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The Family Mashber, by Der Nister

by Irving Howe

The Atlantic Monthly, June 1987, pp. 80-81

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    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 6-17
    3. The January Almanac, pp. 18-19
    4. Reports & Comment by Jack Beatty, pp. 20-21
    5. East Asia: The Rice Plot by James Fallows, pp. 22-25
    6. Washington: VAT Is a Bad Idea by Robert S. McIntyre, pp. 26-29
    7. Italy: Living With Fallout by Mary Jo Salter, pp. 30-35
    8. That Post-Modernism! by Eric Metaxas, pp. 36-38
    9. The New Shape of American Politics by William Schneider, pp. 39-42
    10. Sunday in the Old Republic by Derek Walcott, pp. 43-55
    11. A Farm at Raraba by Ernst Havemann, pp. 56-60
    12. First Encounters by Edward Sorel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, p. 61
    13. The 1929 Parallel by John Kenneth Galbraith, pp. 62-66
    14. The Bad Physician by Linda Gregerson, p. 67
    15. Long Distance by Jane Smiley, pp. 68-71
    16. Prayer to Sparrow in Two Seasons by Jeffrey Skinner, pp. 72-76
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    18. Food: Fast Puff Pastry by Corby Kummer, pp. 81-83
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      4. The Man Who Made the Devil Glad by Donald McCaig
      5. Vavra's Cats by Robert Vavra
      6. The Greek Generals Talk by Phillip Parotti
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    25. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, p. 96
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    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 8-19
    3. The February Almanac, pp. 20-21
    4. Reports & Comment by David Owen, pp. 22-23
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    14. Umbra by Guy Billout, p. 69
    15. A Question of Fairness by Juan Williams, pp. 70-77
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    17. Music: Creator by Proxy by Francis Davis, pp. 83-85
    18. Dance: Shakespeare's Sister by Holly Brubach, pp. 86-88
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    23. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 99
    24. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 100-102
    25. Cover illustration by Michel Guire Vaka
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    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 6-11
    3. The March Almanac, pp. 12-13
    4. Reports & Comment by Timothy Foote, pp. 14-15
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    6. Washington: The Zap Gap by Chuck de Caro, pp. 24-29
    7. Development: The Lessons of Bhopal by Fergus M. Bordewich, pp. 30-34
    8. The Importance of Play by Bruno Bettelheim, pp. 35-42
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    11. Strawberrying by May Swenson, pp. 52-57
    12. The Game's Still Afoot by Cait Murphy, pp. 58-66
    13. First Encounters by Edward Sorel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, p. 67
    14. Smoke by Jay McInerney, pp. 68-73
    15. In Praise of the Potato by David Williams, pp. 74-82
    16. Music: American Soundings by William H. Youngren, pp. 83-85
    17. Dance: Twyla Tharp's Return by Holly Brubage, pp. 86-89
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      4. Reindeer Moon by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
      5. Past Tense by Jean Cocteau
      6. Loving Little Egypt by Thomas A. McMahon
      7. Stories by Sergio Ramirez
      8. Manet by Kathleen Adler
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    22. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 99
    23. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, p. 100
    24. Cover illustration by Andre Francois
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    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 6-13
    3. The April Almanac, pp. 14-15
    4. Reports & Comment by Cullen Murphy, pp. 16-17
    5. Uganda: Starting Over by Robert D. Kaplan, pp. 18-25
    6. Iran: Holy Terror by Fergus M. Bordewich, pp. 26-33
    7. Yet Another True Study of Mankind by Roy Blount, Jr., pp. 34-36
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      4. Lines to the Mountain Gods by Evan Hadingham
      5. Mummy by Daniel Curley
      6. Edgar Degas by Denys Sutton
      7. The Champion by Gene Smith
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    20. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 95
    21. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 96-98
    22. Cover illustration by J.C. Suares
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    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 8-15
    3. The May Almanac, pp. 16-17
    4. Reports & Comment by James Fallows, pp. 18-19
    5. Harlequin by Katie Leishman, pp. 20-21
    6. Bolivia: How to Lose the Coke War by David Kline, pp. 22-26
    7. Environment: Weather Versus Chemicals by Ellen Ruppel Shell, pp. 27-33
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    10. Frog by Ellen Bryant Voigt, pp. 40-53
    11. Police Dreams by Richard Bausch, pp. 54-60
    12. First Encounters by Edward Sorel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, p. 61
