{"product_id":"the-penny-is-gone-a-soviet-jews-meditations-on-the-jewish-question-paperback-1","title":"The Penny is Gone: A Soviet Jew's Meditations on the Jewish Question - 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\u003eEmil Bezverkhny\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmil Pitkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot to dream, not to be able, not to be. This is the reality of Jewish life in 20th-century Russia. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Penny is Gone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a lyrical and brutal account of Jewish life under the institutionalized antisemitism of the Soviet Union.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the middle of an illustrious career at a classified military research institute, Emil is callously dismissed without cause. Insinuation, family ties, and whispers of Israel may have been just what the authorities needed to exercise their intolerance of Russian Jews in a personal, merciless way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmil stares down the Kafkaesque labyrinth of the Soviet machine. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Penny is Gone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e draws the reader in as Emil resolutely persists in his pursuit of justice-because he fights in the name of dignity. In the end, contemplating his battle scars, he at last understands the refrain from his youth: \"What is permitted to everyone else is forbidden to the Jew.\" And yet, he preserves his human dignity and never surrenders the eternal optimism of the Jews.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn language that is alternately lush and stark, in a story where heartbreak and hope join hands and love of country is unrequited, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Penny Is Gone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e sheds light on why a million and a half Jews uprooted themselves from the Soviet Union. It is both story and history, and a warning for our day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284445774009,"sku":"9781963475647","price":48.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/SDxVXfaw889781963475647.webp?v=1779684623","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/the-penny-is-gone-a-soviet-jews-meditations-on-the-jewish-question-paperback-1","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}