Nice Jewish Girls: Growing Up in America

by Laura Shaine Cunningham, Persis Knobbe, Dinah Berland, et al.

Book Overview

"While nearly every Jewish female reader will find herself reflected here, the poignancy of these stories will be felt by readers of all ethnicities."-- Library Journal Chicken soup and Barbra Streisand, lost fathers and first dates, Hebrew school and Queen Esther, seders and seductions. In this insightful, original anthology, forty-five American Jewish writers explore the richness of their shared heritage, from the tragic to the trivial. In memoirs,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452273978
• ISBN13: 9780452273979
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

A very nice collection

As a jewish girl myself, the title of this book interested me. so many of the themes and ideas in this book were important and relevant to my life. some of the stories and poems are not as good as others, but many show promising talent from the jewish women of america.

an contributor voices an opinion

as a contributor, I am very pleased with this collection. My piece, Desert Song, is part of this very pleasing colletion. I'm very proud to appear here, with Erica Jong, Grace Paley and Letty Cottin Pogrebin.

excellent colllection of heart felt personal stories.

Probably the best and most complete description of what it means to grow up Jewish and female in America during the twentieth century. I especially liked the very personal and well written account of a death in the family written by Jennifer Futernick