The narrow bridge: beyond the Holocaust

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"Neuman describes the world of Polish Jewry before and during the Holocaust, re-creating the strong religious and secular personalities of his childhood and early youth in Zdunska Wola, Poland: the outcast butcher Haskel Traskalawski; the savvy criminal-turned-entrepreneur Nochem Ellia; the trusted Doctor Lemberg, liaison to the German occupation government; and Neuman's beloved teacher, Reb Mendel. Through their stories, Neuman reveals the workings of a community tested to the limits of faith …

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Title Statements

Full title :The narrow bridge : beyond the Holocaust / Isaac Neuman ; with Michael Palencia-Roth.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2000.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):University of Illinois Press
Place of Publication:Urbana
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2000.

The Physical Object

Description:xi, 202 pages : : map ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780252025617, 025202561X
oclc:ocm42437060
LC Classification:DS135.P63
Dewey Decimal:940.53/18092

pt. 1. Before the Ghetto -- 1. Cheder Years -- 2. Reb Mendel -- 3. The Gate of Tears -- pt. 2. In the Ghetto -- 4. Hanukkah in a Monastery -- 5. The Pact -- 6. Purim Revenge -- 7. Shlomo's Last Prayer -- 8. The Judenalteste of Zdunska Wola -- pt. 3. In the Camps -- 9. My Brother's Keeper, Part 1 -- 10. Unleavened Bread -- 11. My Brother's Keeper, Part 2 -- pt. 4. Legacies -- 12. Mottl's Torah -- 13. Rachel -- 14. Yom Hashoah.

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Biographies Biography collective biographies Holocaust Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Person… Jews Jews -- Biography. -- Poland Jews -- History. -- Poland Juden Judenvernichtung Konzentrationslager Neuman, Isaac Pariser Friedenskonferenz, Paris Personal narratives Poland -- Zduńska Wola Zduńska Wola (Poland) -- Biography