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Melting point
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- Book Synopsis
- In the early 1900s, 10,000 persecuted Jews left Europe to forge a new life. They went not to Israel, as so often dreamed, but to Texas, USA. Using a unique blend of diaries, letters, memoirs, newspapers and interviews, 'Melting Point' is the story of Rachel Cockerell's great-grandfather, David Jochelmann, who was instrumental in the Texas movement, and the scattered lives of his three children: one of whom went to New York, one to London, and one to Jerusalem. The book opens at the dawn of the t
- About The Author
- Rachel Cockerell was born and raised in London, the sixth of seven children. She did her BA at the Courtauld Institute and her MA at City University. Melting Point is her first non-fiction book. Her research has taken her to Texas, Ohio, New York, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
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- ISBN
- 9781035408931
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Wildfire, (27 February 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 416
- Weight
- 292 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 128 x 198 x 30 mm
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