When French troops occupy the Italian port city of Ancona, freeing
the city's Jews from their repressive ghetto, it unleashes a
whirlwind of progressivism and brutal backlash as two very
different cultures collide. Mirelle, a young Jewish maiden, must
choose between her duty-an arranged marriage to a wealthy Jewish
merchant-and her love for a dashing French Catholic soldier.
Meanwhile, Francesca, a devout Catholic, must decide if she will
honor her marriage vows to an abusive and murderous husband when he
enmeshes their family in the theft of a miracle portrait of the
Madonna. Set during the turbulent days of Napoleon Bonaparte's
Italian campaign (1796-97), Beyond the Ghetto Gates is both a
cautionary tale for our present moment, with its rising tide of
anti-Semitism, and a story of hope-a reminder of a time in history
when men and women of conflicting faiths were able to reconcile
their prejudices in the face of a rapidly changing world.
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