Shush! Growing Up Jewish Under Stalin
Download or Read eBook Shush! Growing Up Jewish Under Stalin PDF written by Emil Draitser and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| 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 Synopsis Shush! Growing Up Jewish Under Stalin by : Emil Draitser
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.
