SCATTERED AMONG THE PEOPLES
The Jewish Diaspora in twelve portraits
By Allan Levine
Diaspora is derived from the Greek word for scattering and originally applied to any people exiled or resettled in the ancient world. More recently it has come to define the Jewish experience when King Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians burned the Temple of Solomon in 586 BC sending the people of Judea into exile. This chronological look at twelve defining points in the Jewish history, from Seville in 1492to Kiev in 1967, is immensely readable and well researched. Scandal, fortunes made and lost assassination and tragedy - a very important addition to the understanding of the Jewish culture.
The Jewish Diaspora in twelve portraits
By Allan Levine
Diaspora is derived from the Greek word for scattering and originally applied to any people exiled or resettled in the ancient world. More recently it has come to define the Jewish experience when King Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians burned the Temple of Solomon in 586 BC sending the people of Judea into exile. This chronological look at twelve defining points in the Jewish history, from Seville in 1492to Kiev in 1967, is immensely readable and well researched. Scandal, fortunes made and lost assassination and tragedy - a very important addition to the understanding of the Jewish culture.
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