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The Messiahs of Princep Street Paperback – 15 Jan. 2015

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The sun is sinking on Britain's Empire.Adam Messiah's father has brought him up believing that to sleep secure he needs no more than the Bible. But, in the early hours of Monday the 8th of December 1941 when Japanese planes bomb the city, his father is short of answers.They live in a shophouse in the Jewish mahallah of Singapore, witness the catastrophe of Surrender ten weeks later and endure the scourge of the Occupation. The Japanese, allied to Germany, intern the entire Jewish community, the only non-Europeans so treated. Away from his father for the first time and seeing so much unjustifiable misery Adam seeks other mentors.When his father dies his ghost stays with Adam and sets the pattern of his life and love. Unable to shake off his nurturing to remain separate within a fusion of diverse people, he stitches together a few stories to see if he can discover what went wrong with his life.
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Moshe Elias was born and lived half his life within the Jewish community of Singapore; he spent the other half in India, Scotland, England and Israel. As a wandering Jew he finds much happiness wherever he lives. In Singapore he served as youth and community leader; worked in the government as it progressed from colony to self-rule and independence, then made his home in the UK where he presently resides.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Writersworld Ltd (15 Jan. 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 385 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1904181600
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1904181606
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.1 x 2.5 x 19.7 cm
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 March 2016
    The Iraqui Jewish diaspora spread east to Bombay and then onto Singapore.

    I enjoyed this book as it told me of a world forgotten and of which very little has been written.

    For those keen to know about the Iraqui Jewish diaspora this book is a Must
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 September 2015
    As the book’s title suggests, The Messiahs of Princep Street has strong Biblical undertones. Indeed, it is the first of five novels which show the author looking askance at the Pentateuch, the first five books in the Old Testament.

    However, you don’t need to be bible literate to enjoy the story of Adam Messiah. Like Moshe Elias himself, Adam is a Jew born in Singapore, but the book is not an autobiography.

    Instead it is a damn good read, a coming of age tale of a boy growing up in a multi-cultural neighbourhood, a wartime memoir, a love story. It also gently highlights the similarities between world religions and questions the all too literal adherence to scripture.
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 August 2015
    This book is a must read! A charming story of a relatively unknown community living in colonial Singapore. So vividly told, you can see the characters, hear their voices and smell the local cuisine!