The Cross by Day, Mezuzah by Night
Jewish Publication Society; Hardcover, $14.95 reviewed by Arthur Benveniste Set in Seville in 1492, this novel for young adults, is a first person narrative, the story of Isabel Caruso de Carvallo, a Catholic girl of wealth and privilege. Expecting a special thirteenth birthday celebration of gifts and family feasting and a special present from her [...]
Abuelita’s Secret Matzahs
Reviewed by Arthur Benveniste The pages of HaLapid have presented reviews of many books dealing with the history and culture of crypto Jews, some of them quite scholarly, others written in a more popular style, some fiction and some histories. But, until now, the books have been directed towards an adult readership. What a pleasure [...]
Days of Awe
New York: Ballantine Books, 2001. 371 pages. Reviewed by Abe Lavender Days of Awe, a novel, is the story of a crypto-Jewish family in Cuba and the United States. The protagonist is Alexandra “Ale” San José, who was born in Havana on January 1, 1959, the same day that Fidel Castro began his dictatorship. To [...]
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