{"product_id":"a-jewbans-story-the-cuba-i-remember-the-memoirs-of-joseph-shuman-paperback","title":"A Jewban's Story: the Cuba I Remember: The Memoirs Of Joseph Shuman - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Shuman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoseph Shuman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There are Jews in Cuba?\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeople ask Dr. Joseph Shuman this question innocently enough when they find out he's from Cuba, but few are prepared for his dramatic story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt begins with his mother and father fleeing Eastern Europe. Both witnessed horrifying pogroms-violent riots in which Jews were murdered and their homes and businesses destroyed. To escape the terror, they emigrated in the 1920s, landing in Cuba, which had fewer immigration restrictions than the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany immigrants stayed only as long as they had to before heading to the United States. Shuman's parents, who met and married within Cuba's close-knit Jewish community, chose to stay. Shuman grew up in the Cuba of the 1940s, a carefree and joyful decade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut Shuman's family watched in dread as the political climate turned toxic in the 1950s, culminating in Fidel Castro seizing power and transitioning Cuba's government to communism. Jewish citizens who had fled communism before were on edge, and Shuman and his family joined the flood of refugees hoping to make a new life in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Jewban's Story\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful look into the persecution and successes of a resilient people across continents, decades, and cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Joseph Shuman, MD, was born and raised in Havana, Cuba, where he lived during the 1940s and 1950s. He immigrated to the United States shortly after Fidel Castro seized power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA practicing endocrinologist for forty-two years, he has called Miami home since 1973. He and his wife, Maxine, have been married for fifty-one years and have twenty-one grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53247523651891,"sku":"9780692733820","price":27.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZebNU3EWiA9780692733820.webp?v=1776304978","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-jewbans-story-the-cuba-i-remember-the-memoirs-of-joseph-shuman-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}