{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-the-jews-michael-brenner","title":"A Short History of the Jews - Michael Brenner","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 DetailsTabs_html-content__dQoL5 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA concise narrative history that brings the story of the Jewish people marvelously to life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a sweeping and powerful narrative history of the Jewish people from biblical times to today. Based on the latest scholarship and richly illustrated, it is the most authoritative and accessible chronicle of the Jewish experience available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Brenner tells a dramatic story of change and migration deeply rooted in tradition, taking readers from the mythic wanderings of Moses to the unspeakable atrocities of the Holocaust; from the Babylonian exile to the founding of the modern state of Israel; and from the Sephardic communities under medieval Islam to the shtetls of eastern Europe and the Hasidic enclaves of modern-day Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is full of fascinating personal stories of exodus and return, from that told about Abraham, who brought his newfound faith into Canaan, to that of Holocaust survivor Esther Barkai, who lived on a kibbutz established on a German estate seized from the Nazi Julius Streicher as she awaited resettlement in Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescribing the events and people that have shaped Jewish history, and highlighting the important contributions Jews have made to the arts, politics, religion, and science, \u003ci\u003eA Short History of the Jews\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling blend of storytelling and scholarship that brings the Jewish past marvelously to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsTabs_reviews-box__MlIpA MuiBox-root mui-style-1v28ako\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003ePrinceton University Press 2012, paperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alliance Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44539798487109,"sku":"203337","price":44.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/9997\/3445\/files\/a-short-history-of-the-jews-michael-brenner-brenner-7242915.jpg?v=1768387933","url":"https:\/\/shop.sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au\/products\/a-short-history-of-the-jews-michael-brenner","provider":"Sydney Jewish Museum Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}