The Children of Abraham

by Marek Halter

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559700769
• ISBN13: 9781559700764
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Arcade Pub
• Length: 377 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.6" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

must read

Unlike the objective conveyance of history, this work of fiction captures the overwhelming sorrows of the Jewish people throughout the diaspora. By cleverly using a geneological scroll, relating the experiences of the family throughout the generations, Halter compassionately reveals the essence of the Jewish people as continuous survivors in a world which dispossesses them. His manner of writing is reflective and easy to read, yet he does not shy away from difficult concepts. I have no criticisms of this book. Since I seldom get to read for pleasure, I was very fortunate to have been recommended it. I do have some advice for anybody who plans to read it. Read it slowly. Stop between chapters and digest the many rich concepts offered. I was sorry when I finished it for that reason. How many times can that be said of anything?

I am only sorry I have not read this book earlier.

I had this book on my "must read shelf" for years. It was not until I accidentally picked up Sefora, a more recent one of Marek Halter's works, that I was so motivated to actually read it. It is the most gripping book I have read in a very long time. There is so much factual substance and yet, it is so very readable. Simply a master of story telling woven like fine old lace. I cannot say more except if you don't read it, you are missing out on something.

I found this book not only interesting but quite enjoyable.

This is the story of a family, from the first Abraham who witnesses the burning of Jerusalem in 70 AD to an Abraham who dies in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII. A new look into the Jewish history and their prospective on world events, quite different than the Christian prospective. I found this book not only enlightening but quite enjoyable and very hard to put down. A must read for any history buff.

I found this book not only interesting but quite enjoyable.

This is the story of a family, from the first Abraham who witnesses the burning of Jerusalem in 70 AD to an Abraham who dies in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII. A new look into the Jewish history and their perspective on world events, quite different than the Christian perspective. I found this book not only enlightening but quite enjoyable and very hard to put down. A must read for any history buff.

MODERN JEWISH HISTORY THROUGH THE EXPERIENCES OF ONE FAMILY

VERY WELL WRITTEN,(ALTHOUGH A TRANSLATION FROM FRENCH I BELIEVE).EXCITING. IT WOULD EVEN MAKE A GREAT MOVIE! THE COINCIDENCES WORK LIKE A DICKENS NOVEL. THE STORY WORKS WELL EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NOT AS YET READ "THE BOOK OF ABRAHAM", WHICH THIS IS A SEQUEL TO.