Over the Rooftops of Time: Jewish Stories, Essays, Poems

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Published by STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS Albany© 2003 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207 Production and book design, Laurie Searl Marketing, Fran Keneston Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sklarew, Myra. Over the rooftops of time: Jewish stories, essays, poems/by Myra Sklarew. p. cm.—(SUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture) Includes index. ISBN 0-7914-5575-0 (acid-free paper)—ISBN 0-7914-5576-9 (pbk: acid-free paper) 1. Judaism—Literary collections. 2. Jews—Literary collections. 3. Judaism. 4. Jews. I. Title. II. Series. PS3569.K57 O94 2002 818’.5409—dc21 2002017731 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Cover art by Lithuanian artist Aleksandra Jacovskaite. this book is dedicated with love to a trio of precious granddaughters Rachel, Allison, Danielle ...