The year is 999 A.D. Christians in Europe are preparing themselves for the arrival of the Messiah at the millennium and religious fervour is in the air. Sailing

“A masterpiece” about faith, race, and morality at a medieval turning point, from the National Jewish Book Award winner and “Israeli Faulkner” (The New

It is 999; Ben Attar, a North African Jewish merchant, has for many years been in partnership with his nephew Abulafia. When Abulafia marries a German Jew who d