A Short History of the Jewish People: From Legendary Times to Modern StatehoodWhere did the Jews come from? How did they retain their strong sense of community through centuries of dispersion? How have the Jews of the present, with their proud ethnic identity and thriving national home, emerged out of the downtrodden Jews of the past? Such questions arise naturally in the minds of anyone contemplating the long history of Jewish people. In one concise, authoritative volume, A Short History of the Jewish People provides insights and answers. This sweeping and highly informative work presents the major geographical, cultural, and political forces that have determined the course of Jewish history, introducing the many individuals, both religious and secular, who have shaped the character, mindset, and prospects of the Jewish people. Organized chronologically, the narrative follows the Jewish experience from legendary times to the peace agreements currently being negotiated in the Middle East. And, to give this overview an international and timely perspective, Raymond P. Scheindlin focuses his study on the pivotal events and dominant communities within each historical period. Written by a respected Hebrew scholar, cultural historian, noted author, and rabbi, A Short History of the Jewish People carefully describes the story of a people as varied as the many cultures in which they have lived. Including detailed maps and stirring photos, as well as timelines and sidebars, this pioneering work is a valuable resource for anyone broadly curious about the Jewish people. |
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Review: A Short History of the Jewish People: From Legendary Times to Modern Statehood
Avis d'utilisateur - Elyse P - GoodreadsVery informative and easy to read. It is in fact a "short" history, but it's an overview that packs an educational punch and is very well written. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: A Short History of the Jewish People: From Legendary Times to Modern Statehood
Avis d'utilisateur - Lisa - GoodreadsI found this to be a good history telling of the Jewish People. It is interesting to learn about all the varied Jewish communities which have developed and the parallel evolution in different region. Consulter l'avis complet
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A Short History of the Jewish People: From Legendary Times to Modern Statehood Raymond P. Scheindlin Affichage d'extraits - 1998 |
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Page 225 - His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a National Home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.
Page 22 - May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord cause His presence to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. May the Lord turn with favor unto you and give you peace.
Page 229 - Anglo-French friendship, but also to improve relations between Britain and France on the one hand, and Germany and Italy on the other — in fact, to carry a step further his policy of
Page 7 - The names of the most eminent sculptors from the end of the thirteenth century to the end of the fifteenth...
Page 92 - To banish woes and dreads We'll frolic and carouse. Dainty food we'll eat. We'll drink our liquor neat, Like giants at their meat, With appetite aroused. When morning's first rays shine I'll slaughter of the kine Some fallings; we shall dine On rams and calves and cows.
Page 20 - ... especially of children, were a common sight in the streets. It seems that men even resorted to cannibalism in their need of food. Yet resistance was maintained till a breach was made in the walls. Zedekiah made his escape, but was pursued, captured, and brought before Nebuchadrezzar at Riblah. Here his sons were killed before his eyes, and he was then blinded and taken to Babylon, where he died in prison. Jerusalem was sacked, its walls broken down, and its buildings, including the Temple, laid...
Page 73 - Arab conquerors set out to build a vast empire, which soon stretched from the Indus River in the east to the Atlantic Ocean in the west, and from the Arabian Sea in the south to the confines of Turkey and the Caucasus in the north.
Page 93 - Jolly be chastised. The Torah, God's delight Is little in your sight, While wrecked is Zion's height, By foxes vandalized. How can we be carefree Or raise our cups in glee, When by all men are we Rejected and despised?
Page 19 - BCE and would turn to active hostility after the conquests of Alexander the Great in the fourth century BCE Assyria had but little more than a century left before its own disappearance from world history.
Page 28 - It is from this period that it becomes appropriate to begin speaking of the Jewish people, meaning all those who, throughout history and around the globe, have regarded themselves as linked to one another and to the people of the ancient Israelite kingdom, either by ethnicity, culture, intellectual heritage, or religion.

