Melnitz

Melnitz
Author: Charles Lewinsky
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Total Pages: 604
Release: 2015-02-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1782394052

The international-bestselling saga of a large and colorful Jewish family buffeted from quiet respectability-of-sorts in 1871 to the Nazi death camps of 1945. 1871: cattle-dealer Solomon Meijer has made a reputation for himself as one of the few honest Jews in Endingen, a rare Swiss town in which Jews are allowed to reside. He leads a largely untroubled life, rewarded by his work and comforted at home by his wife and two daughters. But all of this is set to end when he answers a knock at the door in the middle of the night. On the doorstep stands his young distant cousin, Janki, half-dead and begging for refuge. The pitiful figure is invited in and given a coveted place in the bosom of the family, but when Janki recovers and regains his ambition and his fine-looks, he will change the Meijer family's lives for generations to come. . . In the tradition of the great family romances of the 19th century, Melnitz is the saga of the Swiss-Jewish Meijer family, spanning five generations from the Franco-Prussian War to World War II. It is a novel of fate, fortune, and great falls; a homage to the sunken world of Yiddish culture and a celebration of the enduring spirit of biting Jewish humor.

El Mirlo

El Mirlo
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1982
Genre: Mexican Americans
ISBN:

Melnitz

Melnitz
Author: Charles Lewinsky
Publisher: Corvus
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781848877672

1871. Cattle-dealer Solomon Meijer has made a reputation for himself as one of the few honest Jews in Endingen, a rare Swiss town in which Jews are allowed to reside. He leads a largely untroubled life, rewarded by his work and comforted at home by his wife and two daughters. But all of this is set to end when he answers a knock at the door in the middle of the night. On the doorstep stands his young distant cousin, Janki, half-dead and begging for refuge. The pitiful figure is invited in and given a coveted place in the bosom of the family, but when Janki recovers and regains his ambition and his fine-looks, he will change the Meijer family's lives for generations to come. In the tradition of the great family romances of the 19th century, Melnitz is the saga of the Swiss-Jewish Meijer family, spanning five generations from the Franco-Prussian War to World War II. It is a novel of fate, fortune and great falls; a homage to the sunken world of Yiddish culture and a celebration of the enduring spirit of biting Jewish humor.

The Applause Performing Arts Guide to Los Angeles & Southern California

The Applause Performing Arts Guide to Los Angeles & Southern California
Author: Carey Simon
Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema
Total Pages: 508
Release: 1994
Genre: Music
ISBN:

Los Angeles has ears for a lot more than Mickey Mouse. Tourists and veteran culture vultures will discover over 1,000 lively arts opportunities in Southern California. Hollywood may spell the movies Southern California now signifies high performance in numerous shapes and forms: jazz clubs, opera, poetry readings, theater and comedy clubs. What is out there, rest assured that it's all here in Carey Simon's first-ever guide to the region's glorious performing arts.