Drawn from sources that reflect the complete historic, geographic, and emotional spectra of the Jewish experience, this rich anthology includes selections from the Bible and other traditional literature, as well as writings by Freud, Einstein, Shakespeare, Napoleon, Anne Frank, and others. 240 illustrations. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly Amos Oz, Bernard Malamud, Emma Lazarus, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Moses Maimonides, Baruch Spinoza, Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud are among the voices in this rich repository of Jewish culture. Opening with selections from the Hebrew Bible as well as from post-biblical literature, the book explores Jews' shared sense of destiny and evokes the texture of Jewish life from Moses' time through Diaspora communities to modern Israel. The magnificent illustrations (140 color, 100 b & w) range from third-century Syrian synagogue frescoes to works by Rembrandt, Chagall, Ben Shahn, Raphael Soyer and Larry Rivers. There are seminal historical documents such as Menasseh ben Israel's petition urging Oliver Cromwell to readmit Jews into England and Theodor Herzl's call for a Jewish national homeland. Holocaust writings by Anne Frank, Primo Levi and Elie Wiesel are particularly moving. This is an anthology to refer to again and again. Keller is a Bible and classics scholar at Hebrew Union College, New York City, and at New York University. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Library Journal This volume will appeal to the educated reader interested in Judaism. This handsomely produced coffee-table book surveys the "landmarks" in Jewish history and culture, from the Old Testament to the founding of the state of Israel. Divided into necessarily subjective sections, it contains some interesting, well-chosen passages, as well as long quotations from outstanding sources. Each passage is preceded by a short biography of the author and accompanied by relevant illustrations. Some texts are fascinating, such as the one on the death of Moses, or profound, such as Golda Meir's memoir of life on a kibbutz in 1921. Yet the illustrations offer the most fascinating insights into Judaism across the ages. Some photographs are truly powerful. Although certain important aspects of Judaism are inevitably omitted in a volume of this size and other aspects are passed over too briefly, the author has chosen carefully to provide the basis for further reading and exploration by the reader. - Martin Chasin, Adult Inst., Bridgeport, Ct. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.