Biography & Autobiography Personal Memoirs
You Could Lose an Eye
My First 80 Years in Montreal
- Publisher
- Baraka Books
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2010
- Category
- Personal Memoirs, Cultural Heritage
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781926824031
- Publish Date
- Nov 2010
- List Price
- $22.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781926824260
- Publish Date
- Nov 2010
- List Price
- $17.99
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Description
A fond and funny memoir, this account of a Jewish immigrant household in Montreal traces the family’s journey from wretched oppression to middle class comfort. Arriving Canada in the early 1920s, they struggle to learn two new Languages and adapt to a new political, economic, and not always welcoming social culture. It recounts how, undeterred, Ma establishes her dynasty at home and Pa builds his business, and by the time their son embarks on his architectural career, they are firm believers in freedom and aspiration?and in keeping alive in memory those Jews who were denied such joys.
About the author
David Reich was born and seasoned in Montreal; fortunately his parents were immigrants rich only in their heritage and deep appreciation for their adopted country and for its opportunities. Burdened by university degrees from McGill and Concordia, he abandoned a 60-year career teaching and working as an architect in many countries to enjoy the pleasures and disappointments of writing.