Odessa, the greatest port on the Black Sea, inspired geniuses and innovators in a dream of cosmopolitan freedom, and yet was also the scene of death on a staggering scale during WWII. This is an elegy for the vibrant, multicultural tapestry it aspired to be, and a celebration of the city's diaspora. 'A worthy tribute to one of Europe's greatest and least-known cities' "Economist"
Describes the vibrant Black Sea port city of Odessa and the thriving Jewish population that included Alexander Pushkin, Isaac Babel, Zionist activist Vladimir Jabotinsky and immunologist Ilya Mechnikov and the mass murders of the Romanian occupation during World War II.
Describes the vibrant Black Sea port city of Odessa and the thriving Jewish population that included Alexander Pushkin, Isaac Babel, Zionist activist Vladimir Jabotinsky and immunologist Ilya Mechnikov and the mass murders of the Romanian occupation during World War II.







