From Djerba to Jerusalem

The Extraordinary Story of Rebbetzin Shulamit Bitton BlauBy Libby Lazewnik (Author) Product Description Many countries. Many lives. And one overwhelming love, for Hashem, His Torah and His People. Meet Shulamit Bitton-Blau. You're going to love her. One foggy day in northern England, a young woman danced into the relatively new girl's seminary that had been founded in Gateshead, wearing an enchanting smile, a bright purple coat, and sandals. The only child of a family deeply rooted in Djerba, the legendary island of Kohanim, Shulamit Cohen was Sefardic, a miracle child whose Jewish education had taken place entirely at home. Yet within moments of her arrival she felt entirely at home in Gateshead - and Gatehead felt entirely at home with its new, unusual and exuberant student. It was that exuberance, coupled with her rock-solid emunah and her unparalleled love for Torah, which carried Shulamit through her many journeys and challenges. That wide-eyed student grew up to be the wife of an