Title Objects of love and regret : a Brooklyn story / Richard Rabinowitz

Published Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2022 ©2022

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Description 1 online resource (326 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables Contents Introduction. Objects at Hand, Objects in Memory -- 1. Sarah Buys a Bottle Opener -- 2. Isaac Guss Finds an Artillery Shell -- 3. Papa Doesn't Know from Ice Cream -- 4. Shenka Puts Pencils Away in a Cigar Box -- 5. Dave Splurges on a Bottle of Perfume -- 6. Sarah Awaits the Mailman's Whistle -- 7. Beverly Is Startled by the Scissors -- 8. Dave Takes Out the Beach Chairs -- 9. Richard Puts a Record on the Magnavox -- 10. Sarah Warms Up Her Coffee on a Hot Plate -- 11. Dave Never Has to Rewind the Clock -- Further Reading Summary "Acclaimed historian and museum curator Richard Rabinowitz tells the story of his immigrant Jewish family through the everyday objects in their lives, from chairs and bottle openers to jars of perfume. Vivid, absorbing, and powerfully honest, this is a story of one family and one community but also of the simple heirlooms that anchor us all"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes In English Description based on print version record Subject Rabinowitz family. SUBJECT Rabinowitz family fast Subject Jews -- Material culture -- New York (State) -- New York Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs -- 20th century Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs Immigrants Jews Jews -- Material culture Jews -- Social life and customs Manners and customs SUBJECT Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century Subject New York (State) -- New York New York (State) -- New York -- Brooklyn Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780674279971 0674279972 9780674279988 0674279980 9780674268593 0674268598

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