{"product_id":"the-power-of-song-and-other-sephardic-tales-by-rita-roth-designed-and-illustrated-by-alexa-ginsburg","title":"The Power of Song And Other Sephardic Tales By Rita Roth Designed and illustrated by Alexa Ginsburg","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-details--info\" style=\"outline: 0px; float: left; width: 720px; padding-left: 2.8125rem; color: rgb(0, 68, 103); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box !important;\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"book-details--title\" style=\"outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box !important; font-family: AdobeGaramondW01-Regula; font-weight: 100; color: currentcolor; margin: 0px; font-size: 2.125rem;\"\u003eMeet Hanina, the daughter of a Jewish tailor who cures a sultan's only child by taming a lioness to get her milk. And Nahum Bilbas, the brave rabbi-in-training who dares to confront the great warrior El Cid in order to secure peace for the Jews of Valencia. These and countless other colorful characters will entertain and intrigue you in this delightful collection that contains lessons, truths, surprises, and happy endings.\u003cbr style=\"outline: 0px; color: rgb(75, 70, 74); font-family: \" merel w00 regular font-size: box-sizing: border-box\u003e\u003cbr style=\"outline: 0px; color: rgb(75, 70, 74); font-family: \" merel w00 regular font-size: box-sizing: border-box\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(75, 70, 74); font-family: \" merel w00 regular font-size:\u003eWhen the Jews fled the Iberian Peninsula in 1492 and scattered all over Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, they took with them the folktales that were an integral part of their heritage. As they settled into their new homelands, they borrowed many of the literary devices and motifs from their adopted countries, adding varied flavor to the traditional Jewish stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"outline: 0px; color: rgb(75, 70, 74); font-family: \" merel w00 regular font-size: box-sizing: border-box\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(75, 70, 74); font-family: \" merel w00 regular font-size:\u003eFor ages eight and up, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"outline: 0px; color: rgb(75, 70, 74); font-family: \" merel w00 regular font-size: box-sizing: border-box\u003eThe Power of Song\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(75, 70, 74); font-family: \" merel w00 regular font-size:\u003e includes a glossary of foreign words, and each story is accompanied by a short commentary on its origin and meaning. The author's introduction gives special attention to the history of Jewish folktales and specifically those of the Sephardic Jews.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(75, 70, 74); font-family: \" merel w00 regular font-size:\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-details--author\" style=\"outline: 0px; font-family: \" merel w00 regular font-size: color: rgb float: none width: margin-top: box-sizing: border-box\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box !important;\"\u003eForeword by Morris B. 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