Isaac's Torah

The narrative follows Isaac Jacob Blumenfeld, who navigates the tumultuous changes of his small town near Lvov through the 20th century, as it shifts between various regimes. To endure the chaos and horrors of Eastern Europe, Isaac adopts the role of a fool, mastering this old Jewish art throughout his life. From his childhood in Kolodetz to his later days as an accused war criminal in a Siberian Gulag, his journey explores themes of survival, identity, and the absurdity of existence in a fractured world.