Alison Bass·Feb 17Rebecca of Ivanhoe featured in JBC’s Spotlight this weekMy novel, Rebecca of Ivanhoe, is featured in this week’s Spotlight by the Jewish Book Council. As one reviewer wrote, ““Rebecca of Ivanhoe…
Alison Bass·Oct 27, 2025Bass to discuss Rebecca of Ivanhoe at Cherry Hill JCC FestivalOn Monday, Nov. 10, I will be discussing my novel, Rebecca of Ivanhoe, as part of a panel on Jewish Voices in Classic Literature at the…
Alison Bass·Mar 10, 2025How I discovered Spain’s Esther while writing Rebecca of IvanhoeI stumbled across Rachel of Esra, the Jewish mistress to King Alfonso VIII and Spain’s Esther for a brief shining moment, when I was doing…
Alison Bass·Oct 15, 2024Rebecca of Ivanhoe: Wise woman, healer, witch?In Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe, Rebecca is portrayed as an almost magical healer who has special ointments that can rid the body of…
Alison Bass·Sep 24, 2024How historical reality shaped Rebecca of IvanhoeNear the end of his classic tale, Ivanhoe, Sir Walter Scott mentions that Rebecca, the healer rescued by Ivanhoe, and her father are…
