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Summer haven : the Catskills, the Holocaust, and the literary imagination /
"This volume provides for the first time a collection of writing that investigates the stories and struggles of survivors in the context of the Jewish resort culture of the Catskills, through new and existing works of fiction and memoir by writers who spent their youths there. It explores how v...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Boston :
Academic Studies Press,
2015.
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| Series: | Jews of Russia & Eastern Europe and their legacy.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | "This volume provides for the first time a collection of writing that investigates the stories and struggles of survivors in the context of the Jewish resort culture of the Catskills, through new and existing works of fiction and memoir by writers who spent their youths there. It explores how vacationers, resort owners, and workers dealt with a horrific contradiction--the pleasure of their summer haven against the mass extermination of Jews throughout Europe. It also examines the character of Holocaust survivors in the Catskills: in what ways did people find connection, resolution to conflict, and avenues to come together despite the experiences that set them apart? The book will be useful to those studying Jewish, American, or New York history, the Holocaust and Catskills legacy, United States immigration, American literature, and American culture. The focus on themes of nostalgia, humor, loss, and sexuality will draw general readers as well."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 402 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781618114181 1618114182 9781618114198 1618114190 |