Turbulent Souls A Catholic Son's Return to His Jewish Family

New York: Morrow. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0688151809 . Hardcover, 320 pages in fine condition with very good dustjacket, light rubbing to jacket. 1st edition, 1st printing. The youngest of 8 children, he grew up in a family that was industrious, rambunctious, and above all, Catholic. His parents were true believers, their faith extending to every corner of their lives. But they were also Jewish converts. During WWII his parents met and fell in love. The new life they created left no room for the old. Only when he reached his 20's did he discover his parents extraordinary story full of deep secrets. I learning the story he felt a tug of the religion his parents had abandoned. Along the way he found and met dozens of his Jewish relatives, traveled to his grandparents' shtetl in Poland, wrestled with the implications of the Holocaust, re-created the life of hs late father and saw his relationship with his mother curdle.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .