Jews, God and History

Jews, God and History
Author: Max I. Dimont
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003-03-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0451207017

How have the Jews survived through so many millennia while other civilizations have declined and perished? What qualities mark the culture that has produced Moses, Christ, Spinoza, Marx, Freud, and Einstein? From ancient Palestine through Europe and the Orient, to America and modern Israel, Max I. Dimont shows how the saga of the Jews is interwoven with the story of virtually every nation on earth. This is a tale of a people escaping annihilation, fighting, falling back, advancing—a lively and fascinating look at how the Jews have contributed to humankind’s spiritual and intellectual heritage in remarkable ways, and across a remarkable span of history.

Jews, God, and History

Jews, God, and History
Author: Max I. Dimont
Publisher: Signet
Total Pages: 572
Release: 2004
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780451529404

Examines Jewish history to show the relation between the Jew and his God and the reasons behind Jewish survival over four thousand years.

The Indestructible Jews

The Indestructible Jews
Author: Max I. Dimont
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 575
Release: 2014-05-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 149762696X

From the author of Jews, God, and History, this comprehensive history of the Jewish people is “an epic drama, searching and nobly conceived” (Publishers Weekly). A compelling and readable account of the four thousand year history of a people that spans the globe and transcends the ages. From the ancient and simple faith of a small tribe to a global religion with adherents in every nation, the path of the Jews is traced through countless expulsions and migrations, the great tragedy of the Holocaust, and the joy of founding a homeland in Israel. Putting the struggle of a persecuted people into perspective, Max Dimont asks whether the tragic sufferings of the Jews have actually been the key to their survival, as other nations and races vanished into obscurity. Here is a book for Jews and non-Jews to enjoy, evoking a proud heritage while offering a hopeful vision of the future.

A History of the Jews

A History of the Jews
Author: Max I. Dimont
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 938
Release: 2017-11-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1504049616

Three books on Jewish heritage from the author of Jews, God, and History, “the best popular history of the Jews written in the English language” (Los Angeles Times). With over a million and a half copies sold, Jews, God and History introduced readers to “the fascinating reasoning” of acclaimed scholar Max I. Dimont’s “bright and unorthodox mind” (San Francisco Sunday Examiner and Chronicle). In these three volumes, Dimont builds on the themes and insights presented in that seminal work, providing a rich and comprehensive portrait of the cultural and religious history of the Jewish people. The Indestructible Jews traces the four-thousand-year journey of the Jewish people from an ancient tribe with a simple faith to a global religion with adherents in every nation. Through countless expulsions and migrations, the great tragedy of the Holocaust and the joy of founding a homeland in Israel, this compelling history evokes a proud heritage while offering a hopeful vision of the future. The Jews in America offers an overview of Judaism in the United States from colonial times to twentieth-century Zionism. Dimont follows the various waves of immigration, recounts the cultural achievements of those who escaped oppression in their native lands, and discusses the attitudes of American Jews—both religious and secular—toward Israel. Appointment in Jerusalem explores the mystery surrounding the predictions Jesus made about his fate. Dimont re-creates the drama in three acts using his knowledge of the events recorded in the Bible. Thoughtful and fascinating, his account offers fresh insights into questions that have surrounded religion for centuries. Who was Jesus—the Christian messiah or a member of a Jewish sect?

The Jews in America

The Jews in America
Author: Max I. Dimont
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2014-06-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1497626994

“A wondrous tale of American Judaism” from the Colonial Era to the twentiethcentury, by the acclaimed author of Jews, God, and History (Kirkus Reviews). Beginning with the Sephardim who first reached the shores of America in the 1600s, this fascinating book by historian Max Dimont traces the journey of the Jews in the United States. It follows the various waves of immigration that brought people and families from Germany, Russia, and beyond; recounts the cultural achievements of those who escaped oppression in their native lands; and discusses the movement away from Orthodoxy and the attitudes of American Jews—both religious and secular—toward Israel. From the author of Jews, God, and History, which has sold more than one million copies and was called “unquestionably the best popular history of the Jews written in the English language” by the LosAngeles Times, this is a compelling account by an author who was himself an immigrant, raised in Helsinki, Finland, before arriving at Ellis Island in 1929 and going on to serve in army intelligence in World War II.

The Ingathering of Israel

The Ingathering of Israel
Author: Esther Lever
Publisher:
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2012
Genre: Christian life
ISBN: 9781852407100

"We never know what amazing adventures God has in store for us as we respond in obedience to His calling. Flying in old Russian helicopters and planes in a war zone, sleeping under kitchen tables, and dodging shadowy figures that were following her - would all seem a long way away from Esther's ordinary life lived in England, especially at an age most retire to a quiet life. But when God calls someone to something as dramatic as helping Jewish people return to Israel from the remote regions of the former Soviet Union, miracles are never far away. Divine intervention, angelic help and God moving in power are all part of this inspiring, even courageous story of how Esther used the latter part of her life to help bring Jewish people back to Israel in fulfilment of Biblical prophecy. Throughout this book you will come to know how God can speak dramatically into any person's life and take them into places one could never imagine. It is also a story of God's passion to keep his ancient word to His people, the Jews." --Publisher's description.

The Jews

The Jews
Author: Howard Fast
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2011-12-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 1453234837

The “epic and stirring story” of 4,000 years of Judaism—told by a #1 New York Times–bestselling author (Jewish Quarterly). From their nomadic beginnings and the rise of Moses to the kings David and Solomon through the Diaspora and the unthinkable horror of the Holocaust—and culminating in the founding of the state of Israel—this is the sweeping tale of the Jews. Howard Fast, author of the classic Spartacus, displays his gift for compelling narrative throughout this eminently readable and well-researched saga. In Fast’s telling, truth is stranger, and more inspiring, than fiction. “Here, I decided, was one of the most exciting and romantic adventures in all the history of mankind,” he explains in his introduction. “It had a continuity that spanned most of recorded history. It was filled with drama, passion, tragedy, and faith; and with all due reverence for the scholars, it pleaded for a storyteller to tell it as a story, indeed as the story of all stories.” Fast’s accomplishment is required reading not only for lovers of great literature but also for anyone interested in the march of civilization. Barry Holtz, the editor of The Schocken Guide to Jewish Books hails The Jews as “an exciting and pleasurable [introduction] to a four-thousand-year epic.” This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author’s estate.