02163nam a22003614a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095040002100112035002100133043001200154050002400166082002600190100002400216245010600240260005300346300001900399504005400418505036100472520039400833533015201227600003301379600004601412650005301458650005001511650005101561655002901612710001701641856012601658999001701784ebr10155102CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||051216s2006    moua    sb    000 0 eng    z  2005036573  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)191935639  an-us-co14aF785.J5bV37 2006eb04a978.8/83004924aB2221 aVaron, Jodi,d1953-10aDrawing to an inside straighth[electronic resource] :bthe legacy of an absent father /cJodi Varon.  aColumbia :bUniversity of Missouri Press,c2006.  a175 p. :bill.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173-175).0 aBennie--Benji--Benjamin -- The tongue's delight -- When quizzac was cherry -- Rubes in New York -- In the vale -- The second ace -- Levitation -- Paella and yellow cabs -- Ben-anna split -- Spinoza's trade -- I'd give my life for a drink of raki -- Doppelgangers, daughters -- In amsterdam -- Along the route of the caliphate -- The man in the porkpie hat.  a"Varon interweaves recollections of growing up in Vietnam-era Denver with stories of her gambler father, son of Sephardic Jewish immigrants, and offers an introduction to Sephardic culture contrasted with Ashkenazic culture, examines the forging of identity within the potentially destructive American "melting pot," and challenges stereotypes of the American West"--Provided by publisher.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.10aVaron, Jodi,d1953-xFamily.10aVaron, Jodi,d1953-xChildhood and youth. 0aJewszColoradozDenverxSocial life and customs. 0aSephardimzColoradoxSocial life and customs. 0aAshkenazimzColoradoxSocial life and customs. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10155102zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c93493d93493