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At home in her Pennsylvania kitchen, Joann Leonard makes soup. In her grandfather's pot, she improvises, using her great-grandmother's unwritten recipe. As she does, amid the fragrant steam rising from the pot comes a stream of memories, half-told tales, and departed ancestors asking that their stories be told.
And what stories they are: of a family terrorized by Cossacks in its Eastern European village; of a man hiding twenty-eight days beneath a barn floor to avoid being murdered; of a tiny girl left behind with others for safety, lost for twelve long years and then miraculously found. Theirs is also the vivid story of new lives made from old in America, "the Golden Land," lives rich in humor, wisdom, and bone-deep faith.
Written as a spiritual legacy for her two grown sons so that they may know their roots, and illustrated with old family photographs, this highly praised history of a remarkable family is a testament to the miracle of what happens when we invite the past into our lives.
And what stories they are: of a family terrorized by Cossacks in its Eastern European village; of a man hiding twenty-eight days beneath a barn floor to avoid being murdered; of a tiny girl left behind with others for safety, lost for twelve long years and then miraculously found. Theirs is also the vivid story of new lives made from old in America, "the Golden Land," lives rich in humor, wisdom, and bone-deep faith.
Written as a spiritual legacy for her two grown sons so that they may know their roots, and illustrated with old family photographs, this highly praised history of a remarkable family is a testament to the miracle of what happens when we invite the past into our lives.
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"[Leonard's] stories are translated into tender prose-poetry ... The Axelrood saga is in microcosm the story of East European Jewry and the American immigrant experience. ... A lyrical requiem composed with love and wisdom."
-- Hadassah Magazine
"'And thou shalt teach unto thy children, that they may remember.' A wonderful book told in a beautifully flowing lyrical voice ... An invaluable and lasting contribution."
-- Alicia Appleman-Jurman, author of Alicia: My Story
"A heartfelt, bittersweet memoir of a woman rediscovering her Jewish ancestry as much for her children as for herself."
-- Marie Claire
"The vivid reminiscences of her family show Leonard to be a truly gifted writer; this is a warm and moving work."
-- Booklist
About the Author:
-- Hadassah Magazine
"'And thou shalt teach unto thy children, that they may remember.' A wonderful book told in a beautifully flowing lyrical voice ... An invaluable and lasting contribution."
-- Alicia Appleman-Jurman, author of Alicia: My Story
"A heartfelt, bittersweet memoir of a woman rediscovering her Jewish ancestry as much for her children as for herself."
-- Marie Claire
"The vivid reminiscences of her family show Leonard to be a truly gifted writer; this is a warm and moving work."
-- Booklist
Joann Rose Leonard writes and directs plays for children and teens as an outreach program of the Penn State School of Theatre. She and her husband, Bob, a professor and theater director, live in State College, Pennsylvania.
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- PublisherBantam
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0553380729
- ISBN 13 9780553380729
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