A unique volume of extended essays which for the first time provides a  collection of writing that investigates the stories and struggles of  Holocaust survivors and their offspring in the context of the Jewish  resort culture of the Catskills.  Themes are nostalgia, humor, loss, and  sexuality.  Contributors include Jake Ehrenreich, Nobel Laureate Isaac  Bashevis Singer, Professor/ Rabbi and Academy Award winner Michael  Berenbaum, Pulitzer Prize Winners Joseph Berger and Art Spiegelman, NYU  Professor Thane Rosenbaum and others.  "Summer Haven brilliantly captures a crucial part of the legacy of  Jewish life in America.” — Victoria Aarons, Distinguished Professor of Literature, Trinity  University