A Living Prophecy

By Haim Nissim Haviv and Menahem Misgav and Contento De Semrik

Fiction : Jewish

Contento De Semrik
Publication date: October 2012

ISBN: 9789655501001

Digital Book format: PDF (Adobe DRM)

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A Living Prophecy is the unique story of a Jewish family, personifying the history of the Jewish people in the 20th century - From the First World War, the Holocaust, the rebirth of the State of Israel and the endless conflicts since its inception. Fleeing from conscription to the army of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, tears a young Jewish family apart. Hinda, the pregnant and abandoned bride left behind in Czernowitz Rumania, curses the husband who leaves her for America. The whole family is affected by the curse. Handful family survivors from the holocaust build a new home in Israel, and one of them tries to reunite the family in the hope of lifting Hinda's curse. The saga of one family across four generations is masterfully woven from the point of view of the new Israeli Jew living in his own country after 2000 years of exile and persecution. The family saga unfolds on many branching paths that finally join together like pieces of a puzzle. "A Living Prophecy has 'Isaac Bashevis-like' quality. Simple words are woven into wonderful stories. It is a great read from beginning to end". The book first published in Hebrew, received enthusiastic reviews from literary critics and readers alike. Menhahem Misgav, born in Israel, has been involved in the aviation industry for many years. The novel is based on his own family's story. Living Prophecy is his first book. At present he is writing a new novel.