
The Jew Store
A Family Memoir
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Narrado por:
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Donna Postel
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Stella Suberman
In 1920, in small-town America, the ubiquitous dry goods store was usually owned by Jews and often referred to as "the Jew store". That's how Stella Suberman's father's store, Bronson's Low-Priced Store, in Concordia, Tennessee, was known locally. The Bronsons were the first Jews to ever live in that tiny town of one main street, one bank, one drugstore, one picture show, one feed and seed, one hardware, one barber shop, one beauty parlor, one blacksmith, and many Christian churches. Aaron Bronson moved his family all the way from New York City to Tennessee to prove himself a born salesman - and much more.
Told by Aaron's youngest child, The Jew Store is that rare thing - an intimate family story that sheds new light on a piece of American history. With a novelist's sense of scene, suspense, and, above all, characterization, Stella Suberman turns the clock back to a time when rural America was more peaceful but no less prejudiced, when educated liberals were suspect, and when the Klan was threatening to outsiders. In that setting she brings to life her remarkable father, a man whose own brand of success proves that intelligence, empathy, liberality, and decency can build a home anywhere.
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Unfortunately, too, the author fails to flesh out her characters, but chooses instead to try and make them fit templates for the type of people who did this sort of thing. This too makes the story feel a bit empty.
A little too stereotyped
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Great book!
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I came away from the book admiring Aaron Bronson and *loving* Miss Brookie — perhaps the greatest hero of the story — but not so fond of Reba Bronson (the author’s mother) and particularly her her sister Sophie. Mom sounds like a drag and her clinging to religious insularity would be prejudice in a mainstream character.
I appreciate the way Stella Ruth (the author) depicts the small town’s prejudices but also its warmth and generosity, which in the end defined her family’s experience far more than did the negatives. Despite standing out as the only Jewish family in town, the Bronsons quickly became a part of town business and social life. One particularly horrible and unredeemed person, and even the lurking presence and influence of the Ku Klux Klan, are felt, but are not the focus of the family’s experiences, giving a much more nuanced picture of life in the south in that era for Jews than we might expect. (The depiction of life for the black residents seems much more bleak.)
All in all, for a look at both an interesting family and life in an unusual situation and distant time, I highly recommend “The Jew Store.”
Charming unaffected memoir of a Jewish family in early 20th century southern US
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A Gem
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A very touching family story. What more do I need to say?
Marvelous! Very touching!
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What made the experience of listening to The Jew Store the most enjoyable?
The nature of living in the south and of being Jewish comes into focus because of the tensions and conflicts. The little details, the elements of daily life so easily forgotten one hundred years later, made the story come to life.Which character – as performed by Donna Postel – was your favorite?
None stood out; all of the characters fit well within the cohesive whole.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I had to take breaks from it. Not because the voice acting wasn't good (overall I thought Donna Postel did a tremendous job) but because the story felt too much like a nostalgic re-creation. There wasn't much reflection mixed in with the childhood memories to really give the story bite.Interesting Case Study
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History lesson In a family story
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Wonderful
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Interesting Historical Memoir
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What a treat!
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