Set in Kiev in 1911 during a period of heightened anti-Semitism, the novel tells the story of Yakov Bok, a Jewish handyman blamed for the brutal murder of a young Russian boy. Arrested and imprisoned, Bok refuses to confess to a crime that he did not commit.

"This is the story of Moses Herzog, a great sufferer, joker, mourner, charmer. Although his life steadily disintegrates around him -- he has failed as a writer and teacher, as a father, and has lost affection for his wife to his best friend -- Herzog sees himself as a survivor, both of his private disasters and those of the age. He writes unsent letters to friends and enemies, colleagues and famous people, revealing his wry perception of the world...

Details the story of the Jewish experience, tracing it across three millennia, from their beginnings as an ancient tribal people to the opening of the New World in 1492 to the modern day. A tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews.

Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century. Since its publication in 1947, it has been read by tens of millions of people all over the world. It remains a beloved and deeply admired testament to the indestructible nature of the human spirit. Restored in this Definitive Edition are diary entries that have been omitted from the original edition. These passages, which constitute 30 percent...

Presents Mary Antin's 1912 account of her experiences as a Jewish immigrant who came to America from a Russian village in 1894, when she was twelve.

Presents the text of "The Merchant of Venice," in which a creditor demands a pound of flesh as payment for a debt, and a lover must choose among three caskets to win the hand of a wealthy lady, and includes introductory and textual notes, character lists and studies, a synopsis, teaching tools and suggestions, historical background, and biographical information about the Shakespeare.

History of the Jewish people is set forth in nearly a thousand detailed and accurate maps, drawings, photographs plus chronologies and commentaries by leading experts.