A History of the Jews
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (520 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00138XNUM |
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| Number of Pages | : | 100 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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By the author of Modern Times: The World From the Twenties to the Eighties.. A national bestseller, this brilliant 4000 year survey covers not only Jewish history but he impact of Jewish genius and imagination on the world
William J., Bly said A HISTORY OF THE JEWS. Given as a Christmas gift to a man who misunderstood the Jews.I pray he now has a better idea of what the Jews went through in A HISTORY OF THE JEWS William J., Bly Given as a Christmas gift to a man who misunderstood the Jews.I pray he now has a better idea of what the Jews went through in 4000 years to survive as a people who have given the world brilliant scientists, politicians, authors, musicians, television and radiocomics, and many brilliant physicians, to name a few areas where the Jewish people excelled through hard word and belief in. 000 years to survive as a people who have given the world brilliant scientists, politicians, authors, musicians, television and radiocomics, and many brilliant physicians, to name a few areas where the Jewish people excelled through hard word and belief in. Very good historical study. Hard to understand how folks for centuries have blames the Jews for every fault in the world. The book in itself was in excellent shape.. "enlightening historical context and written presentation" according to Mark S. Deal. Absolutely Fascinating! Amazing amount of research and historical context that I had never known or understood.
Either way, it's a given: for a historian of Israel, this should adequately settle the question. By the end of the book, readers will be grateful for Johnson's questioning of the Jews' confidence in their cosmic significance. Paul Johnson says that writing A History of the Jews was like writing a history of the world "seen from the viewpoint of a learned and intelligent victim." Johnson's history begins with the Bible and ends with the establishment of the State of Israel. Johnson's 600-page history is probably the best we've got by a living gentile--which is no small accomplishment at all. Throughout, Johnson's history is d