Joseph Meleze Modrzejewski This is the story of the adventures and misadventures of the Jewish people in the land of Egypt. The author uses the clear light of scientific analysis...

Martin Goodman Goodman examines the background of the AD 66 Judean revolt against Rome. He attempts to explain both the rebellion itself and its temporary success by discussing the role...

Amos Elon January 1, 1975 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Norman Lamm January 1, 1989 by Ktav Pub & Distributors Inc

R Po-chia Hsia From the mid-fifteenth century to the early seventeenth, German Jews were persecuted and tried for the alleged ritual murders of Christian children, whose blood purportedly played a...

Bernard Lewis For many centuries, Islam was the world's greatest, most open, most enlightened, most creative, most powerful civilisation. And then everything changed, as the previously despised West won victory...

Howard M Sachar First published in 1976, Howard M. Sachar’s  A History of From the Rise of Zionism to Our Time was regarded one of the most valuable works available...

Edited by Harold B Segel A vibrant Jewish community flourished in Poland from late in the tenth century until it was virtually annihilated in World War II. In this remarkable...

Michael Walzer Examines the political ramifications of Exodus and interprets the biblical story in terms of a framework for modern political radicalism January 1, 1985 by Basic Books, Inc.

Mark R Cohen, translator, editor Leon (Judah Aryeh) Modena was a major intellectual figure of the early modern Italian Jewish community--a complex and intriguing personality who was famous among contemporary...

Peter Lorie A spellbinding brew of charms, curses, cures, taboos, and other omens from the creators of Nostradamus and Angels. With a wizard's touch, this clever combination of ancient and...

John Romer Depicts the history of ancient Egypt and portrays the religious beliefs, family life, and culture of both the common people and court life December 5, 1989 by Penguin...