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After reading several Holocaust memoirs, I wanted to know how “normal” Jews live, Jews whose ancestors had emigrated from Europe before Hitler had a chance to murder them in gas chambers, Jews who had not lost any immediate family in the Holocaust.

Mirta Trupp’s memoir was the right book for me to read. It taught me a lot. First of all, it made me realize that while there are “normal” Jews, there is, obviously and sadly, no normal life for Jews. It starts with Mirta’s ancestors migrating from Prussia to Lithuania to the Ukraine, without finding a place where they could permanently live in peace. It continues with Mirta’s great-grandparents, some time around 1909, fleeing from pogroms, trekking from the Ukraine through Western Europe to Hamburg in order to board a ship that — God-willing — would take them to the shores of Argentina where the Rothschild family, along with other prominent Jews, had arranged for Jews of Eastern Europe to settle in under-populated agricultural areas. Yet again, there was no long-lasting peace. Even though the Jews had done their best to become patriotic Argentinians, they soon met again with anti-Semitism, violence, and even cold-blooded murder.

It was in this situation that Mirta’s father decided to leave Argentina and immigrate to the United States, the land of freedom and unlimited possibilities. He left for Norte America when Mirta was eight months old and had his reluctant wife and baby daughter follow soon after. He worked hard and did well and was happy and content to live in America. However, Mirta’s mother was very family-oriented, and her parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, cousins, second cousins, third cousins, and, and, and, and, and … lived in Argentina. Lucky for her, Mirta’s father got a job with Pan America Airlines, which enabled the Trupp family to fly almost for free. Mirta’s mother made utmost use of this possiblity, and Mirta was dragged back and forth between the U.S. and Argentina. And this is what this book is mainly about — growing up torn between 3 cultures.

Was Mirta American, or was she Argentinian, or was she — first and foremost — Jewish? She was trying to find out. For the Argentina family, she was American, but also Jewish. For the American Jews, she was Argentinian. For the American gentiles, she was Jewish, or maybe, just odd. Go figure. Isn’t coming of age hard enough without triple identity?

Luckily, Mirta had a positive outlook on life and found her way. It wasn't easy. And it should also be mentioned that even here in America, Mirta had some nasty encounters with anti-Semites.

What particularly impressed me about this memoir was the genuine love all these relatives had for one another. I have never experienced any such love amongst any kinship, and certainly not among my relatives. And while this love for extended family, as depicted in Mirta’s book, is the most heartfelt I have ever come across in any society, I found similar in Holocaust memoirs. I have found Jewish people to be very special. I think they are in average more intelligent, more good natured, and more loving than other nationalities and ethnic groups. Call me a fervent pro-Semite. :-)

Why do I rate this memoir only 4 stars? About two-thirds into the book, my head was swirling with more and more relatives and friends and social get togethers. For a while the book read a bit like a YA book. Other than that, I very much enjoyed the book. It is well written, and I also learned a lot about the Jewish and the Argentinian culture. I even learned some Spanish, which I plan to try out on our Mexican household help, who doesn’t speak a word of English.

All in all, I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes memoirs, likes coming-to-age stories, likes immigration stories, is interested in Jewish culture and Jewish family life, plans to travel to Argentina at some time or, sadly, doesn’t see the slightest chance to travel to Argentina at whatever time. And if you don’t fit into any of the aforementioned groups, read this book anyway. It is heart-warming.


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With Love The Argentina Family Memories of Tango and Kugel; Mate with Knishes Mirta Ines Trupp 9781478205456 Books Reviews