    13. The Rise of Techno-Nationalism by Robert B. Reich, pp. 62-66
    14. What I Remember the Writers Telling Me When I Was Young by William Meredith, pp. 67-70
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      3. Evil Angels by John Bryson
      4. Cod Streuth by Bamber Gascoigne
      5. Where Is Nicaragua? by Peter Davis
      6. Family Skeletons by Henrietta Garnett
      7. The Man Who Fell from the Sky by William Norris#2
      8. The Age of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent by Esin Atil
      9. Another Day of Life by Ryszard Kapuscinski
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    21. Acrostic No. 22 by Dorothy Osborne, pp. 96-98
    22. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 99
    23. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 100-102
    24. Cover illustration by Theo Rudnak
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    1. Contributors, pp. 4-5
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 6-11
    3. The June Almanac, pp. 12-13
    4. Reports & Comment by Cullen Murphy, pp. 14-15
    5. Japanese Yearnings by James Fallows, pp. 16-17
    6. The Middle East: Behind the Terror by Ehud Ya'ari, pp. 18-21
    7. Washington: The Key to Welfare Reform by David Whitman, pp. 22-25
    8. Where the Bodies Are Buried by Ian Frazier, pp. 26-28
    9. What Gorbachev Is Up Against by Paul Kennedy, pp. 29-45
    10. Hedgerows by Stanley Plumly, pp. 46-47
    11. My Father's Son by Ernst Havemann, pp. 48-50
    12. These Are for Your Consideration by Emily Hiestand, pp. 51-53
    13. Masters of the Tiles by Barry Chamish, pp. 54-58
    14. The Halfway Diner by John Sayles, pp. 59-63
    15. Moccasin Flowers by Mary Oliver, pp. 64-68
    16. Passage by Guy Billout, pp. 69-70
    17. Food: Cookies and Wine by Corby Kummer, pp. 71-73
    18. Movies: Twin Cinema by Terrence Rafferty, pp. 74-77
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      1. George C. Marshall: Statesman, 1945-1959 by Forrest C. Pogue
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      1. The Family Mashber by Der Nister
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      4. The Northern Lights by Howard Norman
      5. Dreaming Jungles by Michel Rio
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      7. Old Hundredth by John Gould
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    22. Acrostic No. 23 by Dorothy Osborne, pp. 84-86
    23. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 87
    24. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 88-90
    25. Cover illustration by Randall Enos
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    1. Contributors, pp. 4-5
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 6-13
    3. The July Almanac, pp. 14-15
    4. Reports & Comment by Albert Bergesen, pp. 16-17
    5. France: The Sexy Computer by Justine De Lacy, pp. 18-25
    6. Zimbabwe: Poised on the Brink by Jack Shepherd, pp. 26-31
    7. Reservations by Jill Crane, pp. 32-34
    8. How to Save Our National Parks by Alston Chase, pp. 35-40
    9. Chord by W.S. Merwin, pp. 41-45
    10. Inn Essence by Ralph Lombreglia, pp. 46-57
    11. The Republicans in '88 by William Schneider, pp. 58-78
    12. Escuintla by Jeffrey Gray, pp. 79-82
    13. First Encounters by Edward Sorel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, pp. 83-84
    14. Home: Romance in the Rooftops by Philip Langdon, pp. 85-87
    15. Music: Allons Danser by Ben Sandmel, pp. 88-90
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    21. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 103
    22. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 104-106
    23. Cover illustration by Wayne McLoughlin
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    1. Contributors, pp. 4-5
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 6-11
    3. The August Almanac, pp. 12-13
    4. Reports & Comment by Cullen Murphy, pp. 14-15
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    6. Paris: A Nation of Readers by Brendan Murphy, pp. 21-25
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    8. The (Relative) Decline of America by Paul Kennedy, pp. 29-38
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    10. Grandmother's Spit by Andrew Hudgins, pp. 40-41
    11. Disassembly: An Anthology by Pamela Alexander, p. 42
    12. Unbuilding by Lynne McMahon, p. 43
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    14. Breakdown by Ronald Wallace, p. 45
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    16. Octane and Knock by David Owen, pp. 53-60
    17. Quicksand by Guy Billout, pp. 61-62
    18. The Widow by Beth Lordan, pp. 63-65
    19. A Seashell From the Seychelles by Brian Wickers, pp. 66-69
    20. Fashion: Ralph Lauren's Achievement by Holly Brubach, pp. 70-73
    21. Health: Snake Oil by Ellen Ruppel Shell, pp. 74-75
    22. Music: Large-Scale Jazz by Francis Davis, pp. 76-77
    23. [+]
      The Gentle Heroes by Thomas Powers, pp. 78-79 - 1 Review
      1. Troublesome People by Caroline Moorehead
    24. [+]
      Can We Still Hear Tocqueville? by Sheldon Wolin, pp. 80-83 - 1 Review
      1. The Strange Liberalism of Alexis de Tocqueville by Roger Boesche
    25. [+]
