Better Than Gold: An Immigrant Family's First Years in Brooklyn (Hardcover) by Fannie Silver, David Silver

Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 250. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 250 p. Contains: Illustrations. Cultural Writing. Autobiography. Jewish Studies. This book contains twenty-nine brief and autobiographical stories by Fannie Silver. Born on October 7, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York in a Jewish immigrant community, Silver's stories give a vivid impression of life in that world. Her stories touch on such topics as the Great Depression, the Holocaust, the two world wars, and nuclear weapons. Although it deals with serious issues the book's mood is cheerful and optimistic. Turning on subtle points such as the happenstance of coincidence, the unexpected intervention of a kind stranger, or an oddly malleable landlord, these stories illuminate the coming-of-age of a woman who grew up in a vibrant community.