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Jewish history on one leg

Professor Michael Brenner of Munich University travels from ancient Mesopotamia to modern Israel.

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Professor Michael Brenner of Munich University travels from ancient Mesopotamia to modern Israel in his 400-page history of the Jewish people.

A Short History of the Jews
By Michael Brenner, translated by Jeremiah Riemer
Princeton, £20.95

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