The Last of the Just

Name: The Last of the Just
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780099285595
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By Andre Schwarz-Bart

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The Last of the Just follows the extraordinary lineage of the Lamed-waf, the thirty-six just men born each generation according to Jewish tradition. Beginning with Rabbi Yom Tov Levey in 12th-century York, the story spans centuries to reach Ernie Levey, the final just man whose tragic fate at Auschwitz during the Holocaust embodies the profound sacrifice and endurance of this sacred legacy.
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Ideal for readers interested in profound historical fiction, Jewish history and culture, and stories of sacrifice and moral endurance.

At York in 1185 the just man was Rabbi Yom Tov Levey, whose sacrifice so touched God that he gave his descendants one just man each generation, all the way down to Ernie Levey, the last of the just, killed at Auschwitz in 1943.

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The book - In every generation, according to Jewish tradition, thirty-six just men, the Lamed-waf, are born to take the burden of the world's suffering upon themselves. At York in 1185, the just man was Rabbi Yom Tov Levey, whose sacrifice so touched God that he gave his descendants one just man each generation, all the way down to Ernie Levey, the last of the just, killed at Auschwitz in 1943.

This, then, is the story of Ernie Levey.

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Praised by the Sunday Times for its "inspiration, strength and poetic feeling," this novel offers a unique and powerful portrayal of historical suffering and spiritual resilience.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099285595

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 January 2001

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 267g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

Andre Schwarz-Bart (1928-) was born in France to a family of Polish Jews. He went to the Sorbonne and at the age of fifteen he joined the French Resistance. While writing he worked in a factory and in Les Halles, the large vegetable market in Paris. His book The Last of the Just won the Prix Goncourt in 1959. He died on 30th September 2006.