{"product_id":"shush-growing-up-jewish-under-emil-draitser-9798502345538","title":"Shush! Growing up Jewish under Stalin: A Memoir","description":"Many years after making his way to America from Odessa in Soviet Ukraine, Emil Draitser made a startling discovery: every time he uttered the word \"Jewish\"―even in casual conversation―he lowered his voice. This behavior was a natural by-product, he realized, of growing up in the anti-Semitic, post-Holocaust Soviet Union, when \"Shush!\" was the most frequent word he heard: \"Don't use your Jewish name in public. Don't speak a word of Yiddish. And don't cry over your murdered relatives.\" This compelling memoir conveys the reader back to Draitser's childhood and provides a unique account of mid-twentieth-century life in Russia as the young Draitser struggles to reconcile the harsh values of Soviet society with the values of his working-class Jewish family. Lively, evocative, and rich with humor, this unforgettable story ends with the death of Stalin and, through life stories of the author's ancestors, presents a sweeping panorama of two centuries of Jewish history in Russia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emil Draitser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8502345532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798502345538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Emil Draitser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45897226420479,"sku":"9798502345538","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a9af9d03-cf51-437b-b3a4-e1a06330a49c.jpg?v=1721373456","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shush-growing-up-jewish-under-emil-draitser-9798502345538","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}