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Free Publishers. New. New Firsthand accounts of Bukharian jewry's self-sacrifice under Soviet rule Samarkand was famously a land of refuge during the 20th century for Jews fleeing the Nazi onslaught But Samarkand was already a land with a long Jewish past, a land steeped in synagogues, rabbis and scholars Defiance in Samarkand takes the reader through a journey of a civilization over a millennium old From the Silk Road of late antiquity, the Jews of Bukhara spread their presence and influence throughout the asian region,where they established vibrant communities of commerce and Torah Rabbi Shlomo Chai Niyazov, descendant of Bukharian leaders,describes many beloved inhabitants - Kabbalists,artisans, merchants and tzadikkim - amazing,colorful individuals who raised or reinforced the jewish observance,and who during much of the not-too-distant past fought to preserve their faith in the terrifying face of Soviet oppression We meet brilliant rabbis who restored schools and synagogues to spiritual… Read More