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The vanished way of life of Eastern European Jews in the early part of the twentieth century is the subject of this extraordinary novel. All the strata of this complex society were populated by powerfully individual personalities, and the whole community pulsated with life and vitality. The affairs of the patriarchal Meshulam Moskat and the unworldly Asa Heshel Bannet provide the center of the book, but its real focus is the civilization that was destroyed forever in the gas chambers of the Second World War.
An epic novel about the Eastern European Jews from the turn of the century to the German invasion of Poland.
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Josie Lancione
reviewed The Family Moskat on December 27, 2011
The Family Moskat
UPDATE 4/16/15 ... reading again
***
"The Family Moskat" has several slow spots, there are a confusing number of characters introduced but never really developed, and the story didn't really have much punch.
Having said that, "Moskat" is an exquisite presentation of a wide range of Polish Jews in a variety of economic, social, sexual and religious circumstances. There was never a doubt in my mind that Singer, who lived there, had got it right. And the last 100 pages or so achieved an emotion not previously present.
The book is copyright 1950, so presumably Singer knew that virtually all of the Polish Jews had ended up in German ovens. That knowledge invests many of the last scenes with a special poignancy, particularly the Seder (set in 1939) when the family assembles from America and Israel as well as Poland. Did they know it was to be their last Seder? Singer doesn't tell us, but the characters all believe the Germans will soon be in Warsaw.
There are several family trees in the front of the edition I read, and they are an absolute necessity. I would have appreciated a more careful effort to let the reader know the relevant history and the dates of each section, particularly when there were significant time gaps. A map would also have been helpful.
Overall, however, my criticisms pale before the resonating portrait Singer has presented of a multi-generational Jewish family in serious travail shortly before most of them were murdered.
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