Description
The Northern Line throws fresh light on a forgotten part of Sheffield history, the early days of its Jewish community and its role as a sanctuary for refugees fleeing from the pogroms in the 1880s and from Nazi persecution in the 1930s. It evokes the gas-lamps of Paradise Square and the Hebrew classes where lads lay in wait each evening to throw stones at "the Jewboys".
Writing about the past is like trying to do a jigsaw when half the pieces are missing. This book explores the challenge of how we can fill in the gaps. Drawing on diaries, letters, photographs and family heirlooms, it forms a conversation between generations that exposes poverty, injustice, fear, courage and triumph. It blends memory and social history to create a compelling narrative that recaptures the voices of the dead. What started out as a memoir becomes a powerful piece of storytelling about difference and survival.
About the Author
Judy Simons was born in Sheffield and studied at Manchester University. She is Emeritus Professor of English at De Montfort University, former editor of Sheffield Jewish Journal and author of several books of literary criticism.
Book Information
ISBN 9781800460928
Author Judy Simons
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Matador
Publisher Troubador Publishing