Beyond the Rivers of Babylon - by Joseph Samuels (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Rowing upon the Tigris River to enjoy a summer campfire on the tiny islands that emerged every summer, teenaged Joseph Samuels never could have imagined that these waters would soon become his only hope for freedom. At the age of 19, he was forced to leave his family behind as he smuggled out of Iraq in the secret hold of a Basra riverboat to escape the violent and repressive anti-Semitism that, over the next few years, would spell the end of the two-millennium old Iraqi Jewish community.</p><p><em>Beyond the Rivers of Babylon</em> follows Joe's remarkable journey, from his colorful childhood in the Old Jewish Quarter of Baghdad, to his life-altering service in the Israeli Navy, to starting a family and building a real estate empire in Montreal and Los Angeles.</p><p>Blessed with a remarkably vivid memory and a keen ability to look inward, Joe paints a sensory landscape of a home that is no more, and in the process imparts the lessons of a life lived to its fullest.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Joe Samuels' life reads like a grand adventure story. From a colorful 1930's childhood on the streets of Old Baghdad to the sunny shores of the Pacific Ocean many years later, we get carried along on a fascinating journey of a man who must survive with his wits, but who never forgets his heart. From his harrowing escape at 19, on a rowboat from Iraq to Iran during the height of the anti-Jewish persecutions in the 1940's, to his homeless and penniless existence in Israel, to losing his dreams of higher education, to the reinvention of himself as a successful real estate businessman in Canada and America, Joe's telling of his own life story is refreshingly honest and deeply heartwarming. If any book is evidence of a life blessed with miracles, this is it."</p><p> - Monona Wali, author of <em>My Blue Skin Lover</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>"Joe Samuels' memoir is a joyous recollection from a man who turned misfortune into tremendous success. From his childhood in Old Baghdad, the author was forced to flee for his life after the notorious Farhud, a vicious pogrom that cost many Jews their lives, and later, persecution due to anti-Semitism. Joe ended up in the Israeli navy and from there went to Canada and then the U.S., creating great business success for himself and his family. While he was living there, one quarter of Baghdad consisted of Jewish citizenry: doctors, lawyers, bankers and artisans. What became of them is captured in this one story of a man who refused to be beaten. The book is rich in detail and evokes the harrowing emotional journey of a life well-lived."</p><p> - Glenn M. Benest, screenwriter and author of <em>INK</em></p><br>
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