This is a wonderful, human story about finding a place in the world, understanding where we come from, where our ancestors and customs come from, and why, what and who we are (taking a theme from the book). I laughed a lot (false teeth for cows???, crazy Argentine happenings, unique situations and family members). There are wonderful serendipitous moments and a great love story. Mirta's voice is lovely and she comes across as a sensitive, brave and curious person. She paints a detailed picture of her family and the differences between cultures. I also learnt a lot about pivotal events in Argentine history from a personal perspective, which makes it all the more real. A lovely read.
I loved this book. It tells the story of the Russian Jewish family that emigrated to Argentina....and some of the descendants subsequently immigrated to the United States. I think that anyone who has family in the USA and elsewhere will recognize their own story while reading this book. At times I laughed out loud and absolutely knew how alike we all are. I would recommend this book highly--it was a great story of a family of immigrants who's children are raised in the United States. Great read.
Mirta Ines Trupp’s cultural background stems from three sources, but not proportionally equal. She is first and foremost, American. The United States is where she has lived all her life and English is the language she speaks best. She wrote her book in English. Mirta was born in Argentina. She visited the country (sometimes more than once) practically every year from the age of seven on, thanks to her father’s fringe benefits as a Pan American Airways employee. Her numerous stays in Argentina as a girl left a profound imprint on her character. Her east-European Jewish culture is the one she is less versed in, yet, oddly, it’s the one she mostly tries to cling to.
With Love, The Argentina Family is a chronicle of Mirta’s life from her earliest memories until the age of twenty-two. We accompany her through her childhood memories, her life in the San Francisco Valley, California, the adversities and joys of a teen-aged girl, her numerous trips to Argentina, her falling in love and the special circumstances of her marriage.
“La familia” was a central factor in Mirta’s life, at the same time lavishing love and restraining her. “Where is life better, in Argentina or in the United States?” is a question ever-present in the family’s dialogue.
The narrative is not lacking in humor, mostly based on language difficulties or in cultural differences, as when papi understood that his friend had died upon hearing that “the battery is dead”, or when mami asked the meat vendor if he had “any testicles”.
All along this lovely chronicle we come across Argentinian and Jewish dishes, delicacies that add taste to the story, to say nothing of the Spanish and Yiddish expressions that are sprinkled along the text.
I absolutely LOVED this very warm and inspiring memoir! It is a very well written account of an Argentina family - who happen to be descendants of immigrant Jews - who immigrate to the USA. The author describes how difficult it was for her parents to make the decision and to actually accomplish the move to a different country with a very different culture and language. While being entertained by the author's story (there is a lot of humor in this book), I also learned a great deal about Argentina history and the diaspora of the Eastern European Jews. I got a lot more out of this book than I was expecting. I highly recommend this book.
After reading several Holocaust memoirs, I wanted to know how “normal” Jews live, Jews whose ancestors had emigrated from Europe before Hitler had a chance to murder them in gas chambers, Jews who had not lost any immediate family in the Holocaust.

Mirta Trupp’s memoir was the right book for me to read. It taught me a lot. First of all, it made me realize that while there are “normal” Jews, there is, obviously and sadly, no normal life for Jews. It starts with Mirta’s ancestors migrating from Prussia to Lithuania to the Ukraine, without finding a place where they could permanently live in peace. It continues with Mirta’s great-grandparents, some time around 1909, fleeing from pogroms, trekking from the Ukraine through Western Europe to Hamburg in order to board a ship that — God-willing — would take them to the shores of Argentina where the Rothschild family, along with other prominent Jews, had arranged for Jews of Eastern Europe to settle in under-populated agricultural areas. Yet again, there was no long-lasting peace. Even though the Jews had done their best to become patriotic Argentinians, they soon met again with anti-Semitism, violence, and even cold-blooded murder.

It was in this situation that Mirta’s father decided to leave Argentina and immigrate to the United States, the land of freedom and unlimited possibilities. He left for Norte America when Mirta was eight months old and had his reluctant wife and baby daughter follow soon after. He worked hard and did well and was happy and content to live in America. However, Mirta’s mother was very family-oriented, and her parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, cousins, second cousins, third cousins, and, and, and, and, and … lived in Argentina. Lucky for her, Mirta’s father got a job with Pan America Airlines, which enabled the Trupp family to fly almost for free. Mirta’s mother made utmost use of this possiblity, and Mirta was dragged back and forth between the U.S. and Argentina. And this is what this book is mainly about — growing up torn between 3 cultures.

Was Mirta American, or was she Argentinian, or was she — first and foremost — Jewish? She was trying to find out. For the Argentina family, she was American, but also Jewish. For the American Jews, she was Argentinian. For the American gentiles, she was Jewish, or maybe, just odd. Go figure. Isn’t coming of age hard enough without triple identity?

Luckily, Mirta had a positive outlook on life and found her way. It wasn't easy. And it should also be mentioned that even here in America, Mirta had some nasty encounters with anti-Semites.

What particularly impressed me about this memoir was the genuine love all these relatives had for one another. I have never experienced any such love amongst any kinship, and certainly not among my relatives. And while this love for extended family, as depicted in Mirta’s book, is the most heartfelt I have ever come across in any society, I found similar in Holocaust memoirs. I have found Jewish people to be very special. I think they are in average more intelligent, more good natured, and more loving than other nationalities and ethnic groups. Call me a fervent pro-Semite. -)

Why do I rate this memoir only 4 stars? About two-thirds into the book, my head was swirling with more and more relatives and friends and social get togethers. For a while the book read a bit like a YA book. Other than that, I very much enjoyed the book. It is well written, and I also learned a lot about the Jewish and the Argentinian culture. I even learned some Spanish, which I plan to try out on our Mexican household help, who doesn’t speak a word of English.

All in all, I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes memoirs, likes coming-to-age stories, likes immigration stories, is interested in Jewish culture and Jewish family life, plans to travel to Argentina at some time or, sadly, doesn’t see the slightest chance to travel to Argentina at whatever time. And if you don’t fit into any of the aforementioned groups, read this book anyway. It is heart-warming.