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On a Chariot of Fire: The Story Behind India's Bene Israel

By Erica Lyons
Illustrators Illustrated by Siona Benjamin Edition

Hardcover edition

Publisher Levine Querido Imprint Arthur A. Levine ISBN

9781646144341

On a Chariot of Fire: The Story Behind India's Bene Israel

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Featuring the other side of the Hanukkah story, A Chariot of Fire follows the Bene Israel community, as they flee Israel to find a new home in India.



Two thousand years ago, a ship sailed east, alone on an endless sea.

The people onboard were fleeing the same war that the Maccabees

fought in the ancient land of Israel. They took with them their faith

and their traditions, knowing they would sail for more than a year.

When a great storm crushed their boat on the shores of India, only a few survived.

Some say the prophet Elijah plucked them from the sea.

But they were welcomed by the people of the new land.

They survived and adapted, with new spices for their food and

new clothing and culture to borrow, but never strayed from their faith.

They say Elijah came back down from Heaven in a chariot of fire, to praise

this community, the Bene Israel of India for their strength, and their belief.

Here, for all to share, is their story.



Author's note. Glossary. Full-color multi-media illustrations.
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