Friday, October 16, 2015

October Read

Dear friends,

GOOD-BYE RUSSIA, HELLO AMERICA is resonating good vibes! One reader called it a gem.

Although the Sidowitz family immigrated here in 1923,the challenges for today's immigrants remain the same.  They want : a job,  romance, a better life, education and ultimately assimilation. As the brothers adjust to life in the Bronx and then Brooklyn, Mama Ida disapproves of their Friday night soirees, the burlesque shows and their ignoring the Shabbat.

The depression followed by WWII changes everything. Jacov (Jack) is drafted into the army, trained to be an interpreter and parachuted into Europe where he continues to search for Yehuda, the eldest brother who remained in volatile Russia.

How does this story end? It's a surprise. Let me know how you think it should end?

The leaves up north are turning color...I miss them here in Florida.

fondly,

Janet S. Kleinman