Title: Drawing to an inside straight
First published: 2006
Description: "Varon interweaves recollections of growing up in Vietnam-era Denver with stories of her gambler father, son of Sephardic Jewish immigrants, and offers an introduction to Sephardic culture contrasted with Ashkenazic culture, examines the forging of identity within the potentially destructive American "melting pot," and challenges stereotypes of the American West"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Ashkenazim, Jews, Family, Sephardim, Childhood and youth, Jews, social life and customs, Colorado, social life and customs
LC classification: F