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Sep 28, 2004 | ISBN 9780142196328
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Praise
A poignant and highly accessible account of an ongoing story that transcends all telling. (Harold Bloom)
Remarkable . . . It is certainly the best one-volume overview of Jewish history and identity available today. (Sander L. Gilman, Director of the Program in Jewish Studies at the University of Illinois, Chicago)
Table Of Contents
UnsettledAcknowledgments
Introduction
1. Genesis: How the Jews Were Born in Israel
2. Kingdom Come: How the Israelites Became a Nation
3. Babylon: How the Kingdom Fell and the Culture Channged
4. Roman Ruin: How the Jews Lost Their Land
5. Diaspora: How the Jews Dispersed Among Their Enemies
6. Crossed Swords: How Christian Power Vanquished the Jews
7. Under the Minaret: How Islam (Partly) Tolerated the Jews
8. Spain and Beyond: How the Sephardic Jews Found Romance
9. Brightness: How Jewish Genius Changed and Grew
10. Ends of the Earth: How Jews Thrived in Exotic Places
11. Yidn: How the Jews helped Create Modern Europe
12. Mamesh-Loshn: How the Ashkenazic Jews Spoke and Thought
13. Smoke: How the Germans Gave the Jews Graves in the Air
14. Fire: How the Jews Fought Back
15. The Golden Land: How the Jews Helped Make America
16. Ha’aretz: How the Jews Came Home
17. Women of Valor: How Jewish Women Broke the Patriarchal Bonds
18. Conclusion: A Drop of Red Wine: How the Jews Will Face the Future
A Jewish Time Line
Notes
For Further Reading
Index
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