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Number Our Days by Barbara Myerhoff (1980, Trade Paperback)

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NUMBER OUR DAYS: A TRIUMPH OF CONTINUITY AND CULTURE AMONG JEWISH OLD PEOPLE IN AN URBAN GHETTO By Barbara Myerhoff **Mint Condition**.

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When noted anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff received a grant to explore the process of aging, she decided to study some elderly Jews from Venice, California, rather than to report on a more exotic people. The story of the rituals and lives of these remarkable old people is, as Bel Kaufman said, "one of those rare books that leave the reader somehow changed." Here Dr. Myerhoff records the stories of a culture that seems to give people the strength to face enormous daily problems -- poverty, neglect, loneliness, poor health, inadequate housing and physical danger. The tale is a poignant one, funny and often wise, with implications for all of us about the importance of ritual, the agonies of aging, and the indomitable human spirit.

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Publisher
Touchstone
ISBN-10
0671254308
ISBN-13
9780671254308
eBay Product ID (ePID)
185715

Product Key Features

Book Title
Number Our Days
Author
Barbara Myerhoff
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Judaism / General, Jewish
Publication Year
1980
Genre
Religion, History
Number of Pages
318 Pages

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Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
10.1 Oz

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Maggie KuhnGray PanthersA compelling and compassionate account of elderly Jews who have much to teach us about surviving and aging with grace and wisdom., Anne SklarLos Angles Times Book ReviewAn invigorating celebration of courage and stamina...a rich tapestry of love, sorrow, and rituals remembered and continued., Charles SilbermanThe New York Times Book ReviewProfessor Myerhoff is that rarity, a social scientist who writes with a novelist's eye and ear....She teaches us more about "the proper way to live" than all the self-help books combined., Maggie Kuhn Gray Panthers A compelling and compassionate account of elderly Jews who have much to teach us about surviving and aging with grace and wisdom., Anne Sklar Los Angles Times Book Review An invigorating celebration of courage and stamina...a rich tapestry of love, sorrow, and rituals remembered and continued., Charles Silberman The New York Times Book Review Professor Myerhoff is that rarity, a social scientist who writes with a novelist's eye and ear....She teaches us more about "the proper way to live" than all the self-help books combined.
Table of Content
CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOREWORD by Victor Turner 1. "So what do you want from us here?" 2. Needle and thread: the life and death of a tailor 3. "We don't wrap herring in a printed page" 4. "For an educated man, he could learn a few things" 5. "We fight to keep warm" 6. Teach us to number our days 7. "Jewish comes up in you from the roots" EPILOGUE AFTERWORD NOTES REFERENCES INDEX
Copyright Date
1980
Intended Audience
Trade

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I bought this book for class and school purposes. But so far this is an exelent book with great stories and very informing in regards to aging and how older people live.

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