Historian Levine presents a vivid and distinctly human perspective on how the Jewish people survived 800 years of persecution. This is an impressive and immensely readable book ...

This is a compelling history in which twelve defining moments in the Jewish Diaspora spring to life through a focus on the personal and public lives of individuals-heart ...

Historian Levine presents a vivid and distinctly human perspective on how the Jewish people survived 800 years of persecution. This is an impressive and immensely readable book ...