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Maggie Anton’s third installment in the series follows Miriam, the lively middle child of Salomon ben Isaac, a distinguished Talmudic scholar. With no male heirs, Salomon teaches his daughters Mishnah and Gemara—an unprecedented act of Jewish female scholarship in medieval France. Miriam becomes a midwife, contributing new life to the Troyes Jewish community while confronting the era’s challenges to faith and gender roles. Anton’s narrative vividly portrays 11th‑century France, the rigors of the Yeshiva, and the resilience of Jewish women amid religious and societal pressures.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Historical Fiction/Medieval Historical Fiction
Authors: Maggie Anton
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