Letters To Auntie Fori: The History Of The Jewish People And Their Faith

Letters To Auntie Fori: The History Of The Jewish People And Their Faith by Martin Gilbert


ISBN
9780753816936
Published
Binding
Paperback
Pages
480
Dimensions
141 x 216 x 37mm

The 5,000-Year History Of The Jewish People And Their Faith.

The whole story of Jewish history told in 70 letters, a wonderfully readable overview and introduction to Jewish history and faith.

Some time ago an elderly Indian friend of Martin Gilbert's, known to him as Auntie Fori, revealed that she was actually Jewish and asked him to recommend a history of the Jews. He decided to write it for her, in letter form, week by week, which he did. This book is the result.

The letters begin with Abraham's journey from Mesopotamia to Canaan and covers all the great events of Jewish history: the migration to Egypt, entering the Promised Land, Moses and the Ten Commandments, the kingdoms of David and Solomon, the Assyrian destruction of Jewish independence, and so on through ancient and medieval times up to the present day.

As one would expect, he writes particularly well - and movingly - about the Holocaust. The last couple of letters in this section are about the modern state of Israel. A final section of letters describes significant aspects of Jewish faith and worship: such as the Jewish New Year, the Day of Atonement, the Sabbath, the synagogue, the rabbi, the Torah, dietary laws, marriage, the menorah (candelabrum), and so on.
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