In the novel ofoneof the largest Jewishwriters ofthe last century,YisroelJoshuaSinger(1893-1944)"The Family:Karnofsky"capturesthe lifeof the Jewishfamilyat the turn ofepochs.Representatives of threegenerationstrying to findthemselvesin a changing,strangeandoftencruel world,andbreakingthe usualprinciplesfor anybody notgoingunnoticed."FamilyKarnovsky" -this isa family chronicle,butamasterfulincarnation,YisroelJoshuaSingeris also alarge-scalepicture of changes inJewish life inthe first half ofthe twentieth century.Nobel laureateIsaac Bashevis Singercalled theelder brotherof Yeshua,Yisroelby his teacherandspiritual mentor.