| In the Year 1096: The First Crusade and the Jews Revised Edition Contributor(s): Chazan, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 082760632X ISBN-13: 9780827606326 Publisher: Jewish Publication Society OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1996 Annotation: In 1996 the world commemorated the 900th anniversary of the First Crusade or, more precisely, of the pogroms unleashed by the crusade upon the Jews of the Rhineland. In the Year 1096...presents a clear, highly readable chronicle of the events of 1096. Noted teacher and historian Robert Chazan brings readers to critical moments in Jewish history, illuminating the events themselves, their antecedents the significance of the events of 1096 within the larger framework of Jewish history, including both the scope of persecution and the record of Jewish resistance. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Jewish - General - History | Europe - Germany |
| Dewey: 943.004 |
| Lexile Measure: 1310 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.26" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the Year 1096 presents a clear, highly readable chronicle of the events of 1096. Noted teacher and historian Robert Chazan brings readers to critical moments in Jewish history, illuminating the events themselves, their antecedents, and their far-reaching consequences. Equally important, his book assesses the significance of the events of 1096 within the larger framework of Jewish history, including both the scope of persecution and the record of Jewish resistance. |