Remarkable records and coincidences help tell and correct the story of a Balkan Sephardic family split between Ottoman Monastir (now Bitola, North Macedonia) and New York City. A son witnesses murder, seeks refuge at a French-Jewish school in Tunisia, emigrates to Canada, vanishes, and appears in New York. The father, a secular leader of a Jewish neighborhood under the Ottomans, remains in Macedonia, remarries, and raises a second family, while witnessing the Illinden Uprising, the Balkan Wars, World War One, and finally the destruction of his community during World War Two and the Holocaust.
By:
Joe Youcha Cover design or artwork by:
Irv Osterer Imprint: Jewishgen.Inc Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 12mm
Weight: 318g ISBN:9781954176799 ISBN 10: 1954176791 Pages: 234 Publication Date:12 July 2023 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active