PoliticalChic
Diamond Member
No, the ‘Jeopardy’ isn’t a reference to the quiz show, it’s to the sort of dangers one finds in mystery novels.
I could have included ‘geography,’ as it centers on Syria and Israel, and includes Brooklyn, but, I had that alliteration thing with “J’s” going…..
I love books, and learning….in fact, my fav quote is by the Argentine writer, Jorge Luis Borges: “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
A good pal sent me a book called “The Aleppo Codex,” with a note about my loving mystery thrillers, and I recommend it to all readers. It covers everything in the title of this thread, and more.
This is not a novel…..it is an amazing true story.
The tale is about a sacred scroll, the singular and most correct copy of the Old Testament, the Hebrew Bible, written in the 10th century, and how such texts are honored by the Jewish people. This one is considered the most definitive, and given the honorific ‘The Crown of Aleppo.’
The events of the mid-20th century, the formation of Israel, and the violent response to same in Arab countries, Syria in this case, result in the destruction of the synagogue where the manuscript is kept.
In this book we learn of the passage of the Aleppo Codex, how it is secreted to Israel, how parts are stolen and hidden for decades….and about a murder that may have played a role.
There is a great deal of education about the antiquities industry, modern history and the Middle East, machinations reminiscent of the Medicis.
It reads like a mystery, and unfolds layer by layer, told by a reporter, Matti Friedman.
This book is a must read.
I checked,…and it can be found at a number of libraries….probably yours, too.
I could have included ‘geography,’ as it centers on Syria and Israel, and includes Brooklyn, but, I had that alliteration thing with “J’s” going…..
I love books, and learning….in fact, my fav quote is by the Argentine writer, Jorge Luis Borges: “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
A good pal sent me a book called “The Aleppo Codex,” with a note about my loving mystery thrillers, and I recommend it to all readers. It covers everything in the title of this thread, and more.
This is not a novel…..it is an amazing true story.
The tale is about a sacred scroll, the singular and most correct copy of the Old Testament, the Hebrew Bible, written in the 10th century, and how such texts are honored by the Jewish people. This one is considered the most definitive, and given the honorific ‘The Crown of Aleppo.’
The events of the mid-20th century, the formation of Israel, and the violent response to same in Arab countries, Syria in this case, result in the destruction of the synagogue where the manuscript is kept.
In this book we learn of the passage of the Aleppo Codex, how it is secreted to Israel, how parts are stolen and hidden for decades….and about a murder that may have played a role.
There is a great deal of education about the antiquities industry, modern history and the Middle East, machinations reminiscent of the Medicis.
It reads like a mystery, and unfolds layer by layer, told by a reporter, Matti Friedman.
This book is a must read.
I checked,…and it can be found at a number of libraries….probably yours, too.
