and of coming to terms with his dual loyalties, to region and religion. In this unsparingly honest and often humorous portrait of cultural contradiction, Cohen's themes--the separateness of the artist, the tug of assimilation, the elusiveness of identity--resonate far beyond the South.
Christmas Stories From Mississippi
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Author : Judy H. Tucker
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2001
Christmas Stories From Mississippi written by Judy H. Tucker and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Fiction categories.
This volume packages together 17 of the peculiar Yuletide experiences of great writers like Eudora Welty, William Faulkner, and Elizabeth Spencer, with illustrations by Waters.
Coalfield Jews
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Author : Deborah R. Weiner
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2023-02-03
Coalfield Jews written by Deborah R. Weiner and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-03 with History categories.
The stories of vibrant eastern European Jewish communities in the Appalachian coalfields Coalfield Jews explores the intersection of two simultaneous historic events: central Appalachia’s transformative coal boom (1880s-1920), and the mass migration of eastern European Jews to America. Traveling to southern West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, and southwestern Virginia to investigate the coal boom’s opportunities, some Jewish immigrants found success as retailers and established numerous small but flourishing Jewish communities. Deborah R. Weiner’s Coalfield Jews provides the first extended study of Jews in Appalachia, exploring where they settled, how they made their place within a surprisingly receptive dominant culture, how they competed with coal company stores, interacted with their non-Jewish neighbors, and maintained a strong Jewish identity deep in the heart of the Appalachian mountains. To tell this story, Weiner draws on a wide range of primary sources in social, cultural, religious, labor, economic, and regional history. She also includes moving personal statements, from oral histories as well as archival sources, to create a holistic portrayal of Jewish life that will challenge commonly held views of Appalachia as well as the American Jewish experience.
Roads Taken
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Author : Hasia R. Diner
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2015-01-01
Roads Taken written by Hasia R. Diner and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-01 with History categories.
The never-before-told story of countless Jewish on-the-road peddlers who crossed the globe in search of better lives
A Peddler S Journey
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Author : Jeffrey Slater
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2020-03-24
A Peddler S Journey written by Jeffrey Slater and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1952, 77-year-old Harry Jacobs sat down to document his life story. He felt the desire to share his history with future generations before it was lost. The grandson of a tailor and son of a peddler, Harry’s tales take us to a time long forgotten. The Peddlers Journey begins with Harry’s escape from Czarist Russia at 15 years of age, finding himself in New York City with eight-cents in his pocket and settling in the Wild West. He shares his joys, struggles, love, adventures, and the personal conflict of “Old World” religious values in a New World. During his lifetime, he was fortunate to dine with Presidents and Governors and came to call many people, rich and poor, his good friends. His wealth would rise and fall, each time bringing him back to peddling. This is the story of a simple American immigrant who led a fortunate life during an adventurous time in America, where anything was possible.
Jewish Roots In Southern Soil
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Author : Marcie Cohen Ferris
language : en
Publisher: UPNE
Release Date : 2006
Jewish Roots In Southern Soil written by Marcie Cohen Ferris and has been published by UPNE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
A lively look at southern Jewish history and culture.
A Peddler S Journey
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Author : Jeffrey Slater
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Us
Release Date : 2020-03-24
A Peddler S Journey written by Jeffrey Slater and has been published by Xlibris Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1952, 77-year-old Harry Jacobs sat down to document his life story. He felt the desire to share his history with future generations before it was lost. The grandson of a tailor and son of a peddler, Harry's tales take us to a time long forgotten. The Peddlers Journey begins with Harry's escape from Czarist Russia at 15 years of age, finding himself in New York City with eight-cents in his pocket and settling in the Wild West. He shares his joys, struggles, love, adventures, and the personal conflict of "Old World" religious values in a New World. During his lifetime, he was fortunate to dine with Presidents and Governors and came to call many people, rich and poor, his good friends. His wealth would rise and fall, each time bringing him back to peddling. This is the story of a simple American immigrant who led a fortunate life during an adventurous time in America, where anything was possible.
Life
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964-07-24
Life written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964-07-24 with categories.
LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
The New England Dairy Market
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Author : United States. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1925
The New England Dairy Market written by United States. Bureau of Agricultural Economics and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1925 with Dairy products categories.
Life
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964-07-24
Life written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964-07-24 with categories.
LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.