tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post6463117853942653799..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: In the Ghetto by Mary HoffmanMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-26879207772833851132020-05-09T10:51:57.622+01:002020-05-09T10:51:57.622+01:00Lovely as ever to hear about Venice, but so sorry ...Lovely as ever to hear about Venice, but so sorry about your new novel and the locked-away exhibition.<br /><br />Your mention of the New Judecca's curfew gates made me think about Shakespeare's play - and the reasons for Shylock's anger - even more. To have one's only daughter stolen away when you were forbidden from travelling freely through the city seems even more of a hurt.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-29710037106888532582020-05-08T10:41:45.589+01:002020-05-08T10:41:45.589+01:00Fascinating, Mary, and much for us to ponder in th...Fascinating, Mary, and much for us to ponder in these uncertain times. The Campo de Gheto Novo looks so peaceful and how interesting about the (unusual) presence of mature trees there. Of course the copies of Homer's Odyssey in your final photo caught my eye! So many parallels across the ages... Caroline K. Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689485624657486564noreply@blogger.com