Mark Kurlansky is the author of Salt; The Basque History of the World; the New York Times bestseller Cod- A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World; A Continent of Islands- Searching for the Carribean Destiny; and a collection of stories, The White Man in the Tree. He is a regular contributor to the Partisan Review. He has also written for the International Herald Tribune, the Chicago Tribune, Harper's, and The New York Times Magazine, among other publications. He lives in New York City.
“This book is a fascinating review of the changing life of Jews and
Judaism and Europeans in general since the Second World War.”
–Rocky Mountain News
“Kurlansky does an astonishingly informative job here, covering a
vast array of individuals and communities throughout Europe,
chronicling the economic, political, and cultural trends that
reshaped and often played havoc with their lives and destinies. His
descriptions of life in Antwerp, Paris, Budapest, and Amsterdam are
superb, while his chapters on Poland are among the best I’ve
read.”
–SUSAN MIRON
Forward
“A richly descriptive and insightful survey of post-Holocaust
European Jewry . . . With a novelist’s eye for irony and
description, [Kurlansky] offers many moments of transcendence and
humor; entertaining culture clashes between communists and
capitalists, religious and secular, Zionists and diasporists. . . .
A lively, penetrating follow-up to Holocaust readings that speaks
volumes about the resiliency of the Jewish people.”
–Kirkus Reviews
“Kurlansky’s collection of case histories unfolds like a
novel.”
–The Jewish Advocate
"This book is a fascinating review of the changing life of Jews and
Judaism and Europeans in general since the Second World War."
-Rocky Mountain News
"Kurlansky does an astonishingly informative job here, covering a
vast array of individuals and communities throughout Europe,
chronicling the economic, political, and cultural trends that
reshaped and often played havoc with their lives and destinies. His
descriptions of life in Antwerp, Paris, Budapest, and Amsterdam are
superb, while his chapters on Poland are among the best I've
read."
-SUSAN MIRON
Forward
"A richly descriptive and insightful survey of post-Holocaust
European Jewry . . . With a novelist's eye for irony and
description, [Kurlansky] offers many moments of transcendence and
humor; entertaining culture clashes between communists and
capitalists, religious and secular, Zionists and diasporists. . . .
A lively, penetrating follow-up to Holocaust readings that speaks
volumes about the resiliency of the Jewish people."
-Kirkus Reviews
"Kurlansky's collection of case histories unfolds like a
novel."
-The Jewish Advocate
Kurlansky (A Continent of Islands: Searching for the Carribean Destiny, LJ 1/92) presents an insightful look at European Jewry today. He has interviewed Jews of all ages and occupations throughout Europe. After the devastation of the Holocaust, it may come as a surprise that Jews continue to live in countries with tragic histories of anti-Semitism. Kurlansky chronicles the determined efforts of these Jews to survive. Europe will never be the focal point of Jewish life as it was before the Holocaust, but Kurlansky shows how Jews are writing new chapters in the European Jewish experience. Indeed, in the democratic countries of Western Europe, Jews can actually thrive. This unusual book is informative and easy to read. Libraries serving Jewish clientele and those seeking to bolster their current affairs section will want to add.-Paul Kaplan, Lake Villa Dist. Lib., Ill.
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