Jewish History in 100 Nutshells

by Robert J. Littman and Naomi Pasachoff

Book Overview

How does this Jewish history book differ from all others? Instead of burdening the reader with endless details about every single aspect of Jewish history, Pasachoff and Littman provide essential information, easily digested by readers of all ages, that chronicles only the maj...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568218869
• ISBN13: 9781568218861
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

Easy To Read Intro to Jewish History

I found this book to be a easy-to-read introduction to Judaism from biblical times to the present. The book is organized into 100 chapters of 2 to 4 pages each, presented in chronological order, providing a great introduction to the history of the Jewish people. This is an interesting entry-level history of the ups and downs of Jewish civilization, with no theological axe to grind.