ISBN:
0874518903
,
9780874518900
Language:
English
Pages:
xii, 363 S.
,
Ill.
,
23 cm
Edition:
1st pbk. ed.
Year of publication:
1999
Series Statement:
Brandeis series in American Jewish history, culture, and life
Keywords:
American literature Jewish authors
;
Sephardim Literary collections
;
Jews Literary collections
;
Sephardim United States
;
Jews United States
;
American literature Jewish authors
;
Jews
;
Sephardim United States
;
Literary collections
Abstract:
Miriam ; On the persecution of the Jews of Damascus / Penina Moise -- Zipra Nunez's account of the family's escape / Mordecai Manuel Noah -- The crowing of the red cock ; The banner of the Jew / Emma Lazarus -- The scientific mother ; The portrait of the senior wrangler / Annie Nathan Meyer -- On the Jewish exile ; Letter to Europe / Robert G. Nathan -- Those Memphis Jews / Lawrence Pereira Spingarn -- Selections from Farewell to Salonica / Leon Sciaky -- All the way home / Herbert Hadad -- Nona : a recollection / Gloria De Vidas Kirchheimer -- Fabric / Rosaly DeMaios Roffman -- La Tía Estambolía / Emma Adatto Schlesinger -- The gold chain / Rae Dalven -- Recollections / Morrie Camhi -- Hotel Majestic ; Lament / Ruth Behar -- The IQ and I : my adventures near the bottom of the bell curve / Victor Perera -- Baʹawa / Stanley Sultan -- Excerpts from Suleika / Ruth Knafo Setton -- The voyager ; Arbitration / Gloria De Vidas Kirchheimer -- La America ; Grandfathers ; Poem for Grandma / Michael Castro -- Toward the light / Linda Ashear -- Sunday visits / David Del Bourgo -- Suspect fashion / Henrietta Bensussen -- Grace ; RF Let us go to Chrystie Street / Stephen Levy --Selections from Rabbi / Stanley Sultan -- Erica ; The inquiry / Rebecca Camhi Fromer -- Stella's story / Michael Castro -- Trip / Ivanov Yehudi Reyez -- Homage to our Turkish brethren / David F. Altabe -- Once, a bright fire / Rena Varon Down -- Cameo / Ivanov Yehudi Reyez -- Loops / Sarah Melhado White -- Atonement ; After Ecclesiastes ; I had thought of writing a play based on the following facts: / Ammiel Alcalay -- Sometimes people think ; Saving the puffins : puffin rhapsody ; The mystical child / Rosaly DeMaios Roffman -- Revelation / Linda Ashear -- Highway song / Ammiel Alcalay -- Nameless daughter / Ruth Behar -- Both Jewish and Arabic ; My family reunion / Herbert Hadad -- My father driving, delivering a few dozen skirts on a Saturday morning ; Singing for Saturday morning ; Teacher in Bayside ;
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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