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Farewell Espana: The World Of The Sephardim Rememb

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If you are at all interested in the history of the Sephardic people this is the book to get. Sachar takes you on a journey from the plains of Al-andalus to the deserts of the Ottoman Empire, the thriving metropolis of the Dutch, to the modern state of Israel. The book is utterly readable and reads less like a dry history book and more like a novel where the central character is an entire nation. There is relatively little in the way of books about the Sephardic experience, and those that do exist for the most part are stiff and scholarly. Sachar makes it palatable while at the same time showing an incredible breath of knowledge and research that went into this book. BUY IT NOW!

This fascinating book depicts a history of the oddyssey of Spanish Jews all over the world following the enforced exile of the Spanish Inquisition. It is written with passion by an erudite historian yet, although filled with historical facts, at no time does it appear to be an academic lecture. Quite the contrary, it is a moving tale of the trials and tribulations of a people whose quest for surivival led them all over the globe and who made a worthwhile contribution wherever they went.
I have purchased this book several times to give as a gift and all my friends have enjoyed it as much as I did.
Valerie Perales, Brussels, Belgium

The lack of information on Sefaradim in Arab Lands is deplorable. The author perhaps lacks knowledge of these languages to adequately research the matter. His assesment of these people seems to be limited to those today in Israel. What about those that went to Canada,the US, France, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina?