2000 Years of Jewish History: From the Destruction of the Second Bais Hamikdash Until the Twentieth Century

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Feldheim Publishers, 2002 - History - 314 pages
Hold a piece of Jewish history in your hand with this monumental volume. An eminently readable, historically precise account of Jewish history from the destruction of the Second Temple until the Twentieth Century, this book is the first of its kind. The author, a renowned educator and historian, accurately and vividly transcribes historical events from a Torah point-of-view, a rarity in many other historical accounts. This beautiful, large-format book, replete with maps, photographs, timelines, and marginal paraphrasing, includes many biographies of Torah personalities throughout the eras, in addition to historic detail. With drama and flair, the author truly revives the past two thousand years for us to examine, experience, and learn from. A magnificent gift for every occasion and a welcome addition to every library.
 

Contents

Chapter
1
Chapter 4
23
Chapter 5
33
Chapter 6
39
Chapter 7
47
Chapter 8
53
Chapter 10
63
Chapter 11
71
Jews In Eastern Europe Part II
169
The Catastrophe of Tach Vetat
175
Shabsai Tzvi
183
The Baal Shem Tov
191
The Gaon of Vilna
203
The Darkness of Enlightenment
211
Napoleon and the Jews 17991815
219
Really A Blessing?
225

FrancoGerman Centers
85
Rashi 10401104
91
The Crusades and their Enduring Impact
97
Problems in Provence
107
The Ramban 11951270
113
The Last Rishonim and the Anshei HaChein
121
The Decline of Spanish Jewry
129
Marranos Who Returned to Judaism
143
Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance
149
Tzefas in its Glory
157
Jews In Eastern Europe Part I
163
Aileh Divrei HaBris
235
Torah im Derech Eretz 18081888
247
AntiSemitism in Modern Times
253
Czarist Russia
263
Pogroms
273
Zionism
279
Reaction of the Gedolim to the Secular Movements
289
Volozhin Mother of Yeshivos and the Mussar Movement
299
Index
307
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