      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, p. 84 - 9 Reviews
      1. Van Winkle's Return by Kenneth G. Wilson
      2. Moscow 2042 by Vladimir Voinovich
      3. Mary Shelley by Muriel Spark
      4. Who Killed Palomino Molero? by Mario Vargas Llosa
      5. Andrew Wyeth: The Helga Pictures by John Wilmerding
      6. An American Vision by James H. Duff, Andrew Wyeth, Thomas Hoving, and Lincoln Kirstein, ...
      7. The Belles Lettres Papers by Charles Simmons
      8. Lee's Tigers by Terry L. Jones
      9. American Houses by Philip Langdon
    26. Acrostic No. 25 by Dorothy Osborne, pp. 85-86
    27. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 87
    28. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 88-90
    29. Cover illustration by Seymour Chwast
  9. [+]
    September 1987 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. Contributors, pp. 4-7
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 8-15
    3. The September Almanac, pp. 16-17
    4. Reports & Comment by David Owen, pp. 18-19
    5. Ruffles and Flourishes by Susan Ohanian, pp. 20-21
    6. Japan: Playing by Different Rules by James Fallows, pp. 22-31
    7. Iceland: A Nonesuch People by Brad Leithauser, pp. 32-43
    8. Flowers of Evil: Ask Charles Baudelaire by Frank Gannon, pp. 44-46
    9. Leaving Home by Garrison Keillor, pp. 47-55
    10. AIDS and Insects by Katie Leishman, pp. 56-68
    11. Spring and by Elizabeth Libbey, pp. 69-72
    12. First Encounters by Edward Sorel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, p. 73
    13. The Megaethon: 1850, 1906-1929 by Les A. Murray, pp. 74-75
    14. Talking to the Sun by Gail Regier, pp. 76-89
    15. Food: A Stirring Dish by Corby Kummer, pp. 90-92
    16. Music: Berg's "Lulu" by William H. Youngren, pp. 93-96
    17. [+]
      Poet of the Dance by Sanford Schwartz, pp. 97-99 - 1 Review
      1. Dance Writings by Edwin Denby, Robert Cornfield, and William MacKay, ...
    18. [+]
      Labors Lost by Barbara Ehrenreich, pp. 100-101 - 1 Review
      1. The Fall of the House of Labor by David Montgomery
    19. [+]
      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, pp. 102-103 - 8 Reviews
      1. The Australians by Ross Terrill
      2. The Silent Executioner by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre
      3. Victorian Sisters by Ina Taylor
      4. Orphans: Real and Imaginary by Eileen Simpson
      5. Titanic: The Death and Life of a Legend by Michael Davie
      6. The Rat by Gunter Grass
      7. Bloodsong and Other Stories of South Africa by Ernst Havemann
      8. The Age of Grief by Jane Smiley
    20. Acrostic No. 26 by Dorothy Osborne, pp. 104-106
    21. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 107
    22. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 108-110
    23. Cover illustration by Etienne Delessert
  10. [+]
    October 1987 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. Contributors, pp. 4-15
    2. The October Almanac, pp. 16-17
    3. Reports & Comment by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 18-19
    4. Korea: The Burden of Omnipotence by James Fallows, pp. 20-25
    5. Thailand: The Last Bus by Donald A. Ranard, pp. 26-33
    6. Marketing: What's in a Smell? by Timothy Kalich, pp. 34-39
    7. Great Ad Copy in American Poetry by Daniel Penrice, pp. 40-42
    8. The Morning After by Peter G. Peterson, pp. 43-65
    9. Letters to the Editor, pp. 66-69
    10. The Salt Marsh by Floyd C. Stuart, pp. 70-78
    11. At the Walls of Jericho by G.W. Hawkes, pp. 79-83
    12. Dreams and Downlines by David Owen, pp. 84-87
    13. Electronically Yours by Gerald Jonas, pp. 88-90
    14. There Is No Safe Place by Guy Billout, pp. 91-92
    15. Home: The Automated House by Philip Langdon, pp. 93-96
    16. Music: West Coast Ghost by Francis Davis, pp. 97-99
    17. [+]
      America's Store by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 100-103 - 1 Review
      1. The Big Store by Donald R. Katz
    18. [+]
      Out of Mind by Mark Crispin Miller, pp. 104-105 - 1 Review
      1. The Last Intellectuals by Russell Jacoby
    19. [+]
      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, pp. 106-107 - 6 Reviews
      1. I'm Dying Laughing by Christina Stead
      2. Bones of Contention by Roger Lewin
      3. Outlaws by George V. Higgins
      4. Hell and Paradise by Peter Clarke
      5. Answered Prayers by Truman Capote
      6. Their Pride and Joy by Paul Buttenwieser
    20. Acrostic No. 27 by Dorothy Osborne, pp. 108-110
    21. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 111
    22. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 112-114
    23. Cover illustration by Nicholas Gaetano
  11. [+]
    November 1987 Issue = 24 Articles
