The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come by Stacy Innerst, Sue Macy

The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come

Stacy Innerst, Sue Macy

48 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction biography history emotional reflective medium-paced
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A story of one man’s effort to save the world’s Yiddish books.Over the last forty years, Aaron Lansky has jumped into dumpsters, rummaged around musty basements, and crawled through cramped attics. He did all of this in pursuit of a particular kin...

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