Shush! Growing Up Jewish Under Stalin
Author | : Emil Draitser |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2008-09-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520254466 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520254465 |
Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "This memoir conveys us back to Draitser's childhood and adolescence and provides a unique account of post-Holocaust life in Russia. We live side by side with young Draitser as he struggles to reconcile the harsh values of Soviet society with the values of his working-class Jewish family. Despite the waves of anti-Jewish campaigns, which swept over the country and climaxed in the infamous "Doctors' Plot," we feel the Draitsers' loving family life - lively, evocative, and rich with humor. This intimate story ends with the death of Stalin and, through the author's anecdotes about his ancestors, presents a sweeping panorama of two centuries of Jewish history in Russia."--BOOK JACKET.