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A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France
Plume
August 2009
On Sale: August 4, 2009
Featuring: Rachel
448 pages
ISBN: 0452295688
EAN: 9780452295681
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Historical | Inspirational Historical
The dramatic final book in the epic historical trilogy
about the lives and loves of the three daughters of the
great Talmud scholar Rashi Rachel is the youngest and most beautiful daughter of
medieval Jewish scholar Salomon ben Isaac, or "Rashi." Her
father's favorite and adored by her new husband, Eliezer,
Rachel's life looks to be one of peaceful scholarship,
laughter, and love. But events beyond her control will soon
threaten everything she holds dear. Marauders of the First
Crusade massacre nearly the entire Jewish population of
Germany, and her beloved father suffers a stroke. Eliezer
wants their family to move to the safety of Spain, but
Rachel is determined to stay in France and help her family
save the Troyes yeshiva, the only remnant of the great
centers of Jewish learning in Europe. As she did so effectively in Joheved and Miriam, Maggie
Anton vividly brings to life the world of eleventh-century
France and a remarkable Jewish woman of dignity, passion,
and strength.
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