The Last Jew is a novel by Noah Gordon, 2000. It is about the Jews in the 15th century Spain, in the time of Inquisition, when the Jews are expelled from Spain. It tell the story of the life of a Jewish boy named Yonah Toledano. The year is 1492 and Spain is in the grip of the Inquisition. The Church has sponsored anti-Jewish feeling, culminating in the expulsion by royal edict of the entire Jewish community from their homes of many generations. Those that have not converted are forced to leave. However, 15-year-old Yonah Toledano has been left behind. He has lost family members to the... troubles, both his father, a celebrated Spanish silversmith, and his brother. On a donkey named Moise, he journeys, remaining a Jew, growing to manhood across Spain to escape his fate. Many critics have reviewed the book and their comments have often been positive.
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