Beschreibung:
An exciting account of my mother's and my own exquisite voyages in Ukraine, Israel, and the United States while living in the depths of uncertainty and meager subsistence, mingling into deep circumstantial entanglements that both evoke pity and hysterical humor, enmeshed with classical cases of irony and satire. Mom and I were forced to fight against all odds and unexpected curveballs that life threw at us in every exotic country we immigrate into. We were faced with endless restlessness and perpetual yanking out of our comfort zone. Mother's early decisions in my young life heavily affected my overall destiny. In the midst of chaos and confusion, both Mother and I reached a sense of some kind of orderliness and understanding in which we both learned to come to terms with our, typically speaking, dysfunctional lives. This is a story of vulnerability evolving into power, helplessness transforming into redemption, foolishness and the process of gaining wisdom through it.
An exciting account of my mother’s and my own exquisite voyages in Ukraine, Israel, and the United States while living in the depths of uncertainty and meager subsistence, mingling into deep circumstantial entanglements that both evoke pity and hysterical humor, enmeshed with classical cases of irony and satire. Mom and I were forced to fight against all odds and unexpected curveballs that life threw at us in every exotic country we immigrate into. We were faced with endless restlessness and perpetual yanking out of our comfort zone. Mother’s early decisions in my young life heavily affected my overall destiny. In the midst of chaos and confusion, both Mother and I reached a sense of some kind of orderliness and understanding in which we both learned to come to terms with our, typically speaking, dysfunctional lives. This is a story of vulnerability evolving into power, helplessness transforming into redemption, foolishness and the process of gaining wisdom through it.
Part 1Chapter 1: My Jewish Roots 9Chapter 2: The Jewish Diaspora and My Family History 23Chapter 3: Seeking for Human Warmth 36Chapter 4: Welcome to My Dysfunctional Family 45Chapter 5: Everybody is Dispersed All Around 56Part 2Chapter 1: Establishment of Israel and the Jewish Holidays 67Chapter 2: Living in Shortage 81Chapter 3: Consanguinity 93Chapter 4: The Miraculous Escape 98Chapter 5: A Lucky Coincidence of Events 102Chapter 6: Utter IndependenceBe Careful What You Wish For 109Chapter 7: Is He the One? 114Chapter 8: Jerusalem of Gold 119Chapter 9: Everlasting Family Feud 135Chapter 10: Dangerous Labeling andSense of Moral Standard 142Chapter 11: Peace in the Middle East 168Chapter 12: Scattered Memories of Childhood 175Chapter 13: The Two Sisters 183Chapter 14: The Growing Wig Firm 194Chapter 15: American Love 199Chapter 16: First Years of Elementary School 201Chapter 17: Ashqelon 226Chapter 18: Sixth Grade 232Chapter 19: The Independent Flight 242Chapter 20: Two Month Vacation 250Part 3Chapter 1: Mother's "Cherished" Homeland 260Chapter 2: Friendship Begins from a Smile 272Chapter 3: Shiny Star 284Chapter 4: What is a Sacrifice? 294Chapter 5: David Davidson 308Chapter 6: Damsel in Distress 324Chapter 7: Homelessness 339Chapter 8: The Arrest 348Chapter 9: The Court 354Chapter 10: Homeless and Runaway Youth Shelter 357Chapter 11: The Mysterious World of Neurology 374Bibliography 384The Significance of the Title of the Book 386
