{"product_id":"once-there-was-warsaw-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Once There Was Warsaw: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGerald Marcus\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eBer Kutsher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a young man in interwar Warsaw, newspaperman Ber Kutsher threw himself into the city's vibrant Jewish arts and culture scene from the headquarters of the Association of Jewish Writers and Journalists at Tlomkatse 13 . In \u003ci\u003eOnce There Was\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Warsaw\u003c\/i\u003e, Kutsher's achingly human depictions of writers, cabbies, artists, neighbors, and more are translated from the Yiddish into English for the first time, painting a vivid portrait of a moment in Polish history too quickly buried by the horrors of World War II. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKutsher viewed his memoir, originally published in 1955 after he witnessed the devastation of his home and relocated to France, as something of a holy mission, an opportunity to present the lives of the people who brought Warsaw to life while still making room to mourn the past. Written with humor, heart, and a deeply felt grief, \u003ci\u003eOnce There Was Warsaw \u003c\/i\u003eis a complex and layered portrayal of a city and its people and the pain in remembering just how much was lost in its destruction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBer Kutsher\u003c\/b\u003e (1893-1978) was a writer and newspaperman. He came of age in Warsaw between the world wars, and his writing explores the lives of the Yiddish-speaking community in Poland during that time. He published his memoir, \u003ci\u003e Geven amol varshe\u003c\/i\u003e, in Paris in 1955. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerald Marcus\u003c\/b\u003e has been a student and avid reader of Yiddish for more than twenty-five years and grew up surrounded by Yiddish-speaking relatives and friends. He is the translator of Reuben Iceland's memoir, \u003ci\u003eFrom Our Springtime, \u003c\/i\u003eand Joseph Rolnik's \u003ci\u003eWith Rake in Hand.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 334\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.7 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46779533000889,"sku":"9780815611707","price":66.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/9ZCGP8rrOV9780815611707.webp?v=1775144816","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/once-there-was-warsaw-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}