
Isra Isle
by Nava Semel
Jewish refugeesFictionNewly independent statesJewsFiction, generalFiction, historical
In 1825 Mordecai Manuel Noah bought Grand Island, downriver from Niagara Falls, from the local Native Americans, to created a place of refuge for the Jewish people, but no Jews came. What would have happened if Jews from all over the world had followed Noah's call and fulfilled his vision?
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Book data: Open Library