.And also "Call It Sleep" by Henry Roth (although in New York City, not a small town).
Beila Organic From: Hasafran [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lisa Silverman Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 3:36 PM To: Heidi Estrin; [email protected] Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Jewish life in the Depression Our library has these holdings that mention taking place during the Depression: Fic Bel Saul Bellow. http://library.sinaitemple.org/images/blank.gifThe Adventures of Augie March / Saul Bellow. -- NY : Viking, 2003. Follows the life of a Jewish boy growing up in Chicago during the Great Depression. _____ Fic Fas Howard Melvin Fast. http://library.sinaitemple.org/images/blank.gifSecond generation / Howard Melvin Fast. -- Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1978. Continues the story of Dan Lavette begun in The Immigrants, covering the years of the depression and World War II. _____ Fic Pot Chaim Potok. http://library.sinaitemple.org/images/blank.gifIn the beginning / Chaim Potok. -- N.Y : Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. Portrays Jewish family life in the U.S. from the 1920's on through the Depression, World War II, and the Holocaust, through the eyes of a Biblical scholar looking back at his own beginning. _____ Fic Sal pb Jack Salem. http://library.sinaitemple.org/images/blank.gifHeirs to the pushcart fortune -- a novel / Jack Salem. -- Baltimore, MD : Publish America, 2006. Weaves together two generations of an immigrant family through the Great Depression and World War II. Lisa Silverman Library Director, Sinai Temple Blumenthal Library 10400 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 310-481-3215 (direct) 310-481-3218 (main) <http://library.sinaitemple.org/> library.sinaitemple.org From: Hasafran [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Heidi Estrin Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 11:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ha-Safran] Jewish life in the Depression Fig Tree Books tagged AJL on Facebook with this question: 'Seeking suggestions from our knowledgeable fans to answer this reader's question: "I want to read some fiction about the Jewish experience during the Depression, especially in smaller towns. Got any ideas?"' Can anyone suggest any titles? Thanks, Heidi Estrin [email protected]
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