I encountered my nemesis twice in a recent week . . . and lost, […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 74°F. Sunday, September 22nd 2024 Daily e-Edition. Evening e-Edition.

Set in 1944, “Nemesis” is centered on Bucky, a summertime playground director from Newark, N.J., who is caught in the middle of a polio epidemic in his Jewish neighborhood.