{"product_id":"when-the-menorah-fades","title":"When The Menorah Fades","description":"\u003cp\u003eZvi Preigerzon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a translation from Hebrew, and represents the first time that the works of Zvi Preigerzon, a Hebrew writer from the former Soviet Union, are being published in English. The book is about Jewish community in Hadiach, a small town in Ukraine, a place of the gravesite of Shneur Zalman, the founder of the Chabad movement. The town was occupied by the German army during the war and most of its Jewish population perished. Zvi Preigerzon describes the life of simple Jewish people and their suffering under the Nazis, lending things a Kabbalistic spiritual touch. The Perpetual Flame of the Menorah at the grave of Shneur Zalman symbolizes the very spirit of Jewish life, which it is said will persist as long as the flame is burning. The book was written in 1962 and originally published in Hebrew in 1966 by the Israeli publishing house \"Am Oved,\" with the Hebrew title, which can be translated into English as \"Perpetual Fire.\" The author's name was stated as A. Tzfoni - literally, 'a man from the North' - a pen name chosen by the publishing house. The title of this English edition - \"When the Menorah Fades\" restores the original Hebrew title given by Zvi Preigerzon A handwritten copy of the book was illegally smuggled from the Soviet Union into Israel. It was impossible to publish the book in the Soviet Union at that time, and the very fact of its existence had to be kept secret from the authorities, due to the danger facing the author. Nevertheless, Preigerzon was able to hold the Hebrew edition of his first book in his hands while he was still alive, which was of great significance to him. Most of Preigerzon's works were published after his death in Hebrew in Israel and later translated into Russian. This edition introduces Zvi Preigerzon to the English readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished February 25, 2018\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Good \/ Paperback \/ Zvi Preigerzon","offer_id":52469425373482,"sku":"9781986006477","price":33.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/4039\/5562\/files\/41888660.jpg?v=1788445637","url":"https:\/\/evasusedbooks.co\/products\/when-the-menorah-fades","provider":"Eva's Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}