This episode of the perNYC Podcast—recorded at Tompkins Square Library—features Alan Kaufman, author of Jew Boy.  It's a "story of a young boy growing up in the complex shadow of his mother's survival of the Holocaust."

Hosted by Jennifer Brodsky, perNYC is the "must listen now" podcast exploring NYC creations as per their creators.

What Alan Is Reading

Elie Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea
It's a beautiful portrait of the man's personal life. Alan studied with Elie as a university student and feels a special affection for him and his work in educating humanity about the Holocaust.

About This Episode

Alan Kaufman is an American writer, a memoirist, and a poet. He is the author of the memoirs Jew Boy and Drunken Angel, the novel Matches, and is the editor of The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. 

Jennifer Brodsky is the founder/creator, producer, and host of perNYC. When not emceeing events such as this podcast recording, she is often found sitting on her East Village stoop with neighbors and people who pass by telling their stories.

Tompkins Square Library has served residents of Manhattan's Lower East Side since 1904.