The Charlotte Jewish Newg - December 2001 - Page 9
Victoria Sackheim to Sign “The Bone Weaver” at Little Professor
A Review of Her Book and Other Mini-Reviews for Wonderful Chanukah Gifts
By Rita Mom!
The Bone Weaver by Victoria,
Zackheim, Elton-Wolf Publishing,
www.elton.wolf.com, Seattle,
Washington, \264 pp., $18.95
(paperback)
Set in contemporary Los
Angeles and 19th Century eastern
Europe, The Bone Weaver
explores the life of Mimi Zilber, a
highly regarded professor strug
gling to survive the death of her
life-long friend, Sarah. By 'looking
back into three generations of
women—great-grandmother,
grandmother, mother—and study
ing those threads that make up her
family tapestry (threads fashioned
from their lives and, thus, their
bones), she begins to understand
the source of her isolation. Even
more, Mimi is forced to confront
how, by submerging herself in
academia and living her dreams of
marriage and motherhood through
Sarah, she has managed to avoid
intimacy.
Victoria Zackheim, author of
The Bone Weaver, will be reading
from her book at the Little
Professor Book Center, Park Road
Shoppping Center, on Wednesday,
December 12, at 7:00 PM.
In My Brother’s Image by
Eugene L. Pogany, Penguin
Books, 375 Hudson Street, New
York, N.Y., 322 pp. $14.00 (paper
back)
This is the story of twin broth
ers separated by faith after the
Holocaust. They were the author’s
father and uncle who were bom in
Hungary of Jewish parents but
raised as devout Catholics.
Pogany writes h6w the Holocaust
destroyed the brothers’ close
childhood bond: his father, a sur
vivor of a Nazi internment camp,
denounced Christianity and
returned to Judaism. However, the
uncle, having become a Catholic
priest, was in an Italian monastic
community during the war.
Myths and Facts by Mitchell
G. Bard. American-Israeli
Cooperative Enterprise, 2810
Blaine Dr., Chevy Chase, MD
20815, 464 pp. (includes other
source materials), $9.95 (paper
back)
This is a revised and updated
version of the classic guide to the
Arab-Israeli conflict including all
the events since Oslo. It also
includes new maps and charts.
Fragile Branches by James R.
Ross, Riverhead Books, 375
Hudson St., New York, N.Y.
10014, 225 pp., $14.00 (paper
back)
Subtitled “Travels through the
Jewish Diaspora,” it is a collection
of stories about six isolated Jewish
communities in India, Peru,
Brazil, Israel, Uganda and
Portugal. The author creates a por
trait of people who currently risk
their lives and.livelihoods to exist
as Jews, though in some cases
they have no historical links to
Judaism.
In Our Strange Gardens by
Michel Quint, Riverhead Books,
165 pp. (Bi-lingual edition; half in
original French and the other half,
the English translation), $12.95
(paperback)
The story of one family’s expe
riences during World War II and
the legacy those experiences
inspired. “It is a little gem of a
book, tender and funny unforget
table.” — L’Express.
The Blessing of a Skinned Knee
by Wendy Mogel, Penguin.Books,
302 pp. $14.00 (paperback) ^
This is not a typical how-to par
enting book, but something far
deeper: a new way to look at the
world, your life, and your family,
Included in the book is a parents’
discussion guide on how to use
Jewish teachings to raise self
reliant children.
Hitler and the Holocaust: The
Hidden Story by Martin Wank,
Xlibris Corporation, 331 pp.,
$25.00 (hardcover) or $16 (paper
back)
Here for the first time is a com
prehensive explanation of why
Hitler and the Holocaust hap
pened. It traces the initial cause
back to dramatic changes in the
19th century that were perceived
as unjust and immoral.
It Happened in Manhattan by
Myma Katz Frommer and Harvey
Frommer, The Berkley Publishing
Group, 375 Hudson St, New York,
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Morrocroft Village
Near vSouthPark Mall
704.365.3000
www.jcraldmelberg.com
N.Y. 10014, 312 pp., (includes
photo credits and index)
Subtitled “An Oral History of
Life in the City During the Mid-
Twentieth Century,” it is written
by the same authors of “It
Happened in Brooklyn.” This
book is filled with hundreds of
photographs, personal interviews,
etc. — a unique chronicle of life in
Manhattan as seen through the
eyes of those who live it.
A Mountain of
Blintzes
look carefully, you will note each
night’s reminders, which are hid
den in surprising spots, that the
warm lights spread far beyond the
menorah.
A Mountain of Blintzes by
Barbara Diamond Goldin.
Illustrated by Anik McGrory,
Gulliver Books, 29 pp., $16.00
(hardcover)
A wonderful tale about a big-
hearted family preparing for
Shavuot. However, the parents
find that they cannot afford to
make the special treat of blintzes.
They discover the true meaning of
cooperation. Cleverly told and
beautifully illustrated, it will
delight the young reader.
Sophie and the Shofar by Fran
Manushin. Illustrated by Rosalind
Charney Kaye, UAHC Press,
N.Y, 29 pp., $12.95 (hardcover)
This is a New Year’s story with
a new “twist.” It involves an
American girl, Sophie, and her
Russian cousin. Sasha, who has
moved next door to her. She teach
es him about how to celebrate the
New Year. It is also a funny tale of
a missing Shofar.
Daughters of Fire by Fran
Manushin. Illustrated by Uri
Shulevitz, Harcourt, Inc., 71 pp.,
$20.00 (hardcover)
This heavily illustrated book is
about the heroines of the Bible:
Eve, Sarah, Rebecca, Leah and
Rachel, the women of the Exodus,
the women in the wilderness,
Deborah and Yael, Hannah, Ruth
and Naomi, and Queen Esther.
The story is geared more for 5th-
7th graders.
Children's Books
Chanukah Lights Everywhere
by Michael J. Rosen. Illustrated
by Melissa Iwai, Gulliver
Books/Harcourt, Inc., 525 B
Street, San Diego, CA 92101, 22
pp., $16.00 (hardcover)
An ideal book for young boys
and girls. Beautifully illustrated, it
is about a boy and his sister as
they celebrate Chanukah. If you
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