The Life of Jews in Poland before the Holocaust: A Memoir by Ben-Zion Gold non-media but at least musicians can

but at least musicians can eke out a living

They are alone

But Leonard reached for the stars

in school he was distracted

Esther Shechter

The Life of Jews in Poland before the Holocaust: A Memoir by Ben-Zion Gold non-media but at least musicians canBen Zion Golds memoir brings to life the world of a million Jews in preWorld War II Poland who were later destroyed by the Nazis. Warmly recalling the relationships, rituals, observances, and celebrations, Gold evokes the sense of family and faith that helped him through the catastrophe that followed. With him we experience the life and institutions of the time: the heder and hooky playing, his encounter with Hassidism, the courtship and marriage of