It is 1594 and young William Shakespeare is working on a new play, The Merchant of Venice, amid growing anti-Jewish sentiment in England. Three Jewish children try to save Queen

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It is 1594 and young William Shakespeare is working on a new play, The Merchant of Venice, amid growing anti-Jewish sentiment in England. Three Jewish children try to save Queen Elizabethâ€™s Jewish physician when heâ€™s falsely accused of spying for Spain. Not until Shakespeare meets the Fernandez family does he begin to see the prejudice around him. But will he soften his portrait of Shylock, his playâ€™s lead character? And can the children save the physicianâ€™s life?
Country USA
Brand Jewish Publication Society
Manufacturer JEWISH PUBLICATON SOCIETY
Binding Paperback
Color Red
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780827605763
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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