by Barry S. Kaplan (Author)
A Multigenerational Novel of a Jewish Family Escaping the Shtetls of Eastern Europe
In the 11th century, Jewish residents of a European town choose suicide over being massacred by rampaging Crusader knights. Only one boy survives, and he holds a coin, "The Hand of God," which gets passed from father to son through succeeding generations.
Jack Perle, a street-wise youth deserted by his parents, makes his way from a shtetl in Eastern Europe to the docks of Philadelphia where he leads a criminal enterprise and plots to collect an unforgivable debt from his estranged father and family. His actions cause his life to change in ways he could never imagine
Number of Pages: 404
Dimensions: 0.83 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: June 25, 2021