The Jewish community of Aleppo in Syria,
the biblical Aram Soba is one of the world's most ancient, guardian of the famous Keter
Torah scroll, and boasting a synagogue dating back to the Second Temple.
In this collection of three tales, the central novella, The Wheel Turns Full Circle, is a rare gem. Sabato interlaces the history of one family with the social and political turmoil spanning over a century; it pivots around an heirloom, a Hanukkah lamp that has made its way into the Louvre. Broken Tablets is an elegy to the lost generation of pious scholars from the Sephardic communities who immigrated
to Israel in the 1950s. Truth from the Earth shall Spring explores the mystery of a rare
manuscript whose existence has been suppressed for generations after a tragic death
in the family. A master of Hebrew ancient and modern, Sabato has been hailed as Agnon's
successor. Philip Simpson's translation from the originally entitled Emet Mi Eretz
Titzmach lifts a veil on a lost world, letting us glimpse the courtly nuances of communal rituals in this bygone era.
About the Author
 HAIM SABATO descends from a long line of rabbis from Aleppo, Syria. His family
had lived in Egypt for two generations, before moving to Israel when he was six.
He served in the tank corps in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and today teaches at a Yeshiva near Jerusalem which he founded.
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