Scattered Among the Peoples: The Jewish Diaspora in Ten Portraits

This book tells the stories of Europe's Jewish diaspora from 1492-1967 in a series of portraits of the communities. From Venice to Amsterdam to Spain to Russia and Vilna among others are given a slice of life/slice of time of these amazing and enduring Jews. We learn of a Jewish ghetto where the Jews are shut in every night(for their protection). We also learn of the open Amsterdam ghetto where Jews lived like equals and prospered. We learn fo the great Jewish communities of Spain that were crushed in 1492, including the land of Maimonidies. We learn of the Vilna ghetto and Abba Kovners partisans who fought to take revenge for the destruction of the Jeursalum on the Baltic. We also learn of the Russian Jews of 1967 who yearned to return to their land of Israel after the Six day war.This is a wonderful book that explores many people and many cultures and sheds a light on the events of the Diaspora in Europe.A must read.

This book tells the stories of Europe's Jewish diaspora from 1492-1967 in a series of portraits of the communities. From Venice to Amsterdam to Spain to Russia and Vilna among others are given a slice of life/slice of time of these amazing and enduring Jews. We learn of a Jewish ghetto where the Jews are shut in every night(for their protection). We also learn of the open Amsterdam ghetto where Jews lived like equals and prospered. We learn fo the great Jewish communities of Spain that were crushed in 1492, including the land of Maimonidies. We learn of the Vilna ghetto and Abba Kovners partisans who fought to take revenge for the destruction of the Jeursalum on the Baltic. We also learn of the Russian Jews of 1967 who yearned to return to their land of Israel after the Six day war.This is a wonderful book that explores many people and many cultures and sheds a light on the events of the Diaspora in Europe. A must read.