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Jewish History - The Big Picture
Adult readers will appreciate this epic story of the Jewish people rendered as a concise, accessible, and engaging narrative.
This lively and accessible volume presents the full range of Jewish history, from biblical to contemporary times. Adapted from the two-volume award-winning work, The History of the Jewish People by Professors Jonathan Sarna and Jonathan Krasner, this single volume treats readers to a fast-paced account of Jewish history that is grounded in scholarship and brimming with information on topics as diverse as the development of Christianity beyond its Jewish roots into a new religion and the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language. The text is filled with colorful anecdotal detail about Jewish communities throughout history and around the world, such as how Passover was celebrated on the Civil War battlefield and the origins of Beta Israel, the Ethiopian-Jewish community. The broad array of graphics—16 maps, 12 charts, 27 timelines, and more than 100 photographs—is sure to engage readers and enrich their appreciation and understanding of Jewish history.
This lively and accessible volume presents the full range of Jewish history, from biblical to contemporary times. Adapted from the two-volume award-winning work, The History of the Jewish People by Professors Jonathan Sarna and Jonathan Krasner, this single volume treats readers to a fast-paced account of Jewish history that is grounded in scholarship and brimming with information on topics as diverse as the development of Christianity beyond its Jewish roots into a new religion and the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language. The text is filled with colorful anecdotal detail about Jewish communities throughout history and around the world, such as how Passover was celebrated on the Civil War battlefield and the origins of Beta Israel, the Ethiopian-Jewish community. The broad array of graphics—16 maps, 12 charts, 27 timelines, and more than 100 photographs—is sure to engage readers and enrich their appreciation and understanding of Jewish history.
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288 pages, Paperback
First published May 23, 2008
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July 21, 2024
Not looking forward to creating my own text (which I do when I cannot find what I want) but disappointed with what I have worked with in the past, I asked professionals for suggestions for a good Jewish history book that would be suitable for modern Orthodox and traditional Conservative/conservadox middle school students.
This was recommended and it's very good. Concise, clear, complete and appropriate.
I read it through, noted what I might supplement, and am very pleased with it (and the fact that I don't have to start from scratch!).
This was recommended and it's very good. Concise, clear, complete and appropriate.
I read it through, noted what I might supplement, and am very pleased with it (and the fact that I don't have to start from scratch!).
June 11, 2017
An informative book about the history of the Jewish people.
March 26, 2022
I love the way the author presented Jewish history.
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