The Importance of Sousa in the History of the Jews

Sousa is one of those places that puts its brand on you like New York City or Chicago. I think there were probably a lot of the Jews who from the time of the exile on felt like they had no identity and weren't going to feel that identity until they got back to Jerusalem. We see as the book unfolds, we discover that he cares very, very much about the plight of his own people. And if it wasn't for him doing a little bit of cattle prodding, it's quite possible nothing would have ever been done to save them.