I’ll be at Liberty Bell Park in Jerusalem (Gan Ha-Pa’amon, for Hebrew speakers) signing copies of the (Hebrew) book starting at 8pm on Thursday, June 14. Come on down if you’re in town…
The Wall Street Journal review: Benjamin Balint
Rival Owners, Sacred Text The story of how the most authoritative manuscript of the Hebrew Bible, spirited to Aleppo in the 14th century, found its way to Israel. By Benjamin Balint In Jerusalem, a gleaming white dome and a black basalt wall shield Israel’s greatest treasures—not bejeweled crowns or scepters but unadorned texts. Visitors to the Shrine of the Book, …
Interview with Krys Boyd of KERA radio, Dallas
Click here for an interview on The Aleppo Codex with Krys Boyd of KERA, a great public radio station broadcasting to north Texas.
Q&A with The Jewish Journal
‘A window onto 1,000 turbulent years crucial to understanding today’s Mideast’ Journalist and author Matti Friedman discusses his new book, the Aleppo Codex, and the significance today for this often overlooked chapter in Jewish history. Shmuel Rosner We should first provide some explanation for those who haven’t yet read the book: What is the Codex and why is it important? …
Radio Interviews
There has been a great deal of interest in the book from radio stations across the U.S. Here’s a list of some times and stations for a few upcoming live interviews for anyone interested in tuning in: May 31, 11:30am ET: THE FRANKIE BOYER LIFESTYLE SHOW, WBIX/WXBR Radio, Boston and National June 1, 8:40am ET: MORNING SHOW, WGVU Radio, Grand Rapids, MI, …
Radio interview with NPR affiliate in Tulsa
For full May 31 interview with host Rich Fisher click here.
An excerpt from “The Aleppo Codex,” from the Times of Israel
For an excerpt from The Aleppo Codex, click here.
Updated review roundup
Praise for Matti Friedman’s The Aleppo Codex “The Aleppo Codex could be read as a thriller. It could also be read as a history of the Jewish people, or as a meditation on history and myth. This great book comes closer to containing everything than any book I’ve read in a long, long time.”—Jonathan Safran Foer “[Friedman] opened a treasure box of …
Christian Science Monitor review: Jackson Holahan
International war, the gradual yet violent retreat of colonialism, and the ongoing construction of a universal Jewish homeland were the brush strokes that colored the uncertain infancy of Israel’s statehood. The challenges posed by five simultaneously invading armies aside, Israel’s leaders undertook the difficult task of cultivating the cultural Jewish identity that would transform their nation into the proper historical home …
A brief review roundup
Praise for Matti Friedman’s The Aleppo Codex “The Aleppo Codex could be read as a thriller. It could also be read as a history of the Jewish people, or as a meditation on history and myth. This great book comes closer to containing everything than any book I’ve read in a long, long time.”—Jonathan Safran Foer “[Friedman] opened a treasure …