A Jewish Refugee in New York - Rivke Zilberg's Journal (Paperback)

Rivke Zilberg, a 20-year-old Jewish woman, arrives in New York shortly after the Nazi invasion of Poland, her home country. Struggling to learn a new language and cope with a different way of life in the United States, Rivke finds herself keeping a journal about the challenges and opportunities of this new land. In her attempt to find a new life as a Jewish immigrant in the US, Rivke shares the stories of losing her mother to a bombing in Lublin, jilting a fiance who has made his way to Palestine, and a flirtatious relationship with an American "allrightnik." In this fictionalized journal originally published in Yiddish, author Kadya Molodovsy provides keen insight into the day-to-day activities of the large immigrant Jewish community of New York. By depicting one woman's struggles as a Jewish refugee in the US during WWII, Molodovsky points readers to the social, political, and cultural tensions of that time and place.

General

Imprint:	Indiana University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Modern Jewish Experience
Release date:	March 2019
Authors:	Kadya Molodovsky
Translators:	Anita Norich
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	202
ISBN-13:	978-0-253-04076-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Biography > General Books > Fiction > Promotions
LSN:	0-253-04076-0
Barcode:	9780253040763

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