Toledoth - City of Generations - Softcover

Young, Sheldon Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 140108897X ISBN 13: 9781401088972

Publisher: Xlibris, 2006

Synopsis

There is a legend that some Jews, after the Babylonian conquest of Israel, were taken as slaves to Spain. Ultimately, they allegedly founded Toledoth - the City of Generations - now Toledo. On the expulsion of Jews from Spain, ghostly testimonials remaine

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Synopsis

There is a legend that some Jews, after the Babylonian conquest of Israel, were taken as slaves to Spain. Ultimately, they allegedly founded Toledoth - the City of Generations - now Toledo. On the expulsion of Jews from Spain, ghostly testimonials remained, testifying to the long time Jewish presence. One monument is the synagogue (whose eastern wall appears on the cover) built by Samuel Levi Abulafia, Castile's treasurer. With his fall from grace, the community atrophied. But while history marches on, private lives continue - and this is the tale of why Sa?l Abandana had two wives and how the three survived the events of their times.

About the Author

Sheldon Mike Young has been a practicing pension lawyer for over 50 years. He has taught the course in pension law at two Law Schools, is a Charter Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel and wrote a seven volume treatise on pension la

Edition details

• Publisher: Xlibris
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 140108897X
• ISBN 13: 9781401088972
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352