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“There is no human being on the face of this earth exempt from the Jewish influence. For as long as there has been history, the Jew has wandered through it, shaping it at times, riding the current silently at other times, but always leaving his mark. History without the Jew? It is inconceivable.”—Howard Fast. His popular history brings the history of the Jewish people into focus, from Genesis to contemporary times.
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- SArt
- 05-12-12
The Jews: Story of a People
Great book and superb narration! The author is truly brilliant. A few times I felt that there is an exaggeration, but in general, it was clear that he is trying to be objective. I felt that his story unfolded in the best tradition "an honest tale speeds best being plainly told". I did not notice the moment when I realized that the story is a truly harrowing drama. I knew that the Jews have endured millenniums of persecution, but it did not even come to my mind that persecution was so cruel and repeated so many times.
I feel enriched immensely by listening this book.
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- jack
- 05-29-16
author too liberal for me..
very jaded "no intelligent jew is happy with the strong Israeli Army" that he knows..nut. wasted time.
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- William
- 09-24-15
What is the roots of main cause for the Jew to suffer? ?
It is good to hear Jewish story from a Jew. I am very sympathise with the people who worship God faithfully. But I am deeply puzzled that where is their God in the river of the history ? Or God want the Jew to learn something ? Also the Jew faced prosecution even far before Jesus Christ. In this sense, the author failed to dig out the roots of main cause.
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- Marcus James
- 07-01-19
This is not what thought it would be
I am reading lots of history about the Jews.
I thought this would be that.
While the author admits up front that as a Novelist first, he will not be able to please everyone, I figured I'd give it a shot.
However, when he misquoted Hillel as first uttering "The Golden Rule" i.e. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" that is when I lost it! Not what Hillel said at all!
"The Golden Rule" i.e. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" is distinctly Christian!
What Hillel said was in reply to a challenge from a man who said he would become a Jew if Hillel could tell him everything of meaning in the Torah while standing on one foot.
Hillel stood on one foot and said "That which you find hateful, do not do to your neighbor. The rest is commentary. Go study the commentary."
What is the difference?
Well, Christians have used "The Golden Rule" to proselytize even to the point of annoyance because by this reason "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" if they were not "Saved" then they would want to be badgered to distraction until they accepted "the Savior"
"That which you find hateful, do not do to your neighbor." is much more about not doing things you dislike to anyone else and I think is much more ethically sound.
If you are looking for a history of the Jewish People I would recommend Jewish Literacy by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin.
Many others.
I would not recommend this book by Howard Fast at all.
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- Jillellyn
- 06-30-20
Fascinating
Fascinating & comprehensive- unto 1968. So much has happened. It would be interesting for a scholar to attempt an epilogue
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- Amber (Tucson, AZ USA)
- 07-22-14
not ebook or whispersoft connected
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
no
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needs to be ebook connected and whispersoft connected...thought it was and wasted a credit on it.
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- Antoine von Rimes
- 07-26-23
Great history
I never knew the Jews where persecuted for so long in human history by so many different peoples and nations. I will have to listen to again to soak in all the information.
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- JenBlou
- 07-06-23
Good but for the most part!
I’m not a scholar of jewish history and found this book quite enlightening. However, the author seemed extremely harsh on Christians especially Paul. I am not trying to white wash the sin’s of Christians throughout history. Jesus and Paul never taught or condone those sins. Paul in fact took up collections for the poverty stricken Jews in Israel and took that offering to Israel.His harshness was highly inappropriate in a number of places and inaccurate in others. He also had no clue as to Jesus his ministry or his relationship with the Pharisees.
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- Steve
- 06-27-23
Lots of suffering and hatred. Small academic value
There are certainly better books on this subject. Wikipedia would be a better source to start.
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- Vito Movini
- 05-15-22
the victimized story of such a nice people
Jews are harassed, Jews are prosecuted, Jews are victims of antisemitism... no need to buy. a book and waste my time listening to the ages-old tales of Jewish suffering. There's plenty of movies made in Jewish Hollywood for that. I wanted the real history. This novella is the stuff some children are told by their ghetto-minded parents.
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Jewish Literacy Revised Ed
- The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History
- By: Joseph Telushkin
- Narrated by: Josh Bloomberg
- Length: 29 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Widely recognized as one of the most respected and indispensable reference books on Jewish life, culture, tradition, and religion, Jewish Literacy covers every essential aspect of the Jewish people and Judaism. Rabbi Telushkin discusses everything from the Jewish Bible and Talmud to Jewish notions of ethics to antisemitism and the Holocaust; from the history of Jews around the world to Zionism and the politics of a Jewish state; from the significance of religious traditions and holidays to how they are practiced in daily life.
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I Came to this Knowing Nothing!
