Title: ha-Masaʻ el ḳetseh ha-arets
Description: Between the Atlantic ocean and the Northern sea lies 'Angleterre', proud, royal, and closed to Jews.  This is a story based on the true life of Manasseh ben Israel a pillar of the Portuguese Jewish community in Amsterdam, his illustrious family, and how they influenced Cromwell to open the doors of England to Jews.
Subjects: Fiction, Sephardim, History, Jews
Places: Netherlands, Amsterdam, Great Britain
People: Manasseh ben Israel (1604-1657)
Time periods: 17th century, Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660