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Genre/Form: | History |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
John A Davis |
ISBN: | 9780300114256 0300114257 |
OCLC Number: | 601347487 |
Description: | viii, 238 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
Contents: | Manduzios's story -- Jewish encounters -- The Duce and the Pope -- The man from Milan -- Persecution -- Falling into the net -- A hero comes to visit -- A difficult conversion -- What next? -- After Manduzion -- The promised land -- The story's end. |
Responsibility: | John A. Davis. |
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"Davis demonstrates his extensive knowledge of Italian history and his diligent tenacity in digging out this compelling but barely known story about San Nicandro's Jews."-Morton I. Teicher, The Buffalo Jewish Review -- Morton I. Teicher * The Buffalo Jewish Review * "The remarkable account of how a small number of Italians became Jews is set forth in this book with considerable verve by an accomplished writer. . . . [Davis] demonstrates his extensive knowledge of Italian history and his diligent tenacity in digging out this compelling but barely known story about San Nicandro's Jews."-Morton I. Teicher, National Jewish Post & Opinion -- Morton I. Teicher * National Jewish Post & Opinion * "Davis does a fine job here of giving the reader the wider Italian historical context of the story. . . . We have John Davis and Yale University Press to thank for bringing this great story to light."-Shalom Goldman, Haaretz -- Shalom Goldman * Haaretz * "Davis has infused this historical episode--as well as the question 'Who is a Jew?'--with larger meaning. . ."--Forward * Forward * Read more...


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