Includes bibliographical references (p. 819-865) and index.

The Classic History Of The Jewish People, From The Eighteenth Century to The Present Day. This new edition casts additional light on the milestones of the Jewish saga from the ghetto and into the heart of Western society, the debate between the the voices of tradition, assimilation, and Zionism, virtual destruction during the Holocaust; and troubled rebirth in Israel. Here, too, are evocative portraits of today's disapora, from the Jews of America to the embattled communities of the former Soviet Union and the Third World.