It is the story of a fractious clan of dreamers and con men and the emotional price they would pay for exile, the story of a young boy's coming of age and his memories of the city he loved in his youth.
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Language: en
Pages: 352
Pages: 352
'[A] mesmerizing portrait of a now vanished world. Aciman's story of Alexandria is the story of his own family, a Jewish family with Italian and Turkish roots that tied its future to Egypt and made its home there for three generations, only to find itself peremptorily expelled by the Government
Language: en
Pages: 339
Pages: 339
The son of a flamboyant Jewish clan recounts his family's move to turn-of-the-century Alexandria, the family's many colorful members, its pursuit of wealth and happiness, and its struggles with anti-Semitic and anti-Western nationalism. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
Language: en
Pages: 602
Pages: 602
Coming Out of Egypt is an exodus out of idolatryÑthe idolatry of ancient Egypt and the idolatry that permeates the church today. Its goal is to make the exodus come alive for the readerÑnot to just read about the exodus but to experience the exodus, not to just read about
Language: en
Pages: 396
Pages: 396
Pesach (Passover) is the sacred holiday where the Jewish people retell the story of their ancestral flight out of Egypt. Each year they celebrate their journey from bondage to freedom. Each person identifies with the story as though they, themselves were oppressed slaves under the wrath of Pharaoh. One of
Language: en
Pages: 288
Pages: 288
The Book describes the upbringing of the author in Egypt and his Medical education, participation in the 1967 Arab Israeli war and subsequent departure from Egypt to England and further travel and immigration to the USA. Private practice in the USA with elaboration on the difficulties that foreign Medical Graduates