The Secret Shofar of Barcelona
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In the late 1500s, while Don Fernando, the conductor of the Royal Orchestra of Barcelona prepares for a concert to celebrate Spain's colonies in the New World, his son Rafael secretly practices playing the Shofar to help Jews, who must hide their faith from the Inquisition, to celebrate Rosh Hashanah. Includes historical facts and glossary.
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PUBLISHED
Minneapolis, MN : Kar-Ben Pub., 2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780822599159
0822599155
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Chayka, Doug.
SUBJECTS
Marranos -- Spain -- Fiction.
Jews -- Spain -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction.
Marranos -- Fiction.
Jews -- Spain -- Fiction.
Concerts -- Fiction.
Shofar -- Fiction.
Rosh ha-Shanah -- Fiction.
Spain -- History -- Philip II, 1556-1598 -- Fiction.