| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
298 pages ; 23 cm |
| Summary |
Stella Suberman recalls her youth in 1920s Concordia, Tennessee, where her father, a Jewish immigrant from Russia, ran a dry goods store, which became locally known as "the Jew store" in the predominantly Christian small town. |
| Contents |
The Destination -- Avram Plotchnikoff's New Name -- A Nice Jewish Girl -- For Better or for Worse -- God's (So to Speak) Country -- Miss Brookie's Cousin Tom -- Xenophobia -- My Father's Fancy Footwork -- Bronson's Low-Priced Store -- Green Eyeshades -- No Picnic -- Opening Day -- In Christ's Name, Amen -- A Gleam in My Mother's Eye -- Two Social Calls -- A House and Neighbors -- My Mother's Dilemma -- Seth's New Job -- New York Aunts -- The Bar Mitzvah Question -- Gentiles -- Joey's Homecoming -- Miriam's Romance -- Aunt Hannah's Wedding -- Concordia's Savior -- Miriam's Rescue -- Push Comes to Shove. |
| Subject |
Suberman, Stella -- Childhood and youth.
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Jews -- Tennessee -- Biography.
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Jewish businesspeople -- Tennessee -- Biography.
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General stores -- Tennessee.
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| ISBN |
1565121988 |
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