A Rooftop in Jerusalem
by Michael Kinnamon
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Pub Date May 20 2025 | Archive Date May 04 2025
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Description
When Daniel Jacobs decides to spend his junior year abroad in Israel, he never dreams he’ll fall in love with both Jerusalem’s Old City and an Israeli woman, Shoshana. It’s the year religion becomes a part of his identity, from the heights of a simple rooftop. A year he encounters the tragic complexity of the Israeli-Palestinian struggle. A year that begins a four-decade-long love affair, as complicated and heartbreaking as the political conflict with which it’s intertwined. As Daniel moves through life—through marriage and divorce, career and travel—he returns periodically to Jerusalem, where his heart faithfully remains.
A Rooftop in Jerusalem brings the Old City’s walls, holy sites, and inhabitants to life, while putting a human face on headlines from the Middle East.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9798888247037 |
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Featured Reviews
Louise H, Reviewer
I’ve always wanted to visit Israel and you can tell that the author fell in love with Jerusalem because he writes about it so vividly. It’s easy to imagine yourself exploring the laneways of the Old City, enjoying falafel and fresh pomegranate juice at Samir’s café and climbing the rickety staircase at dusk to see the view of Mount of Olives from the titular rooftop.
Israel is often discussed through either a Jewish or Muslim lens but Daniel, the main character in A Rooftop in Jerusalem is Christian.
The author doesn’t shy away from delving deeper into the rich and complicated history of the country and includes both Israeli and Palestinian voices. One of the most interesting parts of the book is when Daniel leads an interfaith group on a tour around Israel and you get to experience the various historical sites (Yad Vashem, for example) from the perspectives of the Jewish, Muslim and Christian group members. Overall, I found it very thought-provoking.
