Tag: Brian Prousky
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Our First Book Club Meeting: A Recap
by Elise Abram We kicked off the very first WCYR Book Club meeting with a deep dive into Uriel Through Eleanor by Brian Prousky. The conversation was rich with insights, as members shared their thoughts on themes like faulty memory and second-generation trauma caused by the Holocaust. We started with a quick synopsis of Brian’s novel: while…
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Announcing Uriel Through Eleanor by Brian Prousky
About the Book: Uriel “Uri” Katz, World War II veteran, concentration camp liberator, devout atheist and lifelong bachelor, places an ad in a newspaper seeking a “typist” to assist him in writing his memoir. He receives only one reply, from a woman named Eleanor, who negotiates a deal with him that includes room and board.…