Lloyd Gartner provides a vivid description of the changing fortunes of the Jewish communities of the Old World--Europe; the Middle East; and beyond--and their gradual expansion into the New World of the Americas. The book begins in 1650; when the Jewish population had fallen to roughly 1.25 million; less than one-sixth of its peak at the start of the Christian era. Gartner leads us through the traditions; religious laws; communities; and their interactions with their neighbors; through the Enlightenment; the French Revolution; and into Emancipation; the dark shadows of anti-Semitism; and the Second World War; bringing us up to the present with Zionism and the founding of Israel. Eminently readable and impeccably researched; the book is a superb introduction to one of the central threads of modern history.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. a great little bookBy LRKSFascinating read1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Beautiful book with more than beautiful pictures.By Barbara SchambergerThe complexity of the Raj is depicted splendidly in her architecture: East literally meets West with the West coming out not so fantastically. The fascination; however; is seeing a gothic church and mall spread over a Hill Station; or a White House style palace re-produced in a princely state. Nothing the West produced touches the splendor and achievement of the Taj Mahal. Next to that structure; even the best of Western Architecture; the Palladian style; fares poorly. Great book!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Rakesh SareenFANTASTIC BOOK
