The Broken Bracelet

The Broken Bracelet is a suspenseful novel based on the lifeof Rabbi Abraham Zacuto, thegreat medieval Jewish scholar,astronomer, and author of thefirst Jewish history, �Sefer Hayu-chasm.� The exciting story portrays the tragic period of theflight of thousands of refugeesfrom the persecution of theInquisition in Spain and Portu-gal. Privation, terror, and almostcertain death lurked for themwherever they turned, until theyfound a new haven of temporaryor permanent refuge in the Otto-man empire, in the Netherlands,or the New World.The Broken Bracelet followsthe journey of four members ofthe family of Rabbi Zacuto fromLisbon, Portugal, separated fromeach other, until they finally gettogether again in Constantino-ple, after years of harrowingadventures, trials and tribula-tions. The novel highlights theheroism and faith of so manythousands of Jewish refugeeswho, in the face of the most inhu-mart persecution, survived asproud Jews because of thestrength of their trust in G-d.