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Gr 5–7—A heartbreaking account of a young Jewish man, Natan, who defies death in order to save his people. The Jewish inhabitants of Middle Ages-era Strasbourg face daily persecution, intolerance, and even physical violence. They are forced to pay high prices to ensure a tremulous sense of safety and are segregated from the general population, and their way of life becomes even more difficult as the Black Death falls like a shadow over the land. Natan, in the wrong place at the wrong time, stumbles across an active plot to f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In 1348 Strasbourg, Natan (who is Jewish) and Elena (who is Christian) begin a tentative romance. Then Natan is murdered by anti-...Log In or Sign Up to Read More