Title: A fine memoir.
Product review: This memoir was written when the author had advanced in age, but this doesn't take away from the clearness of the story. Harry Bernstein narrates the story of a single street split into two - a Jewish side, and a Christian side. Beside this fictitious chasm, there is also trouble within the household - an alcoholic father, grinding poverty, and a hardworking, unhappy mother. However, there are also moments of happiness that Bernstein narrates with an appreciable humor.The Christian side and the Jewish side do not mix, as if there's a tangible wall separating them. However, they do come together once during the two wars, and more significantly in the novel, when Harry's sister, Lily weds a Christian from across the street. The novel is very reminiscent in my mind of the segregation era in American history. I doubly recommend "The Invisible Wall", a fine read of about 300 pages.
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