In this illuminating history, Dan Cohn-Sherbok traces the development of Jewish history from ancient times to the present day. Containing over 100 maps and 30 photographs, this is a comprehensive atlas of Jewish history designed for students and the general reader. It is ideally suited for those courses in Jewish or Biblical Studies, serving as a handy reference guide as well as a textbook.
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This atlas contains some 100 maps as well as text that illustrates the history of the Jews from antiquity to the intifada. Probably one of its more unusual aspects is the inclusion in some instances of city plans. This is a useful reference work, particularly for those not familiar with Jewish history, but by now there are quite a few atlases on the subject. Most of the better specialized ones have been published in Hebrew and English by Carta Publishing House in Israel. However, a recent, more general work is the excellent Historical Atlas of the Jewish People ( LJ 12/92)--a distinguished predecessor and stiff competition to Cohn-Sherbok's work. The main drawback of this atlas is its spotty bibliography, which seems to have been chosen almost randomly. It would have been better not to include it.
- Jehuda Reinharz, Tauber Inst., Brandeis Univ., Waltham, Mass.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Jehuda Reinharz, Tauber Inst., Brandeis Univ., Waltham, Mass.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Everything, and more, you always wanted to know about the Jewish people is found in the Atlas of Jewish History. Dan Cohn-Shertok's highly useful compendium, complemented by maps and photographs, covers immense ground . . ..
–Canadian Jewish News
–Canadian Jewish News
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The rise of ancient Mesopotamian civilization occurred at the end of the fourth millennium in southern Mesopotamia alongside the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where the Sumerians created city state, each with its local god. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Mediterranean Sea, United States, John Hyrcanus, Atlantic Ocean, Babylonian Talmud, New York, Pale of Settlement, High Priest, Area of Jewish, Black Sea, Foreign Secretary, Polish Jewry, Six Day War, The Crucified, Council of the Four Lands, Israel Jacobson, Near East, Promised Land, Shabbatai Zevi, Soviet Union, United Nations, White Paper, Balfour Declaration, Holocaust Theology, King of Israel New!
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The rise of ancient Mesopotamian civilization occurred at the end of the fourth millennium in southern Mesopotamia alongside the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where the Sumerians created city state, each with its local god. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Mediterranean Sea, United States, John Hyrcanus, Atlantic Ocean, Babylonian Talmud, New York, Pale of Settlement, High Priest, Area of Jewish, Black Sea, Foreign Secretary, Polish Jewry, Six Day War, The Crucified, Council of the Four Lands, Israel Jacobson, Near East, Promised Land, Shabbatai Zevi, Soviet Union, United Nations, White Paper, Balfour Declaration, Holocaust Theology, King of Israel New!
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- The Guide for the Perplexed by Moses Maimonides on page 99, page 101, and page 105
- Holocaust Theology by Dan Cohn-Sherbok on page 171, page 172, and Back Matter
- The Arab-Israeli Conflict by Deakin University Press in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Duties of the Heart by Bahya Ben Joseph Ibn Pakuda on page 98, and page 101
- The history of Israel by Martin Noth in Back Matter
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- New Religions: A Guide: New Religious Movements, Sects and Alternative Spiritualities by Christopher Partridge in Back Matter
- The Liberation Debate: Rights at Issue by Dan Cohn-Sherbok in Front Matter
- The Sacred Chain: History of the Jews, The by Norman F. Cantor in Back Matter
- The Israelites: An Introduction (Peoples of the Ancient World) by Antony Kamm in Back Matter
- The Myth of Rescue: Why the Democracies Could Not Have Saved More Jews from the Nazis by W.D. Rubinstein on page 142
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