{"product_id":"odessa-odessa-paperback","title":"Odessa, Odessa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Artson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOdessa, Odessa\u003c\/i\u003e follows the families of two sons from a proud lineage of rabbis and cantors in a shtetl near Odessa in western Russia.\u003cbr\u003e It begins as Henya, wife of Rabbi Mendel Kolopsky, considers an unexpected pregnancy and the hardships ahead for the children she already has. Soon after the child is born, Cossacks ransack the Kolopskys' home, severely beating Mendel. In the aftermath, he tells Henya that, contrary to his brother Shimshon's belief that socialism is their ticket to escaping the region's brutal anti-Semitic pogroms, he still believes America holds the answer. Henya, meanwhile, understands that any future will be perilous: she now knows their baby daughter, who has slept through this night of melee, is surely deaf.\u003cbr\u003e So begins a beautifully told story that unfolds over decades of the 20th century--a story in which two families, joined in tradition and parted during persecution, will remain bound by their fateful decision to leave Odessa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara Artson is a retired psychoanalyst who calls San Francisco her home. She regularly contributes essays and reviews of films and books to professional journals. In addition to a PhD in psychology, she holds BA and MA degrees in English literature, and taught Shakespeare as a graduate student while also completing the unfinished Dickens novel \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Edwin Drood\u003c\/i\u003e, years before the musical production on Broadway. Like Dora in \u003ci\u003eOdessa, Odessa\u003c\/i\u003e, Artson's mother stitched elastic to the waistbands of women's bloomers. Visit her at www.barbaraartsonauthor.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460127920365,"sku":"9781631524431","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/odessa-odessa-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}