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I have not read this. Does anybody suggest this as a good book for a college freshman seminar class? If not, does anybody have a good suggestion for a first year college novel?

Myra White Yes I do; as a first person novel it reads like a memoir, evoking unusual empathy in the reader. For Jews, it is a reminder of the everyday terror tha…moreYes I do; as a first person novel it reads like a memoir, evoking unusual empathy in the reader. For Jews, it is a reminder of the everyday terror that was their reality in the USSR. For non-Jews it is a reminder that anti-Semitism is as real as it was in 1938. And we can’t help but make the connection to the black experience in 2018. Day after day of wondering “what’s next?”.
But it is also about humor, family, healing, connecting and reconnecting. So hope is a major component.
Yes, I recommend but for your designated readership.
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what is the gist of this book ?

Emily A Ukrainian Jewish child leaves the USSR with his family to start a new life in America, by way of Vienna, while struggling with his Jewish identity a…moreA Ukrainian Jewish child leaves the USSR with his family to start a new life in America, by way of Vienna, while struggling with his Jewish identity and somehow also being hilarious.(less)

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