"100 specially commissioned maps, authoritatively researched and fully detailed, provide an instant visual insight into every aspect of the Jewish story. 224 fact-packed pages assess and analyze key events, movements, and influences, from the first settlements to the great diasporas and up to the present day. A complete assessment of the Jewish achievement over the ages." -Publisher

Details the story of the Jewish experience, tracing it across three millennia, from their beginnings as an ancient tribal people to the opening of the New World in 1492 to the modern day. A tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews. It is a story like no other: an epic of endurance against destruction, of creativity in oppression, joy amidst grief, the affirmation of life against the steepest of odds. It spans the millennia and the continents,...