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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Portraits': A Fictional Classic

By HEIDI PRESS .

Cynthia
say
To
Freeman's new novel "Por-
traits" is hamisheh is an
understatement. It is a very
warm tale embellished by
pathos, happiness, adven-
ture and history, all of
which combine to provide
all who read it with a sense
of appreciation for their
families.
Published by Arbor
House, the 677-page
hardback book describes
several generations of a

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Jewish family's struggle to
free itself from the
stranglehold of poverty
while, at the same time, try-
ing to keep itself together.
The story is engrossing, and
for those who wish to wait
for the paperback edition,
they will put off an enjoy-
able experience in contem-
porary American Jewish
literature that rarely oc-
curs.
The story centers around
four generations of the
Jacob Sandsonitsky-
Sanders family — its immi-
gration from Eastern
Europe to New York and fi-
nally to California where
survival is the name of the
game.
One never feels sorry
for Jacob, only compas-
sion, because despite the
persistent poverty and
battle to survive, he al-
ways kept his head above
water. As a child, he lost
his father, and his
mother, distressed by the
poverty she suffered in
Europe, went to America,
but left her eldest child,
Jacob, with relatives
until she could earn
enough money to pay for
his passage.
The two are reunited in
New York when Jacob is in
his teens. His mother had
become the owner of a small
kosher restaurant and gave
Jacob a home. A lost love in
Europe and a determination
to rise above the poverty are
the drives that motivate
Jacob.
His mother hired Sara,
virtually an orphan, and
soon Jacob and Sara fell in
love and married. The mar-
riage was rocky, always for

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the same reason — money.
In addition, Sara was
domineering and overbear-
ing and those factors led to
the destruction of the San-
ders family.
The couple had three
daughters, Rachel, Doris
and Lillian, all of whose
lives were made miserable
by their mother's dissatis-
faction with life in general
and by her overprotective-
ness. Later in life, she
turned Rachel and Doris
against her, and only when
she was on her deathbed did
she realize the unfortunate
results of her actions.
The book also de-
scribes how Jacob's
pride destroyed his rela-
tions with his daughters
and their families and his
brother and sister. After
he bacame a successful
meat-packing plant
owner, he got involved in
an illegal money scheme
resulting in the jailing of
his brother Shlomo
(Sandy) and his son-in-
law. He went scot-free,
and when the two were
released, he offered them
thousands of dollars "for
taking the rap." Dis-
gusted, they turned their
backs on him and walked
out of his life.
In many instances, "Por-

traits" hits home as it
touches on familiar rites of
passage — growing through
the adolescent years, mar-
riage, having children, suc-
cess in business,
grandchildren.
The best part of the book
is the ending. Yes, it's
happy, considering the cir-
cumstances at hand, but it
brings with it a pleasant
surprise.
Cynthia Freeman's "Por-
traits" is a refreshing novel
in that is free from the
shock value of excessive sex
and violence of contempor-
ary mass market publica-
tions. As a gift which will
certainly be treasured or for
one's own pleasure, "Por-
traits" ranks high among
the acclaimed works of
modern American and
American Jewish fiction.

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Novick Criticizes
Media Coverage
of Kibutz, Hebron

LOS ANGELES — Ivan
J. Novick, president of the
Zionist Organization of
America (ZOA), chastised
the media for failing to
identify as terrorists those
who were responsible for
the attack on Kibutz Mis-
gav Am in Israel and those
who opened fire on s Jews in
Hebron, May 2.
Novick, in a recent speech
to the national executive
committee of ZOA, said, "If
the media cannot distin-
guish between guerillas and
terrorists, how can they re-
member that the Jews of
Hebron suffered death and
violence in the past?
"The responsibility for
this second massacre of
Hebron must be placed on
the so-called civilized na-
tions of the world, that wel-
come the PLO to the United
Nations. Equally guilty are
European leaders, who em-
brace Arafat, the United
States government that ig-
nores the affinity between
the Iranian kidnappers of
Americans and the PLO,
and those in the State De-
partment who would like us
to believe that the terrorists
have taken on the mantle of
moderation."

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Paul II a bronze medal and
lithograph last week during
a general audience in St.
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