Wedding Song: Memoirs of an Iranian Jewish Woman (HBI Series on Jewish Women)
"This powerful book is strongest in its depictions of Goldin's large extended family, some of whom struggled against tradition while others fought to maintain it."—Hadassah"The strength of Wedding Song, however, is not only in the autobiographical plot, but in the skillful way Goldin weaves the story and its topics together: blood lines, the older generation, the battle for education, the Jewish ghetto, and the final crunch of marriage are all explored in the context of place and time . . . It is the vividly described ritual and spiritual events that add the most to this memoir . . . Goldin's prose is clear, intense - practically tangible.”—Jerusalem Post"Big questions about the role of religion in society and the nature of family loom behind the dark moments of Goldin's memoir, and equally satisfying are the windows into Iranian Jewish culture."—Antioch ReviewThe tale is told with skill, flavor, and drama."—The Virginian-Pilot