Gates to Tangier

An international bestseller published in 7 languages (Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Hebrew, Arabic, English)."If I had a nomination vote for the nobel prize he'd be in the running." Klaus Gerken, Ygdrasil editorWhen the father of the Benzimra family dies, he leaves a will informing his family of an illegitimate son he fathered with a Muslim woman in Morocco. To receive the inheritance, the family is instructed do everything possible to find that son. They embark on a journey to Tetouan, Morocco, from places as far-flung as Jerusalem, Madrid, New York and Paris. They are in search of their lost brother; a journey that will bring them face-to-face with their Moroccan roots and with their Judaism, a journey that will force them to think about their identities. After this experience they will no longer be the same. The novel reveals the Sephardi-Ashkenazi conflicts that exist in Israeli society as well as the ties and tensions between the Arab world and Europe, and between Middle Eastern and Western cultures. This is a world of complexities and nuances that are often blurred in the versions shown to you by the media.This is a novel about the little-known world of the Jews of Northern Morocco, full of intrigue, humor, and eroticism. But there is also the possibility of a homecoming.

• | Author: Mois Benarroch
• | Publisher: Independently published
• | Publication Date: December 04, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 171 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1671390717
• | ISBN-13: 9781671390713