Shush! Growing Up Jewish under Stalin: A Memoir,Used

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Many years after making his way to America from Odessa in Soviet Ukraine, Emil Draitser made a startling discovery: every time he uttered the word "Jewish"even in casual conversationhe lowered his voice. This behavior was a natural byproduct, he realized, of growing up in the antiSemitic, postHolocaust Soviet Union, when "Shush!" was the most frequent word he heard: "Don't use your Jewish name in public. Don't speak a word of Yiddish. And don't cry over your murdered relatives." This compelling memoir conveys the reader back to Draitser's childhood and provides a unique account of midtwentiethcentury life in Russia as the young Draitser struggles to reconcile the harsh values of Soviet society with the values of his workingclass Jewish family. Lively, evocative, and rich with humor, this unforgettable story ends with the death of Stalin and, through life stories of the author's ancestors, presents a sweeping panorama of two centuries of Jewish history in Russia.

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