The Story of the Jews

The Story of the Jews
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 513
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ISBN-10 : 9780062339447
ISBN-13 : 0062339443
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis The Story of the Jews by : Simon Schama

In this magnificently illustrated cultural history—the tie-in to the pbs and bbc series The Story of the Jews—simon schama details the story of the jewish people, tracing their experience across three millennia, from their beginnings as an ancient tribal people to the opening of the new world in 1492 It is a story like no other: an epic of endurance in the face of destruction, of creativity in the face of oppression, joy amidst grief, the affirmation of life despite the steepest of odds. It spans the millennia and the continents—from India to Andalusia and from the bazaars of Cairo to the streets of Oxford. It takes you to unimagined places: to a Jewish kingdom in the mountains of southern Arabia; a Syrian synagogue glowing with radiant wall paintings; the palm groves of the Jewish dead in the Roman catacombs. And its voices ring loud and clear, from the severities and ecstasies of the Bible writers to the love poems of wine bibbers in a garden in Muslim Spain. In The Story of the Jews, the Talmud burns in the streets of Paris, massed gibbets hang over the streets of medieval London, a Majorcan illuminator redraws the world; candles are lit, chants are sung, mules are packed, ships loaded with gems and spices founder at sea. And a great story unfolds. Not—as often imagined—of a culture apart, but of a Jewish world immersed in and imprinted by the peoples among whom they have dwelled, from the Egyptians to the Greeks, from the Arabs to the Christians. Which makes the story of the Jews everyone's story, too.

History Of The Jewish People Vol 1

History Of The Jewish People Vol 1
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 158
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ISBN-10 : 9781135779993
ISBN-13 : 1135779996
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis History Of The Jewish People Vol 1 by : Charles Foster Kent

First published in 2007. This classic work explores the seminal early periods of Jewish history. The destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. by the army of Nebuchadnezzar marks a radical turning point in the life of the people of Jehovah, for then the history of the Hebrew state and monarchy ends, and the Jewish history, the records of experiences, not of a nation but of the scattered, oppressed remnants of the Jewish people, begins.

A Short History of the Jews

A Short History of the Jews
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 437
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ISBN-10 : 9781400834266
ISBN-13 : 1400834260
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis A Short History of the Jews by : Michael Brenner

A concise narrative history that brings the story of the Jewish people marvelously to life This is a sweeping and powerful narrative history of the Jewish people from biblical times to today. Based on the latest scholarship and richly illustrated, it is the most authoritative and accessible chronicle of the Jewish experience available. Michael Brenner tells a dramatic story of change and migration deeply rooted in tradition, taking readers from the mythic wanderings of Moses to the unspeakable atrocities of the Holocaust; from the Babylonian exile to the founding of the modern state of Israel; and from the Sephardic communities under medieval Islam to the shtetls of eastern Europe and the Hasidic enclaves of modern-day Brooklyn. The book is full of fascinating personal stories of exodus and return, from that told about Abraham, who brought his newfound faith into Canaan, to that of Holocaust survivor Esther Barkai, who lived on a kibbutz established on a German estate seized from the Nazi Julius Streicher as she awaited resettlement in Israel. Describing the events and people that have shaped Jewish history, and highlighting the important contributions Jews have made to the arts, politics, religion, and science, A Short History of the Jews is a compelling blend of storytelling and scholarship that brings the Jewish past marvelously to life.

The Story of the Jews Volume One

The Story of the Jews Volume One
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Publisher : Ecco
Total Pages : 512
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0060539208
ISBN-13 : 9780060539207
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis The Story of the Jews Volume One by : Simon Schama

