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Jewish History, Jewish Religion: The Weight of Three Thousand Years

by Israel Shahak · 1994

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'Shahak subjects the whole history of Orthodoxy ... to a hilarious and scrupulous critique.' Christopher Hitchens, The Nation

Subject
historypolitics
Themes
religionJewish
Setting
IsraelMiddle East
Audience
adult
Length
short · 127 pages

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