The Book Rescuer

How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come

Kids, Religion, Judaism, Beautiful and Interesting, Language Arts, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction
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Author: Sue Macy ISBN: 9781481472210
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books Publication: October 1, 2019
Imprint: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books Language: English
Author: Sue Macy
ISBN: 9781481472210
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Publication: October 1, 2019
Imprint: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Language: English

“Stunning.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

From New York Times Best Illustrated Book artist Stacy Innerst and author Sue Macy comes a story of one man’s heroic effort to save the world’s Yiddish books.

Over the last forty years, Aaron Lansky has jumped into dumpsters, rummaged around musty basements, and crawled through cramped attics. He did all of this in pursuit of a particular kind of treasure, and he’s found plenty. Lansky’s treasure was any book written Yiddish, the language of generations of European Jews. When he started looking for Yiddish books, experts estimated there might be about 70,000 still in existence. Since then, the MacArthur Genius Grant recipient has collected close to 1.5 million books, and he’s finding more every day.

Told in a folkloric voice reminiscent of Patricia Polacco, this story celebrates the power of an individual to preserve history and culture, while exploring timely themes of identity and immigration.

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“Stunning.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

From New York Times Best Illustrated Book artist Stacy Innerst and author Sue Macy comes a story of one man’s heroic effort to save the world’s Yiddish books.

Over the last forty years, Aaron Lansky has jumped into dumpsters, rummaged around musty basements, and crawled through cramped attics. He did all of this in pursuit of a particular kind of treasure, and he’s found plenty. Lansky’s treasure was any book written Yiddish, the language of generations of European Jews. When he started looking for Yiddish books, experts estimated there might be about 70,000 still in existence. Since then, the MacArthur Genius Grant recipient has collected close to 1.5 million books, and he’s finding more every day.

Told in a folkloric voice reminiscent of Patricia Polacco, this story celebrates the power of an individual to preserve history and culture, while exploring timely themes of identity and immigration.

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