The Oys Of Twelfth Street

Eilot Finkelbaum grew up in 1930s Detroit, living in the rich Jewish-Europen atmosphere. Oys of Twelfth Street chronicles his climb from a dark-skinned kid to a popular radio and TV broadcaster, fighting the overt and covert anti-Semitism of the times. He wins award, begin to make money, and forget his Jewish heritage, until he marries a typical Jewish girl. He has two children, but the marriage does not work. He remarries, but not to the high-school sweetheart he had cared for so much. He succumbes to to his mother's objection to non-Jewish women, though later he would go against her will. He seeks this girl, She is now married, but does play a roll in he life later. He does eventually marry a non-Jewish woman and she becomes his lifelong support. His career falters, he has mental difficulties, learns that the voluptuous aunt who played a role in his childhood is the cause of the obsessions that has nearly ruined him. His life is nonetheless a success, one that he is proud to present to his mother at the end of his life.Lawrence, Kenard is the author of 'The Oys Of Twelfth Street', published 2007 under ISBN 9781424197996 and ISBN 1424197996.