Hi friends,
You're all invited to join me and my historical consultant Prof. Jonathan Price on a free webinar this Wednesday hosted by the the American-Israel Friendship league.

Looking for a scintillating new summer read? We invite you to time travel with AIFL through the lens of Rebel Daughter (Random House) to an event that changed the course of human history: the destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Temple. This historical novel is a thrilling saga of family, faith and forbidden love that blends the fascinating story of the Jewish people with a timeless protagonist determined to take charge of her own life against all odds.
The Israeli author Lori Banov Kaufman is joined in conversation with Tel Aviv University History Professor Jonathan Price to discuss:
Nationalism, Fanaticism and Love: Why did Judea - a small, remote province with no army - declare war on the greatest empire the world had ever known? Are there parallels today with the civil discord and religious fanaticism of that era?
History and Imagination: How do we portray the forgotten voices from history - women, slaves and children?
Would we even recognize 1st-century Jerusalem? The world in which these characters lived was filled with sounds, sights, smells, sensations and harsh social and economic realities that are far from our experience today.
Register here:
https://www.aifl.org/events/rebel-dau...Hope to see you there! And, as always, I'd LOVE to hear from you!
Stay safe, stay well, and happy reading!!
Published on May 04, 2021 01:49