THE JEW STORE STELLA SUBERMAN Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill FOR JACK AND FOR RICK FOR A REAL BARGAIN, WHILE YOU’RE MAKING A LIVING, YOU SHOULD MAKE ALSO A LIFE. —AARON BRONSON CONTENTS Prologue 1 THE DESTINATION 2 AVRAM PLOTCHNIKOFF’S NEW NAME 3 A NICE JEWISH GIRL 4 FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE 5 GOD’S (SO TO SPEAK) COUNTRY 6 MISS BROOKIE’S COUSIN TOM 7 XENOPHOBIA 8 MY FATHER’S FANCY FOOTWORK 9 BRONSON’S LOW-PRICED STORE 10 GREEN EYESHADES 11 NO PICNIC 12 OPENING DAY 13 IN CHRIST’S NAME, AMEN 14 A GLEAM IN MY MOTHER’S EYE 15 TWO SOCIAL CALLS 16 A HOUSE AND NEIGHBORS 17 MY MOTHER’S DILEMMA 18 SETH’S NEW JOB 19 NEW YORK AUNTS 20 THE BAR MITZVAH QUESTION 21 GENTILES 22 JOEY’S HOMECOMING 23 MIRIAM’S ROMANCE 24 AUNT HANNAH’S WEDDING 25 CONCORDIA’S SAVIOR 26 MIRIAM’S RESCUE 27 PUSH COMES TO SHOVE A Reader's Guide, including An Interview with Stella Suberman and Reading Group Questions About the Author I wish to express deepest gratitude to that most expert of guides, Louis D. Rubin, Jr., who helped me find my way back to Concordia.