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The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words, 1000 BCE–1492 CE is a book by the British historian Simon Schama, [1] which is being published in three volumes. [2] The first volume, entitled Finding the Words, 1000BCE – 1492CE, [3] was published in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head in September 2013. [4]
The Story of the Jews is a television series, in five parts, presented by British historian Simon Schama. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two in September 2013 [1] and in the United States on PBS in March and April 2014. [2] It is based on Schama's book of the same title, [3] which is being published in three volumes.
Jewish history is the history of the Jews, their nation, religion, and culture, as it developed and interacted with other peoples, religions, and cultures. Jews originated from the Israelites and Hebrews of historical Israel and Judah, two related kingdoms that emerged in the Levant during the Iron Age.
The Story of the Jews may refer to: The Story of the Jews (book), work by British historian Simon Schama; The Story of the Jews (TV series), based on Schama's book
Paul Johnson, a historian and journalist, is known for his works on history and civilization, including Modern Times (1983), and A History of Christianity (1976). In A History of the Jews, Johnson aims to provide a comprehensive narrative of Jewish history from its origins to the 20th century.
Belonging: The Story of the Jews, 1492–1900, Volume 2 is a 2017 book by Simon Schama on the cultural history of the Jewish people. Belonging is the second volume of Schama's Story of the Jews, the first being The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words, 1000BCE – 1492CE. Belonging was published by Penguin Random House in October 2017. [1]
The Holocaust of the Jewish people (from the Greek ὁλόκαυστον (holókauston): holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt"), also known as Ha-Shoah (Hebrew: השואה), or Churben (Yiddish: חורבן), as described in June 2013 at Auschwitz by Avner Shalev (Director of Yad Vashem) is the term generally used to describe the murder of ...
The history of the Jews in Germany goes back at least to the year 321 CE, [2] [3] and continued through the Early Middle Ages (5th to 10th centuries CE) and High Middle Ages (circa 1000–1299 CE) when Jewish immigrants founded the Ashkenazi Jewish community. The community survived under Charlemagne, but suffered during the Crusades.