The Book of Abraham
Marek Halter
1986
The ten years that followed the arrival of Abraham and Beatrice in Lublin were peaceful and therefore happy, thanks to the Almighty, blessed be He. Abraham and Kalonymos gradually improved the print shop until it could stand comparison with the one in Venice. They printed in Hebrew and also in Yiddish, a rich language that Abraham had to learn; his…
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