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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Brandon MarlonPublisher: Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd Imprint: Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 23.40cm ISBN: 9781912676187ISBN 10: 1912676184 Pages: 550 Publication Date: 23 October 2019 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"""Brandon Marlon has produced a wonderful reference book with entries from Abraham to Rabbi Sacks, ingeniously organized, with spare but provocative and enticing entries on hundreds of contributors to the Jewish adventure over the last four millennia. You'll want a hard copy, because this is one of those books you'll turn to on Shabbat to inform your conversations."" -- Professor Richard Landes, Senior Fellow, Center for International Communications, Bar-Ilan University ""Brandon Marlon has compiled an indispensable 'Who's Who' of Jewish leaders through the ages, from the very dawn to the present. Anyone interested in Jewish, Zionist, and Israeli history will want this reference work within ready reach, not just to fill gaps in knowledge, but for the pleasure of reading well-crafted sketches that entertain and enlighten."" -- Martin Kramer, Chair of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Shalem College ""An extremely well-researched and comprehensive overview of the significant personalities in Jewish history from Abraham to the present. An excellent resource for both the scholar and layman of Jewish history."" -- Rabbi Ken Spiro, Senior Lecturer & Researcher, Aish HaTorah Jerusalem ""An essential reference for every home, and worthwhile cover-to-cover reading for more serious students. This book is a remarkable tour de force, spanning the breadth of four millennia of Jewish history with encyclopedic clarity. Marlon's fascinating perspective traces unlikely continuities and discontinuities.... I think my copy will be well-worn by the time I'm done with it."" -- Dean Henry Abramson, Academic Dean, Lander College of Arts & Sciences" Brandon Marlon has produced a wonderful reference book with entries from Abraham to Rabbi Sacks, ingeniously organized, with spare but provocative and enticing entries on hundreds of contributors to the Jewish adventure over the last four millennia. You'll want a hard copy, because this is one of those books you'll turn to on Shabbat to inform your conversations. -- Professor Richard Landes, Senior Fellow, Center for International Communications, Bar-Ilan University An extremely well-researched and comprehensive overview of the significant personalities in Jewish history from Abraham to the present. An excellent resource for both the scholar and layman of Jewish history. -- Rabbi Ken Spiro, Senior Lecturer & Researcher, Aish HaTorah Jerusalem Brandon Marlon has compiled an indispensable 'Who's Who' of Jewish leaders through the ages, from the very dawn to the present. Anyone interested in Jewish, Zionist, and Israeli history will want this reference work within ready reach, not just to fill gaps in knowledge, but for the pleasure of reading well-crafted sketches that entertain and enlighten. -- Martin Kramer, Chair of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Shalem College An essential reference for every home, and worthwhile cover-to-cover reading for more serious students. This book is a remarkable tour de force, spanning the breadth of four millennia of Jewish history with encyclopedic clarity. Marlon's fascinating perspective traces unlikely continuities and discontinuities.... I think my copy will be well-worn by the time I'm done with it. -- Dean Henry Abramson, Academic Dean, Lander College of Arts & Sciences Author InformationBrandon Marlon a Canadian-Israeli originally from Ottawa; I was raised as an orthodox Jew and have been a professional writer for 20 years. More than 75 of my articles on Jewish subjects--especially Jewish history--have appeared in print and online publications such as The Jerusalem Post, The Times of Israel, The Jewish Magazine, The Jewish Press, Jewish Journal, The Algemeiner, Think-Israel, The Jewish News of Sarasota-Manatee, Federation Star, Baltimore Jewish Life, Ottawa Jewish Bulletin, and Europe Israel. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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