There Was a Fire: Jews, Music and the American Dream by Ben Sidran Yiddish Learning This book brings a new

This book brings a new approach to Sephardic Studies by situating it at a crossroads between Jewish Studies and Hispanic Studies in ways that enhance our appreciation of how historical fiction and political history have shaped

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There Was a Fire: Jews, Music and the American Dream by Ben Sidran Yiddish Learning This book brings a newThe first edition of There Was a Fire is a National Jewish Book Award Finalist This book is about the power of memory, the human need for narrative, and the ability of music to encode and deliver the two. It outlines the role of the Jews who came to America from Eastern Europe during the late 19th and 20th centuries and helped define the spirit of the American Dream: a concern for the average man and a penchant for tikkun olam, healing a shattered