Who's Who in Jewish History: After the Period of the Old Testament - Brossura

Comay, Joan; Cohn-Sherbok, Lavinia

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ISBN 10: 0195210794 ISBN 13: 9780195210798

Casa editrice: Oxford Univ Pr, 1995

Riassunto

Joan Comay's Who's Who in the Old Testament followed the history of Jewish people up to the end of the First Book of Maccabees in 135 B.C. In Who's Who in Jewish History she continues this fascinating story from that point up to the present day, a period of over twenty centuries.
Offering entries on the lives of nearly one thousand men and women, this guide provides and in-depth look at Jews who have made a significant contribution to the history and thought of their own people, individual Jews who have been eminent in the general life and culture of their time, and non-Jews who have had a special impact on Jewish history. Here in brilliant procession are scholars, courtiers, and martyrs, from Simeon Bar-Giora (leader of the first Jewish revolt in the first century B.C.) through Aaron of Lincoln (the twelfth-century English money lender) to Golda Meir (the fourth prime minister of Israel) and Elie Wiesel (Holocaust survivor and world renowned author). Including a special chronology of Jewish history, Who's Who in Jewish History is an intriguing parade of celebrated individuals from almost every area of human achievement.

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Joan Comay is also the author of Who's Who in the Old Testament, Introducing Israel, and The U.N. in Action.

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• Editore: Oxford Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0195210794
• ISBN 13: 9780195210798
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile