Lost photographs, a found memoir, discovered documents, and warm,
endearing memories inspired historian Mark Goldman, author of the
biography of John Albright, to focus his research on his own family
history. In learning about and telling his mother's story, he discovered
he was also telling an important part of the story of New York City
during a unique and vibrant era in the mid-1900s. Tillie's life growing
up in mid-century New York City - living on Riverside Drive, playing in
Central Park, accompanying her father to work in the Garment District in
a Willys Jeep, becoming involved in the Spanish Civil War - reveals a
colorful facet of the Jewish immigrant experience through the eyes of a
fierce woman. Lushly illustrated with found family photographs, this
memoir by award-winning author and historian Mark Goldman is a feast for
the eyes and will speak to your soul.