Released June, 2004 !
Poignant, funny, outrageous at times, this new book by Shuli Eshel and
Roger Schatz brings to life the eras in which Maxwell Street left its
mark, not only on Chicago history, but on the pursuit of the American
Dream.
Arcadia Publishing, $19.99 plus $3 for shipping
Autographed copies available now!
The last wrecking ball has swung on Chicago's historic Maxwell Street. But, images and memories of Jewish life and survival there, are alive and well in the hearts of thousands. This new release focuses on the area where once stood century-old businesses and homes that promised a new beginning for Jewish immigrants in Chicago.
It was a time when the sense of community on Maxwell Street was as common as bargaining on the price of a Bar Mitzvah suit. Here are the personal, never-before-published stories from the last Jewish generations that lived and worked on Maxwell Street, and absorbed its priceless education.
Here is a book that grabs readers with the same kind of grip the pullers used to corral customers into the stores on Maxwell Street. Tell one Maxwell Street story and people come from everywhere to tell more Maxwell Street stories. On Maxwell Street, "the best merchandise was knowledge."
Authors Shuli Eshel and Roger Schatz collected these stories after Ms. Eshel, in cooperation with the Maxwell Street Historic Preservation Coalition, directed and produced the highly-praised documentary, Maxwell Street: A Living Memory, The Jewish Experience In Chicago. This book is an anthology, offering more detailed accounts of those stories and others, collected from hundreds of people responding to the documentary's release.
A must read! A great gift!
For more information: Call 773-868-4140, Fax 773-868-4102, eshelred@aol.com
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Street Stories (book) and/or
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Updated:
6/23/04