Book Summary
Historian Levine presents a vivid and distinctly human perspective on how the Jewish people survived 800 years of persecution. This is an impressive and immensely readable book, one that is an important contribution to the literature of Jewish history. In "Scattered Among the Peoples, historian Allan Levine presents a vivid and distinctly human perspective on how the Jewish people survived eight hundred years of persecution and forced migration, building and rebuilding their lives and communities. Structured as a chronological series of moment-in-time portraits, focusing on individuals and their interaction with their families and society, the narrative carries readers through the economic, political, social, and intellectual climates of some of the world's most famous and fascinating cosmopolitan centers. Levine has written an impressive and immensely readable book, one that is an important contribution to the literature of Jewish history.
Book Details
| Book Name | Scattered Among The Peoples: The Jewish Diaspora In Twelve Portraits |
| Author | Allan Levine, Overlook Press |
| Publisher | Overlook Press (Oct 2004) |
| ISBN | 9781585676064 |
| Pages | 432 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 746 |
