TY - BOOK AU - Gurwitz,Z. AU - Gurwitz,Alexander Z. AU - Stone,Bryan Edward AU - Prero,Amram TI - Memories of two generations: a Yiddish life in Russia and Texas T2 - Jews and Judaism: history and culture SN - 9780817389550 AV - E184 U1 - 947/.004924 PY - 2016/// CY - Tuscaloosa PB - University of Alabama Press KW - Gurwitz, Z., KW - Jews, Russian KW - Texas KW - San Antonio KW - Biography KW - Juifs russes KW - Biographies KW - HISTORY / Europe / Eastern KW - bisacsh KW - HISTORY / Europe / Former Soviet Republics KW - HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union KW - fast N1 - Description based upon print version of record; Translated from the Yiddish; Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-406) and index; Preface -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on the Text -- Editor's Introduction -- 1. Childhood -- 2. In the Heder -- 3. The Holidays: High Holy Days -- 4. The Holidays: Fall and Winter -- 5. The Holidays: Spring and Summer -- 6. Half a Yeshiva Bocher -- 7. A Student in Minsk -- 8. The Volozhin Yeshiva -- 9. From Student to Bridegroom -- 10. Married and Widowed -- 11. On the Road -- 12. Settled in Pavlograd -- 13. Leaving for America -- 14. From Sea to San Antonio -- 15. Resuming a Life -- 16. Jews We Are! -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1229518 ER -