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The Numismatist's Wife
Dahlia Japhet, author
Germany 1912 and seventeen-year-old Ilse Ehrenkrantz longs for a story that is different from her middle class traditional Jewish life. Fascinated by her artistic explorations of Christian symbols, Ilse immerses herself in a world outside her family. This decision propels her into a relationship with her cousin, Georg, a spirited story teller and passionate collector, who abandons Judaism for a Prussian military career. Ilse's choices set in motion a series of consequences that divide her family.