A Noble Heritage (Deluxe Full Color Edition)

This superbly researched family history takes the reader on a fascinating journey of discovery, as Dr. Jeffrey Mark Paull captures the experience of a family of ancient and noble Jewish descent, over a millennium of European, Russian, and American history. Dr. Paull crafts an enthralling narrative, as he skillfully re-creates the astonishing story of how the Polonsky family's lost heritage, which dates back to the illustrious rabbi and biblical commentator Rashi (1040-1105) of medieval France, was rediscovered.

With a keen sense of historical insight, and a deep admiration of 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.

Beautifully illustrated, meticulously documented, and embellished with hundreds of extraordinary photographs, this is a moving and compelling account of a family's journey from the old world to the new -- a truly American story of universal appeal that has been skillfully and lovingly brought to life.