{"product_id":"angst-9781523898312","title":"Angst","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Myron Jay Kaufman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Jewish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat was it like to grow up with the possibility of nuclear annihilation? Angst traces the lives of two young Yankee fans in the Bronx: Joseph, who is always in awe of Sammy, a math and science whiz. They come of age shortly after the Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb. Their fear of a Soviet attack leads them to set up a fallout shelter in the basement of their apartment building. Sammy can't shake his obsession with the possibility of nuclear war, but after a while, Joseph's interest turns to girls. The boys go on to MIT and Columbia University, respectively, and when Sammy immigrates to Israel, Joseph loses track of his friend. After a torrid love affair, Joseph marries Devy, and then becomes a rabbi and a Ph.D. in religion. The couple has a child; then Devy discovers she has cancer. Their angst leads them to return to the Bronx to live with Devy's mother. Joseph finds a position with a Jewish school and synagogue, where one of his duties is to conduct services at the Jewish Residential Psychiatric Center. He discovers his old friend, Sammy, has been a long-term patient at the Center. Joseph learns of Sammy's horrible experiences in Israel, and tries to rehabilitate him by bringing him to live with them at Devy's mother's house.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45498551566487,"sku":"9781523898312","price":1211.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781523898312.webp?v=1767155817","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/angst-9781523898312","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}