The Story of the Jews

From Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to contemporary Israel with its problems and conflicts, this lavish volume takes a fascinating journey through Jewish history. It chronicles the religions principles and beliefs key figures and events and the diversity of Jewish culture that arose as, exiled from their homeland, they dispersed both east and west. Fifteen breathtaking rare facsimile documents include pages from the Vienna Genesis, the oldest illustrated Biblical codex a letter describing one of the Russian pogroms in 1881 and a copy of David Ben Gurions speech declaring Israels independence in 1948.,