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Aleppo Tales

4.1/5 ( ratings)

The Jewish community of Aleppo in Syria, the biblical Aram Soba, is one of the world's most ancient, guardian of the famous Keter Torah scroll, and boasting a synagogue dating back to the Second Temple. This collection of three stories interlaces the history of one Aleppo family?the author's own?with the social and political turmoil spanning over a century, reaching from Syria to France to Israel. A master of Hebrew ancient and modern, Sabato has been hailed as Agnon's successor. Philip Simpson's translation from the originally entitled Emet Mi Eretz Titzmach lifts a veil on a lost world.

Language: English

Pages: 269

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Press

ISBN: 1592641261

ISBN 13: 9781592641260

Aleppo Tales

4.1/5 ( ratings)

The Jewish community of Aleppo in Syria, the biblical Aram Soba, is one of the world's most ancient, guardian of the famous Keter Torah scroll, and boasting a synagogue dating back to the Second Temple. This collection of three stories interlaces the history of one Aleppo family?the author's own?with the social and political turmoil spanning over a century, reaching from Syria to France to Israel. A master of Hebrew ancient and modern, Sabato has been hailed as Agnon's successor. Philip Simpson's translation from the originally entitled Emet Mi Eretz Titzmach lifts a veil on a lost world.

Language: English

Pages: 269

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Press

ISBN: 1592641261

ISBN 13: 9781592641260

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