Reviews for The Jews: A History

The average rating for The Jews: A History based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-11-14 00:00:00 Thomas Rayfield The the authors do an excellent job of packing such a massive amount of information into one place, starting in the ancient world and bringing the narrative up to the twenty-first century. Various interpretations and historical understandings are explored without snobbery. There were a number of places were repetition crept in, but that is somewhat to be expected with such a broad field of study. Great for students or for anyone wanting a general survey of Jewish history.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-09-08 00:00:00 Bryan Wick There are textbooks, and there are textbooks. This one had the imposing task of compressing several thousand years of Jewish history into one book, and in my opinion, did so very well. This was required reading for a course on the Jewish Diaspora at Temple University in the Fall of 2011 and I would recommend it to anyone interested in the subject.