The Aleppo Codex
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| author = Matti Friedman
| pub_date = 2012
| publisher = Algonquin Books
| name = The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible
| caption = First edition
| language = English
| genre = Non-fiction
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The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible is a 2012 book by Matti Friedman published by Algonquin.
The book tells the story of how the Aleppo codex, one of the world's oldest extant Bibles, was saved from destruction during the 1947 Aleppo pogrom, how it was smuggled into Israel, and what became of the missing pages.{{cite news|last1=Bergman|first1=Ronen|title=A High Holy Whodunit|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/magazine/the-aleppo-codex-mystery.html?_r=0|accessdate=18 April 2016|work=New York Times|date=25 July 2012}} The Wall Street Journal calls Friedman's book "a detective thriller," noting that, "not everything about the codex is as it seems."{{cite news|last1=Balint|first1=Benjamin|title=Rival Owners, Sacred Text (book review)|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303918204577448610210896018|accessdate=18 April 2016|publisher=Wall Street Journal|date=12 June 2013}}
Prizes
The Aleppo Codex won the 2014 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature,{{cite news |date=22 January 2014 |title=Friedman accepts 'Aleppo Codex' prize |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/friedman-accepts-prize-for-aleppo-codex/ |newspaper=The Times of Israel }} was selected as one of Booklist's top ten religion and spirituality books of 2012,{{cite web |url=http://www.booklistonline.com/Top-10-Religion-Spirituality-Books-Ilene-Cooper/pid=5791762 |title=Top 10 Religion & Spirituality Books |date=15 November 2012 |publisher=Booklist }} was awarded the American Library Association's 2013 Sophie Brody Medal{{cite web |url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/01/aleppo-codex-wins-rusa%E2%80%99s-sophie-brody-medal-achievement-jewish-literature-3 |title='The Aleppo Codex' wins RUSA's Sophie Brody Medal for achievement in Jewish literature |date=27 January 2013 |publisher=American Library Association }} and the 2013 Canadian Jewish Book Award for history,{{cite news |date=2 May 2013 |title='Aleppo Codex' wins Canadian book award |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/aleppo-codex-wins-canadian-book-award/ |newspaper=The Times of Israel }} and received second place for the Religion Newswriters Association's 2013 nonfiction religion book of the year.{{cite web |url=http://www.rna.org/?page=2013_contest_archive |title=2013 RNA Contest Winners |date= |publisher=Religion Newswriters Association }}
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Category:2012 non-fiction books
Category:Religious studies books
Category:History books about Jews and Judaism