War Bonds

<p>In <strong>War Bonds</strong> Jack Goldman unspools a vivid tender humorous portrait of a Depression-era Jewish-American boyhood shaped by the competing energies of tradition rebellion assimilation and war. He recounts life among a spirited cast of characters: a tap-dancing father dodging Orthodox expectations a bar mitzvah faked for family pride immigrant grandparents clinging to the old ways and a Los Angeles childhood that veers from near tragedy to unexpected grace. Through intimate recollections-painful and sweet-he captures the strains of poverty antisemitism generational conflict and the enduring power of family improvisation and resilience. <strong>War Bonds</strong> weaves memory history and identity into a deeply personal narrative of survival and belonging. This is a soulful richly detailed story of growing up American Jewish and fiercely human in the 20th century.</p>