An Anthropology of the Jews: Unsettled

UnsettledAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Genesis: How the Jews Were Born in Israel2. Kingdom Come: How the Israelites Became a Nation3. Babylon: How the Kingdom Fell and the Culture Channged4. Roman Ruin: How the Jews Lost Their Land5. Diaspora: How the Jews Dispersed Among Their Enemies6. Crossed Swords: How Christian Power Vanquished the Jews7. Under the Minaret: How Islam (Partly) Tolerated the Jews8. Spain and Beyond: How the Sephardic Jews Found Romance9. Brightness: How Jewish Genius Changed and Grew10. Ends of the Earth: How Jews Thrived in Exotic Places11. Yidn: How the Jews helped Create Modern Europe12. Mamesh-Loshn: How the Ashkenazic Jews Spoke and Thought13. Smoke: How the Germans Gave the Jews Graves in the Air14. Fire: How the Jews Fought Back15. The Golden Land: How the Jews Helped Make America16. Ha'aretz: How the Jews Came Home17. Women of Valor: How Jewish Women Broke the Patriarchal Bonds18. Conclusion: A Drop of Red Wine: How the Jews Will Face the FutureA Jewish Time LineNotesFor Further ReadingIndex