The Count of Coucy, portrait of two families

Count of Coucy, the account of one of the Baalei Tosafos, Rabbi Samson of Coucy and his stand aganst treachery, piracy and slavery as well as his encounter with King Richard the Lion-hearted during the crusades. Portrait of Two Families is the story of a family caught up in the Reform movement whose path crosses with a family deeply rooted in Torah tradition, for a complex, fascinating plot of downfall and triumph.