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History of the Jews: A Captivating Guide to Jewish History, Starting from the Ancient Israelites through Roman Rule to World War 2
Title : History of the Jews: A Captivating Guide to Jewish History, Starting from the Ancient Israelites through Roman Rule to World War 2
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ISBN : 1637161484
ISBN-10 : 978-1637161487
Language : English
Format Type : Hardcover
Number of Pages : 110 pages
Publication : January 21, 2021

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Jews, then keep readingThe Jewish people are one of the oldest living people groups on the planet. The Jews lived alongside the ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, Phoenicians, and Sumerians all of whom have since disappeared from the pages of history. Yet the Jews still remain. Despite all of the odds, Jewish culture, language, laws, and religion have remained intact over the course of thousands of years.Even after being kicked out of their homeland and scattered all over the globe, the Jews were able to hold their customs close to their heart. While in exile, they developed special rules to live by through rabbinical works, such as the Talmud, which gave them a moral compass by which to live, no matter where they might end up. This was a great source of comfort for the Jewish people even while having to live in less than encouraging environments. Their traditions kept them strong.Even from the worst ghettoes in Europe, great minds, such as Moses Mendelssohn, came forth and illuminated the world with their ideas. This light shined so brightly that soon the full emancipation of Jews became the norm in the civilized world. But then, in the middle of the 20th century, disaster struck when the Nazis came to power in Germany.This horrific regime brought death and destruction upon the Jewish people on a scale that the world had never seen before. Yet despite the horrors of the Holocaust, the Jews survived. Not only did they survive, but their ancient homeland of Israel was also soon revived and reborn. When Israel became a state in 1948, the great dream of having a Jewish safe haven became a reality.This is the history of the Jews.In History of the Jews: A Captivating Guide to Jewish History, Starting from the Ancient Israelites through Roman Rule to World War 2, you will discover topics such asThe origin story of the Jewish peopleHow the Jews first established IsraelAbout the judges and kings who ruled IsraelThe Babylonian captivityLife under Roman ruleHow Christianity emerged from JudaismThe Jewish emancipationThe HolocaustThe formation of IsraelAnd much, much !So if you want to learn about the history of the Jews, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!

History of the Jews: A Captivating Guide to Jewish History, Starting from the Ancient Israelites through Roman Rule to World War 2 Reviews

  • new beginnings

    One over whelming fact is apparent throughout this book and I am always dumbfounded by the hate of the Jews that seems to have existed from the very beginning of their existence as a ethnic/religious group.

    As the book notes, even when they were not being directly persecuted they were still considered second class citizens in almost every age and country. They seldom had the same rights as non Jews even if they were born citizens of a country. There is little wonder, in my mind, so many Jews in the USA were drawn into the civil rights movement so heavily. The Jewish peoples entire existence on a world wide basis was similar to experienced by Americans of African decent during the post civil war through the 1960s+.

    I was glad to see when the book mentioned that, say even when the Muslim rulers weren't openly aggressive against the Jews, they still were not given complete citizen's rights and were often bullied and taxed at high rates to even be allowed to live. It also seemed their fate was often left in the hands of a single ruler, if he didn't mind the Jews or had need of them, they were alright but the next ruler could change all that. Is there any wonder they continuously dreamed of recovering their home land? Christian leaders were no better and even worse at times, again depending on the individual rulers, with Hitler and the Nazi's being the ultimate anti Semitics.

    I liked the way this book tied the three major religions of Jews, Christians and Islam together. They did all indeed start with the basics of Judaism and develop into their own systems of belief. All there religions share some common stories and historical people/events.

    I have always found the post WW1 era of great interest. The attitude of the post war victors and the Treaty of Versailles seem to be at the core of many of the problems that exist in the middle east and other places. The book did not shy away from the Arb support of the Nazi's in WW2 or the role of Britain in the post war middle east. The book did a good job of trying to balance all sides of the efforts of the Jews to reclaim their home land while still showing the Arab side. There are some really good books on the post war efforts to establish Israel that go into much greater details and are very eye opening even for those of us that were alive during a lot of the actual events. Captivating History has several worth reading but Martin Gilbert's "Israel: A History is one of the best.

