{"product_id":"9781462830169","title":"Jew Boy in Goy Town: A Catskill Mountain Odyssey","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a  story about the rites of passage of a young boy growing up in the Catskill Mountains before it became the “Borscht Belt.” The author shares his lusts and loves, his young hopes and dreams, his fears and feats of bravery. He writes of a time when there were no fancy hotels  with elaborate meals and famous entertainers. It was a time of small entrepreneurs opening boarding houses to accommodate city folk who could not afford to vacation in hotels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is also the story of a family’s struggle to overcome poverty and to cope with neighbors who were sometimes hostile because of religious differences, and sometimes gracious despite religious differences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author looks back nostalgically at the interdependence of siblings despite their rivalries, and the unquestioning love and cooperation within a family struggling to succeed through emergencies, catastrophes, and aggravations.  It is a well-rounded history of love, hope and aspirations, and the down-to-earth experiences of dealing with life in the not so long ago past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout our lifetime together, my husband shared many of these experiences with me. He is now sharing them with you. I am grateful to have been invited into his past. I hope you will be too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMildred Bluming, BA, MA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool Psychologist,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLos Angeles Unified School District\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124681294064,"sku":"9781462830169","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462830169_p0.jpg?v=1763678480","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462830169","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}