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Surrounded by cemeteries in the flatlands of New Jersey, the small town of Lud is sustained by the business of death. In fact, with no synagogue and no congregation, Rabbi Jerry Goldkorn has only one true responsibility: to preside over burial services for Jews who pass away in the surrounding cities. But after the Arctic misadventures that led him to Lud, he wouldn't want to live (or die) anywhere else.As the only living child in Lud, his daughter Connie has a different opinion of this grisly city, and she will do anything to get away from it--or at least liven it up a bit. Things get lively indeed when Connie testifies to meeting the Virgin Mary for a late-night romp through the local graveyards.

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"[Elkin] defies death with a glistening tale that is laugh-out-loud hilarious as well as poignant." -- PW

Rabbi of Lud

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    A Paperback / softback by Stanley Elkin, Chirs Lehmann

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      Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/06/2001
      ISBN13: 9781564782700, 978-1564782700
      ISBN10: 1564782700

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Surrounded by cemeteries in the flatlands of New Jersey, the small town of Lud is sustained by the business of death. In fact, with no synagogue and no congregation, Rabbi Jerry Goldkorn has only one true responsibility: to preside over burial services for Jews who pass away in the surrounding cities. But after the Arctic misadventures that led him to Lud, he wouldn't want to live (or die) anywhere else.As the only living child in Lud, his daughter Connie has a different opinion of this grisly city, and she will do anything to get away from it--or at least liven it up a bit. Things get lively indeed when Connie testifies to meeting the Virgin Mary for a late-night romp through the local graveyards.

      Trade Review
      "[Elkin] defies death with a glistening tale that is laugh-out-loud hilarious as well as poignant." -- PW

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