Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 277 pages
- Published by: Columbia University Press; Exp Sub edition May 23, 1996
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0231103077
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0231103077
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Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
- Weighs: 12.8 ounces
Product Description
-- Daniel Patrick Moynihan
About The Author
Jack Kugelmass is Professor of Anthropology and former Director of the Folklore Program at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has written two television documentaries about the Intervale Jewish Center and is the author of
Masked Culture: The Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, co-author of
Going Home: How American Jews Invent the Old World, and co-editor of
From a Ruined Garden: The Memorial Book of Polish Jewry.
Reader ReviewsI worked in The Bronx for 15 years directing the Borough's office of a large social service agency. And I spent some time at Intervale. Jack captures the life, spirit, and determination of the folks at Intervale. Mr. Sachs was not one of a kink, but one of the best kind. I treasure the moments we spent together, and the bus rides to an annual Seder that we went to in Westchester County. He could have left, for an easier life at any time, but chose to remain. A gentle hero. There is a difference between a Rabbi and a rebbe; the one being ordained and learned. Mr. Sachs was a rebbe, learned and wise. A life to learn from. This is a book to love. I am glad that Kugelmass added a bit to it. I treasure both editions and every so often look at the pictures and also the VHS to remind myself of the vitality and love of life, and of other folks.
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