As Andre Schwarz-Bart acquaints us with succeeding generation of Levys, he also schools us in the tragic legacy of Jewish persecution. But neither the pogroms of the Cossacks nor the Spanish Inquisition could dampen the religious ardor of Europe's Jews. Expulsion after expulsion--from England, France, Portugal, Geramany, Russia--finally lead the Levys to Poland. Zemyock, a peaceful village sheltered in a valley, will be their home for two centuries. It is here we meet Mordecai and later Benjamin, grandfather and father of Ernie. But Ernie will not be born in Zemyock; the pogroms of the Russian Revolution determine that the Levys emigrate once more--to Germany.
As Andre Schwarz-Bart acquaints us with succeeding generation of Levys, he also schools us in the tragic legacy of Jewish persecution. But neither the pogroms of the Cossacks nor the Spanish Inquisition could dampen the religious ardor of Europe's Jews. Expulsion after expulsion--from England, France, Portugal, Geramany, Russia--finally lead the Levys to Poland. Zemyock, a peaceful village sheltered in a valley, will be their home for two centuries. It is here we meet Mordecai and later Benjamin, grandfather and father of Ernie. But Ernie will not be born in Zemyock; the pogroms of the Russian Revolution determine that the Levys emigrate once more--to Germany.
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| ISBN-13: | 9781590209127 |
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| Publisher: | ABRAMS, Inc. |
| Publication date: | 09/01/2022 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 374 |
| Sales rank: | 325,925 |
| File size: | 1 MB |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |