The Jews: Their History

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History / Keligion THE JEWS Their History i Edited by Louis Finkelslein Fourth Edition The story is rich with meaning for all men. The New York Times "Of real interest to all students of racial and cultural relations." -Marshall Sklare in American Journal of Sociology UA valuable reference work for all who wish to expand their knowledge and understanding of the Jewish people." -The Christian Century Jewish history is replete with surprises and unexpected turns; it is the story of a people living in diverse lands, surrounded by diverse civilizations. This volume confronts squarely the daring and challenging facts of Jewish historical existence. Contents: William FoxwelL Albright: The Biblical Period • Elias Bickerman: The Historical Foundations of Postbiblical Judaism • Juclalí Goldin: The Period of the Talmud (135 b.c.e.-1035 c.é.) • Cecil Roth: The European Age in Jewish History (to 1648) • Cecil Roth: The Jews of Western Europe (from 1648) • Israel Hal per n: The Jews in Eastern... Tovább

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History / Keligion THE JEWS Their History i Edited by Louis Finkelslein Fourth Edition The story is rich with meaning for all men. The New York Times "Of real interest to all students of racial and cultural relations." -Marshall Sklare in American Journal of Sociology UA valuable reference work for all who wish to expand their knowledge and understanding of the Jewish people." -The Christian Century Jewish history is replete with surprises and unexpected turns; it is the story of a people living in diverse lands, surrounded by diverse civilizations. This volume confronts squarely the daring and challenging facts of Jewish historical existence. Contents: William FoxwelL Albright: The Biblical Period • Elias Bickerman: The Historical Foundations of Postbiblical Judaism • Juclalí Goldin: The Period of the Talmud (135 b.c.e.-1035 c.é.) • Cecil Roth: The European Age in Jewish History (to 1648) • Cecil Roth: The Jews of Western Europe (from 1648) • Israel Hal per n: The Jews in Eastern Europe (from Ancient Times until the Partitions of Poland, 1772-1795) • Bemard D. Weinryb: East European Jewry (since the Partitions of Poland, 1772-1795) • Itzhak Ben-Zvi: Eretz Yisrael under Ottoman Rule, 1517-1917 • Anita Libman Lebeson: The American Jewish Chronicle. Louis Finkelstein is Chancellor of The Jewish Theological Seminary of America and the author of numerous scholarly works on Judaism. Vissza