They called me Mayer July: painted memories of a Jewish childhood in Poland before the Holocaust

Abstract

Storehouse of Memories 1. My Town From the Ancient City Gate Along the River The Jewish Street Opatow Competition Was Keen Getting Around 2. My Family Dominoes, Cheesecake, and Cigarettes A Turkey as Big as a Calf Rivke the Cossack The Soup Pot Never Left the Stove The Courtyard Going Bankrupt 3. My Youth Robbed of My Youth Teasing Snails from Their Shells A Place to Belong No Future in Apt 4. My Future A Cold and Stormy Crossing A Heavy Heart A Daughter's Afterword Note on Language Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Index