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Book Title: Sacred Treasure-The Cairo Genizah : The Amazing Discoveries of Forgotten Jewish History in an Egyptian Synagogue Attic
Item Length: 6in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Mark S. Glickman
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Judaism / Talmud, Judaism / General, Jewish
Publisher: Longhill Partners, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2012
Genre: Religion, History
Item Weight: 14.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
