Summer haven
the Catskills, the Holocaust, and the literary imagination
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Author
Publication
2015 - Academic Studies Press, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
100,500 words, Guess
Page Count
402 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27222356M
- ISBN-139781618114181
- ISBN-101618114182
- OCLC Control Number881039182
- Library of Congress Control Number2016452691
Classifications
- DDC940.53/18420974738
- LCCF127.C3 S86 2015
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 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."--
Subjects
Series Statement
- Jews of Russia and Eastern Europe and their legacy
Other Editions
- Summer haven: the Catskills, the Holocaust, and the literary imagination
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