    This is a good read that gives the reader a big picture idea of the plight of the Jewish people, their history and ultimately the establishment of Israel.

  • K. Bergeron

    Normally I like what you have to offer. However, on page 51 you state that Jacob was the son of Abraham. He was not. Perhaps you meant to say grandson of Abraham. Isaac and Ishmael were two of Abraham s sons. Yes, Jacob became Israel.

  • Andy McKinney

    There are several factual errors that cost the rating a full star. We don't expect or get a very detailed account of 5,000 years of history in 112 pages, so I can't comment on sparse details. I did find the broad outlines to be accurate. I think that someone who just needs a quick summary of 5,000 years of history will find value in this little book. There are other, longer, scholarly works for those who need accuracy and depth.
    This is fare, but only fare. Still of use to the right readers. This is a quick way to load up if you don't know much about the subject.

  • MeNew1951

    this was an interesting and well written story of the history of the j
    Jews. well worth reading.

  • tbd

    No matter who you are you will learn some thing reading this book and it will possibly change your perspective a little bit on the world we live in today.

  • Captain Obvious

    Great summary of a very large history.

  • Bob

    The only thing not Biblically accurate is the assessment of Jericho as being about 10,000 yrs. old. According to my studies and other Christian scholars, Earth isn't quite that old.

    Otherwise, he covered topics that I wasn't aware of like the migration of Jews throughout Eurasia (mainly France, Spain, Germany and also Russia) after the "Diaspora". It was interesting that Jews also returned to Egypt where they seemed to live peacefully.

    True followers of Jesus Christ try to live peacefully as Romans 12 says to do.

    The author covered the rise of Islam because Arabs and Jews have a common ancestry. He mentions Abraham as the main common ancestor, however, there are also the 2 sons of Moses that lived in that region, too that Arabs can also probably trace their lineage to.

    I didn't realize the Jews also fell victim to assaults in the Crusades simply because they weren't "Christian" (Catholic, really). The Jews had the misfortune of living in areas where the fighting against the Muslims went on.

    Clearly, the Catholics learned of the feud between Isaac's but, even the Bible says Jacob and Esau reconciled their differences and were glad to see each other yrs. after their dispute over inheritance.

    He may have breezed through the Biblical portion of this, but he did cover the important parts including Jesus' appearance and the impact he made while He was here on Earth.

    It's a shame how Jews have been treated historically. Jews were often a scapegoat for a country's woes even though they did to help the economies than to cause problems. This led to a stereo type that Jews were good w/ money since many served as accountants or other roles in the banking industry as well as other business sectors.

    It's also a shame that (Roman) Catholics tried using Christianity as a political tool rather than a way of life where we all try to show each other the kindness, compassion and mercy that God shows us.

    The author remained neutral in his viewpoint as he covered this sensitive topic in history.

  • Mike H.

    Being a long time history lover and one who has spent a great deal of time in reading a great many religious works, I have not read anything that was new to me. At the same time I would definitely recommend this to anyone who has no knowledge of Jewish history or is just beginning to study the subject. This book contains a lot of information that you can get by reading the Bible, but it also includes parts of the Koran as well a Josephus and any number of other works. This book provides this information in one quick and easy to read volume. And if you wish to continue a detailed study, it has a bibliography that will begin on your journey.

  • Dr. M. Cunningham

    Poorly writen, uncritical rehash of the myths and legends of this Bronze Age primitive tribe and their story of selfdelusion about their special tribal deity, who commanded them to steal, plunder and murder in his holy name. No critique at all is made of the sources or the contextual historicity.

  • Devon Del

    Not really a book about Jewish history of a short account of the Hebrew bible.Not really worth bothering with.

  • goodreads Customer

    I found the book gave a good overview of Jewish History, and it was interesting, enlightening and easy to read.