"The Last of the Just" by Andre Schwarz-Bart

Itaewon Book Club is back in business! Everyone who enjoys great world literature is welcome! On March 11, 1185, in the old Anglican city of York, the Jews of the city were brutally massacred by their townsmen. As legend has it, God blessed the only survivor of this medieval pogrom, Rabbi Yom Tov Levy, as one of the Lamed-Vov, the thirty-six Just Men of Jewish tradition, a blessing which extended to one Levy of each succeeding generation. This terrifying and remarkable legacy is traced over eight centuries, from the Spanish Inquisition, to expulsions from England, France, Portugal, Germany, and Russia, and to the small Polish village of Zemyock, where the Levys settle for two centuries in relative peace. It is in the twentieth century that Ernie Levy emerges, The Last of the Just, in 1920s Germany, as Hitler’s sinister star is on the rise and the agonies of Auschwitz loom on the horizon. This classic work, long unavailable in a trade edition, is one of those few novels that, once read, is never forgotten. "It is the greatest novel that has ever been written about the holocaust and anti-semitism in Europe for a thousand years. It is a very magnificent novel....It is an entry into rich, magical worlds at a depth that goes beyond personal experience. -Noam Chomsky "A drama that seizes you and will not let you go" -Herald Tribune "A triumphant monument to the nobility and the tenacity of the human spirit" -Chicago Sun Times We will discuss the entire book. special note- . . This book can be ordered and bought at Gyobo Bookstore. If you have problems finding the book, let me know. If you have any questions or need help trying find the place please give me a call. 010- 7224-7803. Call or text. I will be available. My email is [email protected]