Becoming American: A Political Memoir
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Book Information
| Publisher: | Black Rose Writing |
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| Publish Date: | 04/30/2020 |
| Pages: | 286 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781684334629 |
| ISBN-10: | 1684334624 |
| Language: | English |
Full Description
2020 Discovery Awards Winner - Politics/Current Events
"A well-written memoir chronicling the intriguing life and influences of a post-war Jewish child who becomes an American lawyer and activist." -Sublime Book Review
Becoming American is the inspiring story of the author's transformation from a child of Holocaust survivors in post-war Europe to an American lawyer, academic, and activist associated with such famed political leaders as Robert Kennedy, George McGovern, Jerry Brown, and Tom Hayden.
Searching for his great-grandparents' graves in a hidden cemetery outside Prague makes him recall his experiences of becoming American: listening to Army Counterintelligence agents gathered at his home in Austria; a tense encounter with Russian soldiers; seeing Jim Crow racism in the South during his first visit to the United States; becoming an American citizen in his teens; having his citizenship challenged by border guards; fearing for his new country upon witnessing the Watts riots; exhilaration at rising to leadership positions in organizations shaping government policies; and advancing the American dream as a real estate lawyer, helping develop entire new communities.
- *Second edition (December 15, 2023), expanded with additional material and updated for an improved reading experience.