Stepchildren of Mother Russia : The Story of a Jewish Family

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Summary: Triumph from Tragedy
Review: This book is a poignant personalized saga of a century of pre- and post-revolutionary Russian attempts to crush the spirit of the Draznin-Lerman families.Despite every attempt to contribute to the greater good of Russian intellectual and professional flourishing,generations of the families were rebuffed and villified at every turn because of their Jewish origins.The prose is gripping and the reconstructed dialogue almost fictional in heartfelt reality.The dramatic climax of the exodus from Russia at the Polish border in 1973 is a literary gem which epitomizes the triumph of the resilient family spirit over the overwhelming forces of a decaying empire.