In this magnificently illustrated cultural history—the tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews—Simon Schama details the story of the Jewish experience, tracing it across three millennia, from their beginnings as an ancient tribal people to the opening of the New World in 1492 to the modern day. It is a story like no other: an epic of endurance against destruction, of creativity in oppression, joy amidst grief, the affirmation of life against the steepest of odds. It spans the millennia and the continents—from India to Andalusia and from the bazaars of Cairo to the streets of Oxford. It takes you to unimagined places: to a Jewish kingdom in the mountains of southern Arabia; a Syrian synagogue glowing with radiant wall paintings; the palm groves of the Jewish dead in the Roman catacombs. And its voices ring loud and clear, from the severities and ecstasies of the Bible writers to the love poems of wine bibbers in a garden in Muslim Spain. In The Story of the Jews, the Talmud burns in the streets of Paris, massed gibbets hang over the streets of medieval London, a Majorcan illuminator redraws the world; candles are lit, chants are sung, mules are packed, ships loaded with spice and gems founder at sea. And a great story unfolds. Not—as often imagined—of a culture apart, but of a Jewish world immersed in and imprinted by the peoples among whom they have dwelled, from the Egyptians to the Greeks, from the Arabs to the Christians. Which makes the story of the Jews everyone's story, too.

The Invention of the Jewish People

The Invention of the Jewish People
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Publisher : Verso Books
Total Pages : 352
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781781683620
ISBN-13 : 178168362X
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis The Invention of the Jewish People by : Shlomo Sand

A historical tour de force, The Invention of the Jewish People offers a groundbreaking account of Jewish and Israeli history. Exploding the myth that there was a forced Jewish exile in the first century at the hands of the Romans, Israeli historian Shlomo Sand argues that most modern Jews descend from converts, whose native lands were scattered across the Middle East and Eastern Europe. In this iconoclastic work, which spent nineteen weeks on the Israeli bestseller list and won the coveted Aujourd'hui Award in France, Sand provides the intellectual foundations for a new vision of Israel's future.

American Judaism

American Judaism
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 558
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ISBN-10 : 9780300190397
ISBN-13 : 0300190395
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis American Judaism by : Jonathan D. Sarna

Jonathan D. Sarna's award-winning American Judaism is now available in an updated and revised edition that summarizes recent scholarship and takes into account important historical, cultural, and political developments in American Judaism over the past fifteen years. Praise for the first edition: "Sarna . . . has written the first systematic, comprehensive, and coherent history of Judaism in America; one so well executed, it is likely to set the standard for the next fifty years."--Jacob Neusner, Jerusalem Post "A masterful overview."--Jeffrey S. Gurock, American Historical Review "This book is destined to be the new classic of American Jewish history."--Norman H. Finkelstein, Jewish Book World Winner of the 2004 National Jewish Book Award/Jewish Book of the Year

Wanderings

Wanderings
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Publisher : Ballantine Books
Total Pages : 464
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ISBN-10 : 9780593359297
ISBN-13 : 0593359291
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis Wanderings by : Chaim Potok

A fascinating history of the Jews, told by a master novelist, here is Chaim Potok's fascinating, moving four thousand-year history. Recreating great historical events, exporing Jewish life in its infinite variety and in many eras and places, here is a unique work by a singular Jewish voice.

history of the jews

history of the jews
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Publisher : Associated University Presse
Total Pages : 868
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ISBN-10 :
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Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Synopsis history of the jews by : Paul Johnson

A History of the Jews in America

A History of the Jews in America
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 1072
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780804150521
ISBN-13 : 0804150524
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis A History of the Jews in America by : Howard M. Sachar

Spanning 350 years of Jewish experience in this country, A History of the Jews in America is an essential chronicle by the author of The Course of Modern Jewish History. With impressive scholarship and a riveting sense of detail, Howard M. Sachar tells the stories of Spanish marranos and Russian refugees, of aristocrats and threadbare social revolutionaries, of philanthropists and Hollywood moguls. At the same time, he elucidates the grand themes of the Jewish encounter with America, from the bigotry of a Christian majority to the tensions among Jews of different origins and beliefs, and from the struggle for acceptance to the ambivalence of assimilation.

The Jew of Home Depot and Other Stories

The Jew of Home Depot and Other Stories
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 182
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780801887383
ISBN-13 : 0801887380
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis The Jew of Home Depot and Other Stories by : Max Apple

Call it Kmart magical realism.-Washington Post Book World