    1. Contributors, pp. 6-9
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 10-19
    3. The November Almanac, pp. 20-21
    4. Reports & Comment by Cullen Murphy, pp. 22-23
    5. New York: Fake Masks by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 24-37
    6. Kurdistan: Sons of Devils by Robert D. Kaplan, pp. 38-45
    7. My Geophagy Problem---and Yours by Roy Blount, Jr., pp. 46-48
    8. A Damaged Culture by James Fallows, pp. 49-59
    9. The Man Who Loves Only Numbers by Paul Hoffman, pp. 60-74
    10. A Glass of Handmade by William Least Heat Moon, p. 75
    11. Crab House by Dave Smith, pp. 76-87
    12. How the Cold War Might End by John Lewis Gaddis, pp. 88-91
    13. Trick or Treat by John Frederick Nims, pp. 92-100
    14. First Encounters by Edward Sorel and Nancy Caldwell Sorel, pp. 101-102
    15. Exiles by Ernst Havemann, pp. 103-110
    16. Fashion: Fat Pride by Holly Brubach, pp. 111-113
    17. Health: The Risks of Risk Studies by Ellen Ruppel Shell, pp. 114-115
    18. [+]
      Glorious John by Anthony Burgess, pp. 116-119 - 1 Review
      1. John Dryden and His World by James Anderson Winn
    19. [+]
      Why Athens Fell by Bernard Knox, pp. 120-121 - 1 Review
      1. The Fall of the Athenian Empire by Donald Kagan
    20. [+]
      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, pp. 122-123 - 9 Reviews
      1. The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin
      2. Rossetti and His Circle by Max Beerbohm
      3. The Thurtell-Hunt Murder Case by Albert Borowitz
      4. World's End by T. Coraghessan Boyle
      5. Chaucer by Donald R. Howard
      6. The Medusa Frequency by Russell Hoban
      7. The View from the Kingdom by Richard Brown and Reeve Lindbergh
      8. The Selected Letters of Louisa May Alcott by Daniel Shealy, Joel Myerson, and Louisa May Alcott, ...
      9. Customs Violation by Janice Weber
    21. Acrostic No. 28 by Dorothy Osborne, pp. 124-126
    22. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 127
    23. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 128-130
    24. Cover illustration by Guy Billout
  12. [+]
    December 1987 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Contributors, pp. 4-5
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 6-15
    3. The December Almanac, pp. 16-19
    4. Reports & Comment by Cullen Murphy, pp. 20-21
    5. Energy: The Avoidable Oil Crisis by Amory B. Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins, pp. 22-29
    6. The Soviet Union: Moscow Turns East by George Perkovich, pp. 30-38
    7. Today's Radio Selections by Jill Crane, pp. 39-40
    8. Joe College by Philip Roth, pp. 41-53
    9. For Stuart Porter, Who Asked for a Poem That Would Not Depress Him Further by Jeffrey Skinner, pp. 54-61
    10. No Rms, Jungle Vu by Melissa Greene, pp. 62-73
    11. Summer's Children by Richard Shelton, pp. 74-80
    12. Way to the Dump by E.S. Goldman, pp. 81-88
    13. Sanitation by Guy Billout, pp. 89-95
    14. Food: Fast Fish by Corby Kummer, pp. 96-99
    15. Music: What Coltrane Wanted by Edward Strickland, pp. 100-103
    16. [+]
      New York in the Eighties by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 104-107 - 1 Review
      1. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
    17. [+]
      Before Pickett Charged by Tom Wicker, pp. 108-109 - 1 Review
      1. Gettysburg: The Second Day by Harry W. Pfanz
    18. [+]
      Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams, pp. 110-111 - 7 Reviews
      1. The Mystery of the Bayeux Tapestry by David J. Bernstein
      2. Lindbergh's Son by John Vernon
      3. Rebels from West Point by Gerard A. Patterson
      4. The Body in the Billiard Room by H.R.F. Keating
      5. Life: A User's Manual by Georges Perec
      6. Tomb of the Eagles by John W. Hedges
      7. Spangle by Gary Jennings
    19. Acrostic No. 29 by Dorothy Osborne, pp. 112-114
    20. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 115
    21. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 116-118
    22. Cover illustration by Edward Sorel
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  Issues of 1988 = 12 Issues, 277 Articles
9. [+]
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2. [+]
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4. [+]
  Issues of 2003 = 10 Issues, 336 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 2004 = 10 Issues, 341 Articles
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  Issues of 2005 = 9 Issues, 318 Articles
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  Issues of 2006 = 10 Issues, 382 Articles
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  Issues of 2007 = 9 Issues, 264 Articles
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