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The Yiddish Policemen's Union is a 2007 novel by American author Michael Chabon. The novel is a detective story set in an alternative history version of the present day, based on the premise that during World War II , a temporary settlement for Jewish refugees was established in Sitka, Alaska , in 1941, and that the fledgling State of Israel ...
May 1, 2007 · For sixty years they have been left alone, neglected and half-forgotten in a backwater of history. Now the District is set to revert to Alaskan control, and their dream is coming to an end: once again the tides of history threaten to sweep them up and carry them off into the unknown.
Apr 29, 2008 · The Yiddish Policemen's Union is a 2007 ‘Noir’ detective story set in an alternative history of post WW2 to present Sitka Alaska. The mystery opens with alcoholic Sitka police department homicide detective, Meyer Landsman, examining the murder of a man in the hotel where Landsman lives.
May 13, 2007 · The murder victim in this story is a junkie chess player who happens to have met his maker in the same miserable hotel where Landsman, divorced and depressed,...
Jan 24, 2012 · The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel. For sixty years Jewish refugees and their descendants have prospered in the Federal District of Sitka, a "temporary" safe haven created in...
May 1, 2007 · Mr. Chabon’s latest novel, “The Yiddish Policemen’s Union,” builds upon the achievement of “Kavalier & Clay,” creating a completely fictional world that is as persuasively detailed as his...
The Yiddish Policemen's Union. For sixty years Jewish refugees and their descendants have prospered in the Federal District of Sitka, a 'temporary' safe haven created in the wake of...
