Ebook {Epub PDF} East River by Sholem Asch

Sholem Asch was a popular writer in that period. He died in The story takes place in NY City, in early s. The reader becomes aquatinted with the immigrant jewish residents of 48th St. The people are orthodox jews and adhere strictly to the rituals of their faith/5(17). This novel was originally released in Sholem Asch was a popular writer in that period. He died in The story takes place in NY City, in early s/5(15). East River Sholem Asch By writing in the language of all Jews about everyday Jewish life, Sholem Asch, along with other pioneers of Yiddish literature, sought to preserve a sense of culture and community among his kinsmen despite their dispersal throughout the world and lack of a common homeland.

The unforgettable saga of two immigrant families and the forbidden love that could not keep them apart. "East River" is a novel by Sholem Asch, first published in , and a New York Times bestseller of that year. Unlike the denser Jewish pockets of the lower East Side of New York, East 48th Street by the river was, even at the beginning of the twentieth century, an international. Sholem Asch is often mentioned in the same breath as other modern Yiddish fiction-writers: Sholem Aleichem, I.L. Peretz, Mendele Mokher www.doorway.ru Asch was decidedly quirkier. Not content to write only about shtetl life or the Jewish immigrant experience-though he also covered these themes-Asch explored provocative topics like prostitution and lesbianism, and he even tested the limits of. Editions for East River: (Hardcover published in ), (Kindle Edition published in ), (Mass Market Paperback published in ),

East River Sholem Asch By writing in the language of all Jews about everyday Jewish life, Sholem Asch, along with other pioneers of Yiddish literature, sought to preserve a sense of culture and community among his kinsmen despite their dispersal throughout the world and lack of a common homeland. Sholem Asch (Yiddish: שלום East River, , spent more than 6 months on the New York Times Best Seller List (–7) including one week at #1;. Find East River by Asch, Sholem at Biblio. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.