Marching to Zion

In 1916, Mags Preacher, an African-American young woman from the rural South, arrives in St. Louis hoping to learn a trade to better her future. There, she finds employment at Fishbein's Funeral Home and meets her husband-to-be. When Mr. Fishbein saves Mags' life, she leaves St. Louis with Mr. Fishb......more

I think this is my favorite Mary Glickman novel yet...and I've loved all three. Marching to Zion tells the story of Minerva or Minnie Fishbein, a young woman with fiery red hair who lives in East St. Louis with her father, the owner of a funeral parlor in the black part of town. Minnie and her fathe......more

During the early part of the 20th century, despite slavery having been long over, equality was still far in the future, especially when it came to interracial couples, and even more so if one of them was Jewish. Read my review of this unusual and fascinating novel here [URL not allowed]......more

MARCHING TO ZION Mary Glickman The dedication of MARCHING TO ZION by Mary Glickman concisely tells the theme: “For the lovers, their arms around the grief of the ages.” Taking place primarily in East St. Louis and Memphis between 1916 and 1936, the book tells the story of relationships between races......more

Interesting historical fiction. Gives you an idea of what it was like to be Jewish or African American in the early 20'th Century. I also learned a bit about the history of St. Louis and Memphis that I didn't know before. Worth a read.......more