The House of Jacob

by Sylvie Courtine-Denamy

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801440653
• ISBN13: 9780801440656
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.7"