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Books ordered may be returned for a full refund if they are not as described. See all books authored by robert eisenberg, including boychiks in the hood. Central avenue phoenix, az 85004 602 5345208 602 5340831. Hood is the second novel written by irishcanadian author emma donoghue, published in 1995. I read this book in 2 days it kept you wanting to read. Afew years ago in jerusalem, a striking tableau vivant presented itself to me. The book was the recipient of the 1997 stonewall book award. When robert eisenberg, a secular jew from omaha, nebraska, decided to investigate his familys distant satmar connections, he unknowingly embarked on a journey that would carry him around the world and into the hearts and lives of the hasidim.
Boychiks in the hood is a far better book than i had expected or hoped for, and the razzledazzle title does not at all suggest the complexity of a backbreaking world tour the mostly secular eisenberg made, in a labor of love, to find and explore orthodox, satmar, lubavitch, hasidic communities thriving all over the world. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. A ponytailed secular jew who grew up learning yiddish, the lingua franca of the orthodox, modernityresisting jewish sect known as hasidim, eisenberg has produced an engaging, if not always deep, mosa. It is essentially a travelogue, moving from one hassidic community to another, in the us, europe and israel. Though the book has its flaws, one must give the author credit for his attempt to offer his broad audience an introspective into the jewish culture. Join robert eisenberg as he hangs out with an exdeadhead in antwerp, makes a pilgrimage to the grave of the revered rebbie nachman in the ukraine, munches minibagels. Robert eisenberg books list of books by author robert. Boychiks in the hood is a 1995 memoir by robert eisenberg that chronicles eisenbergs travels around the world visiting different hasidic communities. Boychiks in the hood is your passport to the hasidic underworlda destination far different from popular expectations.
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