The Golden Pomegranate

Noa Achinoam Nini a popular Israeli singer of Yemenite descent prepares for a concert in Jerusalem She is interrupted by an old Arab man who claims to have been a close friend her great grandmother He tells her about Mazal a Jewish childbride Hadar Ozeri from Yemen who preserves her religion culture family and her unique art surviving the harsh violent conditions of Jerusalem and the Holy Land in the late 19th through the mid20th centuries She becomes the mother of two a young widow Galit Giat and the familys breadwinner through her skills as a jeweler in gold and silver In time a woman of property Timna Brauer and an ardent patriot she prevails through the unfolding bloody decades while living in the Old City of Jerusalem She heads a family of extraordinary unforgettable characters and grows old in strength and determination remaining true to her traditions and ideals