The Peddler's Grandson - Cohen, Edward
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Edward Cohen was among the tiny minority of Jews in Jackson, Mississippi, the heart of the Bible Belt. As a child, he grew up singing "Dixie”in his segregated school and saying sh'ma in synagogue. And in his powerful, luminous memoir, Cohen tells a story as universal as it is particular, at once a deeply personal account of growing up an outsider and a vibrant family story of three generations of American Jews. To Edward Cohen, it seemed the entire world was Jewish. Then he went to school, where he was the only child who didn't bow his head during Christian prayers, the only child not invited…mehr

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Edward Cohen was among the tiny minority of Jews in Jackson, Mississippi, the heart of the Bible Belt. As a child, he grew up singing "Dixie”in his segregated school and saying sh'ma in synagogue. And in his powerful, luminous memoir, Cohen tells a story as universal as it is particular, at once a deeply personal account of growing up an outsider and a vibrant family story of three generations of American Jews. To Edward Cohen, it seemed the entire world was Jewish. Then he went to school, where he was the only child who didn't bow his head during Christian prayers, the only child not invited to dance class. As the polite '50s segued into the racially explosive '60s, Jackson, Mississippi, would never be the same. And Edward would escape to the University of Miami in search of a new identity. There, he thought he would find other Jews and finally gain the acceptance he never had. But once again he found himself an outsider — this time as a southerner. A stirring memoir for anyone who's ever felt a loss of identity or pressure to conform, The Peddler's Grandson is sure to touch readers everywhere who have grappled with who they are.
Autorenporträt
Edward Cohen, a native of Jackson, Mississippi, was a writer/producer/director for Mississippi ETV ("The Islander" about Walter Anderson, and other PBS documentaries) and later an attorney for the Wise-Carter firm. His first book, "The Peddler's Grandson, Growing up Jewish in Mississippi," was published initially by University Press of Mississippi and later by Bantam. It won the MLA and MIAL Awards for non-fiction. Edward and his wife Kathy left Mississippi in 1995 to go to Los Angeles, Calif., to write screenplays. "Blood Relations" debuted as a screenplay, and the vice president of Bruckheimer Films tried to convince Disney to produce it. The couple began teaching English as a Second Language to Latino adults and adapted to their culture, language and music. The Cohens left L.A. in 2009 to move to Ecuador.