Bodies and Souls - The Tragic Plight of Three Jewish Women Forced into Prostitution in

Bodies and Souls brings to light a dark, untold chapter in Jewish history. From the end of the 1860s until the beginning of WWII, thousands of young, impoverished Jewish women, most of them from the shtetls of Eastern Europe, were sold into slavery by the Zwi Migdal, a notorious gang made up entirely of Jewish mobsters. The gang controlled brothels in Latin America, South Africa, India and parts of the United States. Although the captives had been forced into prostitution, local Jewish communities would not accept them. In response, these women who had been stolen from their homes and thrust into a life of sin, created the Society of Truth, a mutual aid organization based on love, honor to God and faith in each other. Isabel Vincent is the author of Hitler''s Silent Partners: Swiss Banks, Nazi Gold, and the Pursuit of Justice and See No Evil: The Strange Case of Christine Lamont and David Spencer. She is an investigative reporter for The National Post. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Marie Claire and many other international publications. She lives in Toronto. ''In Bodies and Souls, Canadian journalist Isabel Vincent delves into that nether world of broken dreams, sordid brothels and tropical sunsets and produces a fascinating social history.'' - Canadian Jewish News

Product details

• Authors: Isabel Vincent
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.12.2006
• EAN: 9780060090241
• ISBN: 978-0-06-009024-1
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Women, History of Religion, Judaism, Spirituality and religious experience, Religion and beliefs, Prayer and prayer books, Slavery and abolition of slavery, HISTORY: Women, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Women's Studies, HISTORY: Jewish, JEWISH STUDIES: HISTORY, RELIGION: Judaism / History, WOMEN'S STUDIES: WOMEN'S HISTORY, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Feminism & Feminist Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Jewish Studies, RELIGION: JUDAISM, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Slavery, Women's Studies / Women's History, Religion / Judaism, Jewish Studies / History