Among the Living

In Among the Living, Yitzhak Goldah, a Holocaust survivor, arrives in Savannah, Georgia, in 1947 to live with his relatives, Abe and Pearl Jesler. As he navigates the complexities of a divided Jewish community and falls in love with a young widow, Yitzhak confronts his traumatic past when an acquaintance reemerges, prompting him to choose between familiar pain and the potential for a new life. The novel explores themes of identity and belonging against the backdrop of the postwar South, highlighting Yitzhak's growing connection to the struggles of a black family working for the Jeslers.