The Book of Abraham is a historical novel written by Marek Halter that documents the history (both factual and fictional) of his Jewish family.
[1] The book begins in AD 70 in Jerusalem during the siege of the city by the Romans just prior to the destruction of the Second Temple.
From Jerusalem, the family moves, over the course of nearly 2000 years, to cities such as Carthage, Hippo, Rome, Toledo, Cordoba, Narbonne, Troyes, Strasbourg, Constantinople, Amsterdam, Lublin, Odessa, and Warsaw.
In both the fictional and factual parts of the book, the story coincides with many notable historical events, including the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Islamic conquests, the Inquisition, the Black Plague, the French Revolution, and World War II, as well as telling the story from the point of view of the Jews during the early to late Middle Ages, Renaissance, Industrial Revolution, and the early Twentieth century (i.e., showing the segregation and hardships faced by the Jews after their expulsion from Palestine).
[3][non-primary source needed] The book inspired the identically titled song written by Jean-Jacques Goldman and performed by Celine Dion, "La mémoire d'Abraham", in its original French version.