num_pages: 514
description: "Out of Eldridge Street" is Rabbi Harold Swiss' memoirs of his childhood years living with his orthodox Jewish grandparents in the lower east side of NYC in the 1920s. His handicapped grandfather was a street beggar, but from his childhood experiences he derived a wholesome Jewish education. His poignant tale includes his oddysey searching for his mother. "Out of Eldridge Street" describes the alienation, poverty and loneliness of a young boy, but ends with the love and joy of finding his mother.
language: English
title: Out of Eldridge Street
titlecomplete: Out of Eldridge Street
publisher: Morris Publishing