Bathsheba's Levantine Bouquet

In Bathsheba’s Levantine Bouquet BarbaraHantman capturesthe Jewish calendar holiday cycle in the opening chapter Daysof Smiles and Tears. Chapters on Hebrew Heritage andThe Sacred Tongue boast linguistic riches of eight bilingualHebrew-English poems. Soaring Minds Heaving Heartsrhapsodizes over such eminences as Moses Solomon Halevi Maimonides Spinoza Emma Lazarus C.N. Bialik and HannaSenesh. For the Kinder sings the praises of Thomas the TankEngine while Love' s Lessons concludes with mature love 'slyrical reveries wistful childhood remembrance homage toTriangle Shirtwaist victims and an altruistic Prayer for Japanand the World.