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The Mezuzah in the Madonna's Foot: Marranos and Other Secret Jews--A Woman Discovers Her Spiritual Heritage
 
 
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The Mezuzah in the Madonna's Foot: Marranos and Other Secret Jews--A Woman Discovers Her Spiritual Heritage (Paperback)

by Trudi Alexy (Author) "When my father was born in Czernovitz,the capital of the province of Bukovina, it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, ruled by Kaiser Franz Joseph,..." (more)
Key Phrases: other refugees, Secret Jews, World War, New York (more...)
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Acclaimed in the Progressive's "Best Reading of 1993," these thrilling and harrowing firsthand stories of survivors and their rescuers vividly reveal the secret history of the Jews who found asylum from Hitler's Final Solution under Franco's Fascist regime.



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Named among the "Best Reading of 1993" by the Progressive, this thrilling account offers an insider's history of the Marranos of Spain and other secret Jews and explains the mystery surrounding them.

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Product Details
  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco (September 3, 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060603402
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060603403
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #152,711 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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First Sentence:
When my father was born in Czernovitz,the capital of the province of Bukovina, it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, ruled by Kaiser Franz Joseph, and most of the people who lived there spoke German. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other refugees
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Secret Jews, World War, New York, United States, Uncle Milos, New Mexico, New World, Occupied Zone, Carlos Benarroch, North Africa,