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A Jewish Refugee in New York: A Novel Kindle Edition

by Kadya Molodovsky (Author), Anita Norich (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition
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“This novel invites the reader inside the mind of a Polish Jewish woman who has recently arrived in New York just after WWII began in Europe.” —Jeffrey Shandler, author of Anne Frank Unbound

Rivke Zilberg, a twenty-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 United States, Rivke shares the stories of losing her mother to a bombing in Lublin, jilting a fiancé 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 Molodovsky 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 United States during WWII, Molodovsky points readers to the social, political, and cultural tensions of that time and place.
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    Indiana University Press
  6. Publication date
    April 1, 2019
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"This novel invites the reader inside the mind of a Polish Jewish woman who has recently arrived in New York just after WWII began in Europe. She grapples with the twin challenges of being a refugee―agonizing over the fate of loved ones left behind and struggling to adapt to a strange new social, cultural, and economic environment, uncertain of her future."―Jeffrey Shandler, author of Anne Frank Unbound

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This novel invites the reader inside the mind of a Polish Jewish woman who has recently arrived in New York just after WWII began in Europe. She grapples with the twin challenges of being a refugee―agonizing over the fate of loved ones left behind and struggling to adapt to a strange new social, cultural, and economic environment, uncertain of her future.

-- Jeffrey Shandler, author of Anne Frank Unbound

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07NW9NT94
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Indiana University Press (April 1, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 1, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2101 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 198 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 57 ratings

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TucsonTandem
5.0 out of 5 stars Really interesting book
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2022
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Easy read and really interesting. Gives you some additional insight into the experience of these refugees.
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Sandy in Jersey
5.0 out of 5 stars A rare gem!
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2019
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Anita Norich has a rare understanding of her subject matter. Her own experience as an immigrant and her Yiddish spirit are evident in all aspects of her work. When will she publish her own journal? This book, its author, and its translators are true gems. —S. Choron
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Modemjunkie
4.0 out of 5 stars A fish out of water... or in
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2019
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…Rivke Zilberg comes to New York alone from Poland in the late 1930s. A refugee , just 20 years old
, she tries to navigate the ways of the old world and the new, while confronting age old dilemmas facing young women: work, relationships, men, men. Infused with sadness and laughter, this book is a delight. It's short chapters reflect its origins as a serialized publication in a Yiddish journal. I thought they would b3 perfect bite size pieces to read before bed. But like a bowl of chocolates, I kept taking one after another.
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APD
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read.
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2019
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A surprize-- unknown author writes in a language that is struggling to survive and it turns out to be very good book.
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David H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2019
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Engaging, well written story of the travails of a single woman on the lower Eastside.
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Andrea Bernardini
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excape
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2020
Anita Norich brings us an engaging book that will capture your mind as well as your emotions. I could not put it down. Thank you.
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Archbishop Edward Skiba, OSB, Lt, USN (ret)
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Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2021
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A peek at the everyday life of the more fortunate Jewish people who escaped the WW ll persecution in Europe and were able to preserve Jewish life in the American part of the diaspora.
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