The Donigers of Great Neck A Mythologized Memoir |
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| Author:
| Doniger, Wendy |
| Series title: | The Mandel Lectures in the Humanities at Brandeis University Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5126-0351-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2019 |
| Publisher: | Brandeis University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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"Many memories, many myths"--this is how Wendy Doniger begins the story of her parents' origins in Europe and sharply bifurcated life in America. Recalling their contrasting attitudes toward Judaism and religion in general--and acknowledging the mythologized narratives that keep bubbling up in those recollections--Doniger tells the story of their childhoods, their unusual marriage, their life in the post-World War II Jewish enclave of Great Neck, New York, and her own complex...
More Description"Many memories, many myths"--this is how Wendy Doniger begins the story of her parents' origins in Europe and sharply bifurcated life in America. Recalling their contrasting attitudes toward Judaism and religion in general--and acknowledging the mythologized narratives that keep bubbling up in those recollections--Doniger tells the story of their childhoods, their unusual marriage, their life in the post-World War II Jewish enclave of Great Neck, New York, and her own complex relationship with each of them.