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2sweetpea

Need Help with a book title/author

2sweetpea
12 years ago

I read a memoir some time ago, and cannot remember the name or author or a lot of the details. I want to reread it. It is an old book.

The author was not known for his writing, for some reason I think he may have been well known for something else, perhaps was a doctor. It was similar in style to "Angla's Ashes", but better written. It is about growing up Jewish, on a street divided by religion. The Jewish inhabitants lived on one side of the street and the Gentiles- (for some reason I think Irish Catholics) on the other side. No social inter action between the two sides except when necessities arose. (i.e. the Jewish housewives paid their "neighbors" to light their stoves on the Sabbath) Things gradually changed with WW1.

I wish I could give you more details, I really did like the book. Maybe someone can help me.

TIA

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