| Summer Haven: The Catskills, the Holocaust, and the Literary Imagination Contributor(s): Levitsky, Holli (Author), Brown, Phil (Author) |
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ISBN: 1618114182 ISBN-13: 9781618114181 Publisher: Academic Studies Press OUR PRICE: $103.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Holocaust - History | Jewish - General - Social Science | Jewish Studies |
| Dewey: 940.531 |
| LCCN: 2016452691 |
| Series: Jews of Russia & Eastern Europe and Their Legacy |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.67 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume provides for the first time a collection of writing that investigates the stories and struggles of survivors in the context of the Jewish resort culture of the Catskills, through new and existing works of fiction and memoir by writers who spent their youths there. It explores how vacationers, resort owners, and workers dealt with a horrific contradiction--the pleasure of their summer haven against the mass extermination of Jews throughout Europe. It also examines the character of Holocaust survivors in the Catskills: in what ways did they people find connection, resolution to conflict, and avenues to come together despite the experiences that set them apart? The book will be useful to those studying Jewish, American, or New York history, the Holocaust and Catskills legacy, United States immigration, American literature, and American culture. The focus on themes of nostalgia, humor, loss, and sexuality will draw general readers as well. |