An absorbing look at the daily lives of rural Jews in eighteenth and nineteenth century Germany. Includes over 75 black and white illustrations, a guide for researchers, maps, and a bibliography.

In 1144, the mutilated body of William of Norwich, a young apprentice leatherworker, was found abandoned outside the city's walls. The boy bore disturbing signs of torture, and a story spread that it was a ritual murder, performed by Jews in imitation of the Crucifixion as a mockery of Christianity. The outline of William's tale eventually gained currency far beyond Norwich, and the idea that Jews engaged in ritual murder became firmly rooted in the European imagination.

E.M. Rose's engaging book delves into the story of William's murder and the notorious trial that followed to uncover...

Why do we stay stuck in unwanted relationship patterns that keep us in addictive relationships, breaking hearts and being broken hearted? How can we break free from the relationship issues that keep us locked in unfulfilling romantic partnerships? In her self-help relationship book for women, Emily Rose guides the reader through an inner journey that facilitates a perspective shift, answering these and other challenging questions that hopeless (and hopeful) romantics have...