{"product_id":"9780595376537","title":"God Was Always With Me: Memories of Mama","description":"\u003ci\u003eIn those five words she summarized the story of her life: 'God was always with me.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in nineteenth-century Russia, Rachel-Leah 'Lena\" Chipkin later went on to become a pioneer, a businesswoman, and a true 'Yiddesheh Mama.\" \u003ci\u003eGod Was Always With Me\u003c\/i\u003e takes us through her childhood and teenage years in Libau, Russia, to New York, where she refuses to marry the cousin who sent for her. Later on, during a courageous trip to Chicago, Illinois, she reacquaints herself with and marries the love of her life: Max Weinstein.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a farmhouse in Gifford, Indiana, to her life as a Jewish resort keeper in South Haven, Michigan, \u003ci\u003eGod Was Always With Me\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Lena's loss of two infants, her love of her children, and the hardships and sorrow that accompanied her joy and happiness. Most important of all, she shares her faith in God and her never-ending optimism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by her youngest daughter, author Esther Bloch, \u003ci\u003eGod Was Always With Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to Lena's memory as well as all the immigrants of that era who faced life in America with hope and courage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48466375573745,"sku":"9780595376537","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9780595376537_p0.jpg?v=1785642299","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780595376537","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}