The House of Jacob
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Book
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ISBN 10
0801440653
ISBN 13
9780801440656
Category
NON-FICTION
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Publication Year
2003
Publisher
Pages
192
Subject
Cuenca family.; Gabay family.; Jews --France --Biography.; Holocaust survivors --France --Biography.
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Abstract
In this touching and beautifully written book, Sylvie Courtine-Denamy traces her family's exile after their expulsion in 1492 at the time of Spanish unification. Their journey leads her to the exotic ports of Salonika, Constantinople, Bayonne, and Varna, to the cosmopolitan centers of Vienna and Paris, to America and Israel, and to Auschwitz. As she notes, while place and time separate us from those we love or never knew, something continues to link us. For Courtine-Denamy this "something" is, in part, language―the Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) that is still spoken, whether on the banks of the Danube, on the Aegean Sea, or along the quays of the Seine. This powerful and moving history of one woman's family will strike a chord with those who have experienced exile and displacement. Julia Kristeva's foreword, which describes the book as being like a "refreshing spring shower," unearths a political intention in this carefully crafted story.
Number of Copies
1
Library | Accession No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Main | 33102000009733 |
929.2 COU |
1 | Leo Baeck Kew - Australia | Yes |