In the Heart of the Seas (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Shmuel Yosef Czaczkes
- First Published: 1935
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Folklore
- Time of Work: The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
- Setting: Eastern Galicia and Palestine
- Genres: Long fiction, Folklore, Epic
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Tradition, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Poverty or poor people, Jews or Jewish life, Storytelling, Middle East, Begging or beggars
- Locales: Europe, Jerusalem, Israel, Palestine, Mediterranean, Galicia
Characters Discussed
Hananiah (hah-nah-NI-yah), a holy man who endures hardships and captivity as he drifts on whatever path the Lord sets his feet. He longs for nothing so much as to go to The Land of Israel. His hands are blessed; he can, without instruction or training, perform the skills of all trades. His opportunity to go to Israel arises when nine rabbis and their wives, who are about to embark, welcome him to join them, for he makes the quorum of ten men necessary for the group to pray as a congregation. True to the goodness of his heart, however, he misses the boat’s...
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