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Irene Reti

Biography

Irene Reti

Irene Reti is also the author of The Keeper of Memory a memoir about growing up as a child of Holocaust refugees who kept their Jewish heritage a secret. She directs the oral history program at the University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz, and has a BA in environmental studies and an MA in history from UC Santa Cruz. Irene is a member of Chadeish Yameinu, the Jewish Renewal Community of Santa Cruz, California.

Irene Reti

Books by Irene Reti

by Irene Reti

Girona, Spain, 1492-Rabbi Raphael Halevi seeks to save his community from the Inquisition. Help comes in the unexpected form of the spirit of the biblical prophet, Huldah, and a Christian scribe who has discovered his hidden Jewish identity. This lyrical and suspenseful novel of Jewish history, magic, and Kabbalah offers a feminist reinterpretation of an intriguing Hebrew prophet.