Have You No Shame

258 English Random House Inc A hilarious memoir about growing up neurotic as one of the few Jewish girls in the Nebraska heartland describes her concerns about which of her friends she can count on to hide her family from the Nazis and her life-changing journey to New York City. where she finds a new home. Original. 25.000 first printing.. Growing up in white-bread Omaha. Nebraska. Rachel Shukert was one of thirty-seven students (circa 1990) in Nebraska's only Jewish elementary school. She spent her days dreaming of a fantasy Aryan boyfriend named Chris McPresbyterian. a tall blond god whose family spoke softly in public and did not inquire after his bowel movements. She spent her nights frantically plastering her bedroom with pictures of intimidating co-religionists such as Henry Kissinger and Bette Midler. hoping to repel the Gestapo officers sh...