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Papa’s Shoes: A Polish shoemaker and his family settle in small-town America

Madeline Sharples

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Description:Papa's Shoes is a historical fiction story that focuses on immigration, coming of age, feminism, and romance. It takes place in the early nineteen hundreds, featuring a Jewish family that emigrates from a Polish shtetl to a small town in Illinois. Features include the use of Yiddish in their conversations and flapper girl talk. A glossary of the Yiddish words is provided at the end of the book.Brief Synopsis: Ira Schuman is determined to move his family out of their Polish shtetl to the hope and opportunities he’s heard about in America. But along the way he faces the death of three of his four sons, a wife who does not have the same aspirations as his, and the birth of a daughter, Ava, conceived to make up for the loss of his boys. Ava grows up to be smart, beautiful, and very independent. Besides having a feisty relationship with her overly-protective mother, Ava falls for the college man who directs her high school senior class play. With the news that she wants to marry a non-Jewish man, Ira realizes that his plan to assimilate in the new world has backfired. Should the young couple marry, he must decide whether to banish his daughter from his family or welcome them with open arms. Even though he won’t attend their wedding, he makes her a pair a wedding shoes. In his mind, the shoes are simply a gift, not a peace offering.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Papa’s Shoes: A Polish shoemaker and his family settle in small-town America. To get started finding Papa’s Shoes: A Polish shoemaker and his family settle in small-town America, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Papa's Shoes is a historical fiction story that focuses on immigration, coming of age, feminism, and romance. It takes place in the early nineteen hundreds, featuring a Jewish family that emigrates from a Polish shtetl to a small town in Illinois. Features include the use of Yiddish in their conversations and flapper girl talk. A glossary of the Yiddish words is provided at the end of the book.Brief Synopsis: Ira Schuman is determined to move his family out of their Polish shtetl to the hope and opportunities he’s heard about in America. But along the way he faces the death of three of his four sons, a wife who does not have the same aspirations as his, and the birth of a daughter, Ava, conceived to make up for the loss of his boys. Ava grows up to be smart, beautiful, and very independent. Besides having a feisty relationship with her overly-protective mother, Ava falls for the college man who directs her high school senior class play. With the news that she wants to marry a non-Jewish man, Ira realizes that his plan to assimilate in the new world has backfired. Should the young couple marry, he must decide whether to banish his daughter from his family or welcome them with open arms. Even though he won’t attend their wedding, he makes her a pair a wedding shoes. In his mind, the shoes are simply a gift, not a peace offering.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Papa’s Shoes: A Polish shoemaker and his family settle in small-town America. To get started finding Papa’s Shoes: A Polish shoemaker and his family settle in small-town America, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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