Hi Edith, I don't know if this is too late and I am not sure if you would like the book. That said ... I have had library patrons particularly guys enjoy, "The Landsman" by Peter Melman. It's language is raw the action rough and the protagonist is no hero. He is a Jewish orphan from New Orleans living the wrong side of the tracks. Elias Abrams joins the Confederate Army not out of serving the Southern cause, but to get away from his gambling ruffian gang members after he killed a man. His reformation begins while he is serving in his unit when his commander receives a letter from a Jewish New Orleans woman to be given to any Jewish soldier in the unit to encourage to fight for the Confederacy. Abrams begins begins to reflect on his notorious life and that he has to face his demons. the book is not for everyone, it is in trade paperback and gives an unvarnished side of the Civil War from the Southern point of view.
Jeannine Schiffman Davidson Head of Adult Services Northville, Michigan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Uri Kolodney" <[email protected]> To: "ha-Safran ([email protected])" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 9:51:48 AM Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Jews in civil War-Fiction - THANK YOU! Thank you so much to all who responded to this question! Happy Passover! Uri -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 3:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Jews in civil War-Fiction Category: News & Reviews Our Synagogue Book Club is looking for a fiction book with a story pertinent to the Jews during the American Civil War Preferably in Paper back. Can you help? thanks edith claman Submitted By: Name: edith claman Email: [email protected] __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
