The Sweetheart of the Templar From the Valley of Rephaim
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The Sweetheart of the Templar From the Valley of Rephaim is a historical novel
by the Israeli author Gad Shimron
published in 2009.
The novel describes a love story between a young Jewish woman and a young German Templar
in the Valley of Rephaim
, which occurs during the period of the Second World War and during the period prior to the war. The fictional story is integrated with real events and characters. The core feature of the book's plot focuses on Operation ATLAS
, in which three Nazi soldiers and two Palestinian-Arab paratroopers were parachuted in the region of Palestine
in 1944 for the purposes of sabotage.
and focuses on the love story of Tamar-Henrietta Landver, a Jewish girl from Vienna
who managed to flee from the Nazis to the region of Palestine prior to the war, to Wolfgang Shvarte, a German Templar whom was born in the region of Palestine and raised in the German Templar Colony in Jerusalem.
The story begins in the present (1995) with the death of Tamar and then return back to the past, and describes Tamar and Wolfgang's meeting and how they eventually were separated due to heavy social pressure, months before the war began.
Although Wolfgang returned to Germany before the outbreak of World War II, the plot thickens when the two meet by chance in 1942 in the region of Palestine as the Nazi military forces were approaching the region of Palestine and preparing an attack The Jewish communities in the region.
Historical novel
According to Encyclopædia Britannica, a historical novel is-Development:An early example of historical prose fiction is Luó Guànzhōng's 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which covers one of the most important periods of Chinese history and left a lasting impact on Chinese culture.The...
by the Israeli author Gad Shimron
Gad Shimron
- Biography :Shimron was born in Tel Aviv in 1950. Shimron is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in History and the study of Southeast Asia....
published in 2009.
The novel describes a love story between a young Jewish woman and a young German Templar
Templers (religious believers)
Templers are members of the Temple Society , a German Protestant sect with roots in the Pietist movement of the Lutheran Church. The Templers were expelled from the church in 1858 because of their millennial beliefs. Their aim was to realize the apocalyptic visions of the prophets of Israel in the...
in the Valley of Rephaim
Valley of Rephaim
Valley of Rephaim - . A valley descending southwest from Jerusalem to the Valley of Elah below, it is an ancient route from the coastal plain to the Judean Hills, probably named after the legendary race of giants.-Biblical story:...
, which occurs during the period of the Second World War and during the period prior to the war. The fictional story is integrated with real events and characters. The core feature of the book's plot focuses on Operation ATLAS
Operation ATLAS
Operation ATLAS was the code name for a failed operation carried out by a special commando unit of the Nazi Waffen SS which was held in October 1944 ands aimed at poisoning the Drinking water resources of the residents of Tel Aviv - specifically the water extraction facility of the Rosh HaAyin...
, in which three Nazi soldiers and two Palestinian-Arab paratroopers were parachuted in the region of Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
in 1944 for the purposes of sabotage.
Synopsis
The novel's plot takes place in Jerusalem in the days of World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and focuses on the love story of Tamar-Henrietta Landver, a Jewish girl from Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
who managed to flee from the Nazis to the region of Palestine prior to the war, to Wolfgang Shvarte, a German Templar whom was born in the region of Palestine and raised in the German Templar Colony in Jerusalem.
The story begins in the present (1995) with the death of Tamar and then return back to the past, and describes Tamar and Wolfgang's meeting and how they eventually were separated due to heavy social pressure, months before the war began.
Although Wolfgang returned to Germany before the outbreak of World War II, the plot thickens when the two meet by chance in 1942 in the region of Palestine as the Nazi military forces were approaching the region of Palestine and preparing an attack The Jewish communities in the region.
External links
- The Sweetheart of the Templar From the Valley of Rephaim - a review at the website of the book publisher "Matar" (Hebrew)
- The first chapter from the book (Hebrew)