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Memoir/Jewish American culture. Published posthumously, "Better Than Gold" is a collection of 29 brief stories that recall the life of a young Jewish immigrant girl, Fannie Silver, growing into womanhood in the New York City of the early twentieth century. Coincidence, the unexpected intervention of a kind stranger, and an oddly malleable landlord all play a large role in the stories. Underlying the stories' incidental social history is the optimism and resilience of the narrator and her family, who reflect the courage of all immigrants. Richly illustrated with photographs from the Jacob Riis Collection of the Museum of the City of New York and from the Brooklyn Collection of the Brooklyn Public Library.
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Beautiful stories, written over a period of about twenty-five years that describes the experiences of an immigrant family in Brooklyn, New York.
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Cultural Writing. Autobiography. Jewish Studies. This book contains twenty-nine brief and autobiographical stories by Fannie Silver. Born on October 7, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York in a Jewish immigrant community, Silver's stories give a vivid impression of life in that world. Her stories touch on such topics as the Great Depression, the Holocaust, the two world wars, and nuclear weapons. Although it deals with serious issues the book's mood is cheerful and optimistic. Turning on subtle points such as the happenstance of coincidence, the unexpected intervention of a kind stranger, or an oddly malleable landlord, these stories illuminate the coming-of-age of a woman who grew up in a vibrant community.