Plot summary, “The Yiddish Policemen's Union” by Michael Chabon in 4 Minutes - Book Review VIDEO
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union (2007) by Michael Chabon is an alternative-history detective novel set in a fictional Jewish settlement in Sitka, Alaska, where Jews relocated after World War II. With Sitka soon to revert to Alaskan control and global tensions high, down-and-out detective Meyer Landsman investigates the murder of a man rumored to be the potential Messiah. Despite official pressure to drop the case, Landsman uncovers a conspiracy involving religious extremists, organized crime, and a U.S. government-backed plot to trigger apocalyptic prophecy. The novel won major science fiction awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus.
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