- By Catherine on 09-13-18
By: Joseph Telushkin
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A History of the Jews
- By: Paul Johnson
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 28 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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This historical magnum opus covers 4,000 years of the extraordinary history of the Jews as a people, a culture, and a nation. It shows the impact of Jewish character on the world: their genius, imagination, and, most of all, their ability to persevere despite severe persecutions. Compelling insights into events and individuals are chronologically detailed, from Moses and Jesus to Spinoza, Marx, Freud, the Rothschilds, and Golda Meir.
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Excellent History
- By Rilezmom on 06-06-09
By: Paul Johnson
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Adolfo Kaminsky
- A Forger's Life
- By: Sarah Kaminsky, Mike Mitchell
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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At the age of 17, Adolfo Kaminsky had narrowly escaped deportation to Auschwitz and was living in Nazi-occupied Paris, using forged documents to hide in plain sight. Due to his expert knowledge of dyes and his ability to masterfully reproduce official documents with an artistic eye, he was recruited to join the Jewish underground. He soon became the primary forger for the Resistance in Paris, working tirelessly with his network to create papers that would save an estimated 14,000 men, women, and children from certain death.
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Incredible!
- By Mareo McCracken on 04-28-17
By: Sarah Kaminsky, and others
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City of Dreams
- The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York
- By: Tyler Anbinder
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 24 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Tyler Anbinder's story is one of innovators and artists, revolutionaries and rioters, staggering deprivation and soaring triumphs, all playing out against the powerful backdrop of New York City, at once ever changing and profoundly, permanently itself. City of Dreams provides a vivid sense of what New York looked like, sounded like, smelled like, and felt like over the centuries of its development and maturation into the city we know today.
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Even as a history, not engaging
- By Patrick Kelly on 12-03-16
By: Tyler Anbinder
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History of the Jews
- A Captivating Guide to Jewish History, Starting from the Ancient Israelites Through Roman Rule to World War 2
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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The Jewish people are one of the oldest living people groups on the planet. The Jews lived alongside the ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, Phoenicians, and Sumerians - all of whom have since disappeared from the pages of history. Yet the Jews still remain. Despite all of the odds, Jewish culture, language, laws, and religion have remained intact over the course of thousands of years.
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Comprehensive but perspective a bit skewed
- By username on 06-19-21
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Pagans
- The End of Traditional Religion and the Rise of Christianity
- By: James J. O'Donnell
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Pagans explores the rise of Christianity from a surprising and unique viewpoint: that of the people who witnessed their ways of life destroyed by what seemed then a powerful religious cult. These "pagans" were actually pious Greeks, Romans, Syrians, and Gauls, who observed the traditions of their ancestors. To these devout polytheists, Christians who worshiped only one deity were immoral atheists who believed that a splash of water on the deathbed could erase a lifetime of sin.
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19th Century Scholarship
- By Marianne on 10-16-18
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The Ornament of the World
- How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain
- By: Maria Rosa Menocal, Harold Bloom - foreword
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Widely hailed as a revelation of a "lost" golden age, this history brings to vivid life the rich and thriving culture of medieval Spain, where, for more than seven centuries, Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived together in an atmosphere of tolerance, and literature, science, and the arts flourished.
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Excellent Book
- By Zahid Ahmad on 08-14-18
By: Maria Rosa Menocal, and others
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3,000 Years of Judaism in 30 Days: Understanding Jewish History, Beliefs, and Practices
- By: Howard N. Lupovitch
- Narrated by: Howard N. Lupovitch
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
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Explore the storied history, texts, and traditions of one of the world’s oldest living religions and civilizations. As an award-winning professor and an observant Jew, Howard Lupovitch brings a wealth of knowledge to his audio course on Judaism. With the balanced perspective of a scholar, he guides you through its rise, development, and diversification. Under his tutelage, you will also discover the fascinating differences and similarities between Judaism and other Abrahamic faiths.
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Comprehension Story of Judaism Well Told
- By Merle N. Savedow on 12-13-20
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Maimonides
- The Life and World of One of Civilization's Greatest Minds
- By: Joel L. Kraemer
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 19 hrs and 59 mins
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The first definitive biography of Moses Maimonides, one of the most influential intellects in all of human history, illuminates his life as a philosopher, physician, and lawgiver. Recalling such bestsellers as David McCullough's John Adams and Walter Isaacson's Einstein, Maimonides is a biography on a grand scale, brilliantly explicating one man's life against the background of his time.
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Great book. Distracting pronunciation errors.
- By Rabbi Eitan Levy on 04-06-09
By: Joel L. Kraemer
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Maimonides and Medieval Jewish Philosophy
- By: Idit Dobbs-Weinstein
- Narrated by: Lynn Redgrave
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
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From Philo of Judea to Maimonides and beyond, medieval Jewish philosophy created an outstanding, unbroken tradition. Jewish thinkers worked to square Biblical faith with the demands of reason; their efforts to understand the individual in relation to God and to the human community powerfully foreshadowed contemporary problems. Maimonides, who can be compared with Saint Thomas Aquinas, profoundly influenced much subsequent philosophy.