Review roundup

 

Drama and Pride in the Gateway City by Bill Nowlin and in C70 at the Bat

“However you use this book, the important thing is this: it belongs in a place of honor on your shelf of Cardinal literature.”

-Daniel Shoptaw

 

The May/June issue of the Association of Jewish Libraries Review included reviews of the following:

 

We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust by Ellen Cassedy

“What distinguishes this work is the quality of the writing. Though it is a well-researched and very up-to-date presentation about Lithuania, it never feels dense or academic. It remains fresh and breezy despite its serious subject matter, with vivid descriptions of the beauty of Lithuania’s towns and countryside, and of her Yiddish teachers and fellow students.”

- Beth Dwoskin (Page 21)

 

From Gods to God by Avigdor Shinan and Yair Zakovitch

“The authors make clear that it is not their intent to ‘uncover historical fact’ but rather to know ‘what people told about the history of their world, their people and their heroes.’

Although the book is written with the specialist in mind, it is written and translated clearly and effectively and is accessible to the general interested reader.”

- David Tesler (Page 34)

 

Singer’s Typewriter and Mine by Ilan Stavans

“A wonderful collection of humorous, witty and thought-provoking articles by Ilan Stavans, the Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College, Massachusetts… This book is recommended for all libraries.”

 

- Sonia Smith (Page 36)