Discover the history, faith, and culture that have shaped the modern Jewish world in this visual information encyclopedia. Fascinating works of art, historical objects, and contemporary photographs, together with a clear account of the history of the Jewish people, combine to present a dramatic "eyewitness" view of this ancient religion.
See: -the cross-section of a synagogue -the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem -a Bar-Mitzvah ceremony -a scribe writing the text of the Torah on parchment
Learn: -what life was like for Jewish immigrants arriving in New York at the beginning of the 20th century -why every Jewish home has a mezuzah -how Jews were persecuted through the ages
Discover: -what the sacred books called the Tenakh, the Talmud, and the Midrash say -what kosher food is and which special foods are eaten on holy days
