{"product_id":"tp-477-9","title":"From Rags to Knishes","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"0\"\u003e\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cbig\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Quest for Torah Life and Chinuch\u003cbr\u003ein Depression-Era America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/big\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did one man succeed in\u003cbr\u003ekeeping his family \u003ci\u003efrum\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYisroel Eliyahu Dubin, known as Ellis, considered himself a simple\u003cbr\u003eJew, but he was determined to send his sons to yeshivah. However, none\u003cbr\u003eexisted in Philadelphia in 1929, so, leaving behind a comfortable life sur-\u003cbr\u003erounded by loved ones and a secure job as an upholsterer, he and his family\u003cbr\u003emoved to New York's Lower East Side. But the Great Depression as well as\u003cbr\u003eEllis's commitment to not working on Shabbos led to him losing job after\u003cbr\u003ejob, until he finally started his own knish business.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEllis endured numerous hardships and disappointments. He lost his\u003cbr\u003ejob, he lost his savings, but he didn't lose his determination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Rags to Knishes\u003c\/i\u003e includes an annotated version of Ellis's memoir\u003cbr\u003eand his daughter's eyewitness account, along with heartfelt letters from\u003cbr\u003ehis father in Russia, who was fearful that his loved\u003cbr\u003eones in America would assimilate. Readers will be\u003cbr\u003efascinated by this true story ory of how Ellis Dubin\u003cbr\u003ewent from stuffing sofas in Philadelphia to selling\u003cbr\u003eknishes on the Lower East Side. His efforts paid\u003cbr\u003eoff, and today he has hundreds of descendants\u003cbr\u003ewho are still loyal to Hashem and learning Torah\u003cbr\u003ein communities across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:white\"\u003eCopyright Judaicaplaza\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"12\" style=\"display:none\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cstyle\u003etable{border-collapse:collapse}td{background-color:#efefef;font-weight:bold;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px}th{font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px}\u003c\/style\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSku:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"font-weight:bold;text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"1\"\u003eTP-477-9\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"font-weight:bold;text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"2\"\u003eYisroel Eliyahu Dubin\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIsbn 13:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"font-weight:bold;text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"5\"\u003e9798888394779\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIsbn 10:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"font-weight:bold;text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"6\"\u003e888839477X\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePages:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"font-weight:bold;text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"7\"\u003e219\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSize:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"font-weight:bold;text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"8\"\u003e6.3\" x 9.3\"\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBinding:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"font-weight:bold;text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"9\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDate:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"font-weight:bold;text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"10\"\u003e7\/1\/2026\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"font-weight:bold;text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"11\"\u003eMenucha Publishers\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Yisroel Eliyahu Dubin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068274229447,"sku":"TP-477-9","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0093\/3625\/8657\/files\/TP-477-9.jpg?v=1788144752","url":"https:\/\/judaicaplaza.com\/products\/tp-477-9","provider":"Judaica Plaza","version":"1.0","type":"link"}