Description: A Noble Heritage: The History & Legacy of the Polonsky & Paull Family in America Author's Copies of Rare, Out-of-Print, First Edition I am pleased to offer these original author copies of my book, A Noble Heritage: The History and Legacy of the Polonsky and Paull Family in America. My publisher, Infinity Publishing, has closed its doors, and these are the last remaining black & white copies of the rare first edition of the book, which is now out of print. I offer free shipping within the U.S., and I would be pleased to include a signed personal note upon request. Book Synopsis In May of 1914, Nathan Polonsky and his wife and four of their children left Cherkasy, Russia, and settled in Brooklyn, NY. Nathan passed away in 1929, and Bessie passed away in 1938. Little was known regarding their life before immigrating to America. Other than whisperings of the family being somehow descended from one of the disciples of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Chassidic Jewry, there was no family tree or paper trail to document who their ancestors were. In the summer of 2008, nearly eighty years after Nathan Polonsky passed away, his great-grandson, Dr. Jeffrey Mark Paull, was preparing a family tree for his son Joshua’s Bar Mitzvah, when he came across a photograph of Nathan’s tombstone. The Hebrew inscription on the tombstone revealed that Nathan was the descendant of two of the most influential early leaders of the Chassidic movement – the Shpoler Zeida (the grandfather of Shpola), and Rabbi Pinchas Shapira of Korets. Fascinated by this auspicious finding, Dr. Paull embarked on a comprehensive and far-reaching genealogical research project to uncover the ancient lineage of the Polonsky family. The resulting book, A Noble Heritage: The History and Legacy of the Polonsky and Paull Family in America, re-creates the astonishing story of how the Polonsky family’s lost heritage, which dates back to the famed biblical commentator Rashi (1040–1105) of medieval France, wasrediscovered. Combining a keen sense of historical insight with a deep admiration for those who came before, Dr. Paull traces his ancestors’ millennial journey across Europe, culminating with their immigration to America from Czarist Russia. He brings to light his ancestors’ courage and fierce determination, their love for their new country, their remarkable achievements, and their assimilation into American culture and society. Family biographies are woven into a story of six generations of the Polonsky family in America. A Noble Heritage is not merely the retelling of Dr. Paull’s family history, but a fascinating historical account of the Jewish people, their centuries-long struggles to survive in Europe and Russia, and the Jewish immigrant experience in America. Dr. Paull’s exhaustive and meticulous genealogical and historical research was driven by his search for spiritual meaning, Jewish identity, and ancestral connection. His research and the resulting book forge ties to an entire estranged contemporary extended Jewish family. It provides both current and future generations an educational path to a deeper understanding and appreciation of their illustrious Jewish heritage. Approbations In this major contribution to Jewish family history Dr. Jeffrey Mark Paull has recorded the origins, tribulations, and achievements of his branch of an ancient pan-European family, who found themselves in the then Russian Empire in the late 18th century and who ultimately became deeply rooted in the United States where they have flourished and multiplied. Dr. Paull describes their distinguished ancestry and their more recent history with much family pride and a deep humanity. It gives me great pleasure to write this approbation for an outstanding study of a cousinly line. Dr. Edward Gelles, author of An Ancient Lineage: European Roots of a Jewish Family This is a most impressive piece of work. This well-researched and fascinating account of the history of the Polonsky and Paull families will be of enormous value to all those interested in Jewish history and genealogy. Dr. Antony Polonsky, Albert Abramson Professor of Holocaust Studies at Brandeis University
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