By Paul M. Levitt, professor of English
Cross Cultural Communications
In his latest work of fiction, Levitt tells a tale of the first recorded charge of ritual murder that took place in Norwich, England, 1144, alleging that the Jewish community, 鈥淚n despite of our Lord,鈥� killed a Christian child, subsequently honored as Saint William of Norwich. The Saint-Makers tells the story of how the Church fabricated the charge of ritual murder to avoid paying the Jews for the building of Norwich Cathedral.
Released March 2009
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