Objects of Love and Regret : A Brooklyn Story.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rabinowitz, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rabinowitz family.

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century.

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.).

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Social life and customs--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2022.

Summary:

Acclaimed historian and museum curator Richard Rabinowitz tells the story of his immigrant Jewish family through the everyday objects in their lives, from chairs and bottle openers to bottles of perfume. Vivid, absorbing, and powerfully honest, this is a story of one family and one community but also of emotional touchstones that anchor us all.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introduction. Objects at Hand, Objects in Memory

1. Sarah Buys a Bottle Opener

2. Isaac Guss Finds an Artillery Shell

3. Papa Doesn't Know from Ice Cream

4. Shenka Puts Pencils Away in a Cigar Box

5. Dave Splurges on a Bottle of Perfume

6. Sarah Awaits the Mailman's Whistle

7. Beverly Is Startled by the Scissors

8. Dave Takes Out the Beach Chairs

9. Richard Puts a Record on the Magnavox

10. Sarah Warms Up Her Coffee on a Hot Plate

11. Dave Never Has to Rewind the Clock

Further Reading

Acknowledgments.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Rabinowitz, Richard Objects of Love and Regret

ISBN:

9780674279971

OCLC:

1341444812