Great Moments in Jewish History - Hardcover

Elinor Slater

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0824604083 ISBN 13: 9780824604080

Publisher: Jonathan David Publishers, 1998

Synopsis

Presents events that have shaped the character and essence of the Jewish people in "moments of courage," "moments of joy," "moments of despair," and "moments of creativity"

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About the Author

Robert Slater and his wife, Elinor Slater, are coauthors of the highly popular Great Jewish Women and Great Jewish Men.

Robert Slater was a reporter in the Time magazine Jerusalem Bureau from 1976 to 1996. He is also the author of Great Jews in Sports, Rabin of Israel, and Golda: The Uncrowned Queen of Israel. Elinor Slater has worked for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as the coordinator for U.S.-sponsored research programs since 1982. She has helped in the editing of all her husband's books and is active in the Israel Women's Network.

Elinor Slater, born in the United States in 1944, and Robert Slater, born in the United States in 1943, have been married since 1966. In 1971 they moved to Jerusalem, where they continue to make their home. The Slaters have three children, all of whom live in Israel.

From Booklist

The authors encompass 4,000 years, beginning with Abraham's test of faith in God in the eighteenth century B.C. They divide their book into four categories: moments of courage, joy, despair, and creativity; in each category, the most significant events, whether positive or negative, are highlighted. In the section on courage, for instance, Esther saves the Jews of Persia, the Haganah (the Jewish armed forces in Palestine) is founded, and Mordecai Anielewicz leads the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. In the section on joy, the Ba'al Shem Tov founds the Hasidic movement, and the Dead Sea Scrolls are discovered. The expulsion of the Jews from Spain and the night of terror in Germany known as Kristallnacht are among the entries under the category of despair, and various events involving the Talmud and the Hebrew Bible are among the selections in the category of creativity. There are bound to be differences of opinion over the authors' selections, but the book, which is filled with black-and-white photographs, will be of interest to Jews and non-Jews alike. George Cohen

About this edition

• Publisher: Jonathan David Publishers
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0824604083
• ISBN 13: 9780824604080
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304