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Odessa, Odessa
Barbara Artson
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Belletristik / Hauptwerk vor 1945
Beschreibung
Odessa, Odessa follows the families of two sons from a proud lineage of rabbis and cantors in a shtetl near Odessa in western Russia. It begins as Henya, wife of Rabbi Mendel Kolopsky, considers an unexpected pregnancy and the hardships ahead for the children she already has. Soon after the child is born, Cossacks ransack the Kolopskys’ home, severely beating Mendel. In the aftermath, he tells Henya that, contrary to his brother Shimshon’s belief that socialism is their ticket to escaping the region’s brutal anti-Semitic pogroms, he still believes America holds the answer. Henya, meanwhile, understands that any future will be perilous: she now knows their baby daughter, who has slept through this night of melee, is surely deaf. So begins a beautifully told story that unfolds over decades of the 20th century—a story in which two families, joined in tradition and parted during persecution, will remain bound by their fateful decision to leave Odessa.
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"The vivid events and rich details of the intricate story are compelling and important—immigrants like the Kolopskys helped make America into the land readers recognize today (Israel, too). Readers should understand more of their world at the end of this engrossing novel than they did when they began it . . .A complex but rewarding epic of family ties, fading memories, and immigrants who—through hard work and luck—better the lives of their progeny." — <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> “Grounded in meticulous reconstruction of time and place and rich with memorable characters—a story with an evocative echo of biblical sibling rivalry—we enjoy decades of an immigrant family and a revelation when American sisters travel to Israel to meet a distant cousin and share histories that propelled their long-estranged kinfolk through time and tumult.” ―Belle Elving, Writer, Development at National Public Radio “Artson’s mastery over the details and nuances of the lives she creates, and her sense of the history that surrounds them, show her to be a writer of depth and sensitivity.” —Melanie Sperling, Professor Emerita, University of California, Riverside “ <em>Odessa, Odessa</em> is a vivid immigrant journey of tragedy and triumphs that keeps us engaged until the unexpected and tearful, but optimistic and poignant, ending.” —Dr. Linda Tucker, best-selling author of <em>At a Crossroads: Finding the Right Psychotherapist</em> and host of the podcast <em>Challenge Your Thinking</em> “As Artson lovingly shakes the family tree, easily-relatable relatives fall out that readers will fall in love with. A visual writer, she creates scenes worthy of a movie adaptation.” —Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle Senior Movie Correspondent “This story of family exodus into the wider world illuminates both the cultural and political freedoms and constraints that shape and re-shape the quiet dignity of ordinary and striving lives.” —Sandra Butler, co-author of <i>It Never Ends: Mothering Middle-Aged Daughters</i> "Barbara Artson's novel speaks to the human spirit, and to its resilience and courage under oppression....A story from 100 years ago, <i>Odessa, Odessa</i> is a haunting reminder of the struggles endured by refugees--even in the twenty-first century." —Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of Tikkun, chair of the Network of Spiritual Progressive, and author of <i>Revolutionary</i> "This far-reaching novel of epic proportions chronicles three generations of a Jewish family: from the shtetl near Odessa in Western Russia, to an immigrant community in New York, and finally on a journey to Israel in 1996 to meet long-lost cousins and solve an enduring family mystery. Artson vividly evokes the immigrant experience of coming through Ellis island and trying to create a new life in the United States in the early years of the 20th century. A poignant story, full of unforgettable characters and rich historical details."
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New York City, family secret, Israel kibbutz, Los Angeles, Russian history, Brighton Beach, multigenerational story, Jewish immigrant, women garment workers