Matti Friedman. (2012). The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible. Unabridged HighBridge.

Matti Friedman. 2012. The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible. HighBridge.

Matti Friedman, The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible. HighBridge, 2012.

Matti Friedman. The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible. Unabridged HighBridge, 2012.

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A true-life thriller about the journey of one of the world's most precious manuscripts-the 10th century annotated Hebrew Bible known as the Aleppo Codex-from its hiding place in an ancient Syrian synagogue to the newly-founded Israel. Using his research, including documents which have been secret for 50 years and interviews with key players, AP correspondent Friedman tells a story of political upheaval, international intrigue, charged courtroom battles, obsession, and subterfuge.

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   • content: "A masterful account of a major religious document. . . . Friedman delivers an atmospheric, tense story."
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   • content: The historic Hebrew Bible was long kept in Aleppo, Syria. When the synagogue where it was kept was set afire in 1947, the Bible was thought to have been destroyed. But a portion survived, was placed in hiding, and 10 years later was smuggled into Israel. The Associated Press's Friedman went into "the Aleppo Codex underground" to track its journey. Friedman's excellent descriptions set the stage for the stops along the way, and Simon Vance's smooth British accent puts listeners on the scene. As Friedman's investigation unfolds, Vance embodies the author's outrage at "the tragedy of human weakness" responsible for the loss of some of the great work. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine
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     Friedman gives a masterful account of a major religious document, housed with the better known Dead Sea Scrolls in Jerusalem’s Shrine of the Book. The Aleppo Codex, a volume of parchment folios written in Tiberius circa 930 C.E., is considered the most accurate text of the Hebrew Bible. Stolen by Crusaders from a Jerusalem synagogue, the codex made its way to Egypt, was used by the great 12th-century scholar Maimonides and later brought to Aleppo, Syria, by a descendant of Maimonides. After being carefully kept in Aleppo’s Great Synagogue, the codex was damaged in 1947 by Arab rioters angered by the U.N. resolution to partition Palestine. Friedman plumbs two mysteries relating to the codex: how did it end up in the hands of Israeli authorities after being rescued from the Great Synagogue? And what happened to its missing pages (which caused a scandal when the government revealed their absence)? Facing missing court documents and the “conspiracy of silence” surrounding the codex, AP reporter Friedman sleuths out the answers, revealing a highly disturbing tale. Friedman delivers an atmospheric, tense story about the destruction of a sacred relic, raising inevitable questions about who owns a people’s historical treasures. Photos. Agent: Judy Heiblum, Sterling Lord Literistic.

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