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The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible

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: The book won the 2014 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature . The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Fa...

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Beyond the mystery, the book explores profound questions about cultural ownership: does a sacred relic belong to the community that guarded it for centuries or to a national state representing a people? The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession,

: It sheds light on the often-overlooked history of Jewish communities in [Islamic lands](1.2.10, 1.3.11). Where to Find It

Written around 930 C.E. in Tiberias, the Aleppo Codex was considered the most accurate and sacred text of the Hebrew Bible, famously consulted by the philosopher [Maimonides](1.3.5, 1.3.7). For 600 years, it was guarded in a crypt beneath the Central Synagogue of [Aleppo, Syria](1.3.5, 1.4.6). However, following the 1947 United Nations vote to partition Palestine, anti-Jewish riots broke out, and the synagogue was set on fire. While the manuscript was initially thought to have been destroyed, it was actually smuggled into the newly founded state of [Israel](1.2.11, 1.3.3) in 1957 by an Aleppo cheese merchant named Murad Faham. The Core Mystery: The Missing Pages : Available at Target for $11

: Reviewers from The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times have lauded its "detective thriller" pacing and atmospheric storytelling.