How the Jewish People Grew Up by Mordecai Soloff 1957

How the Jewish People Grew Up
Mordecai I. Soloff
New York: The Union of American Hebrew Congregations 
Fifteenth printing 1957
Copyright 1936
283 pages
Illustrated by Louis Kabrin

The binding is in good condition, the pages are clean but lightly tanned. The cover has some spots on the back and a small amount of edge wear and fading. Good. Hardcover.

Contents:  How did the Jewish People Grow Up? How did the Jews Begin to Rebuild Palestine? What Difficulties Faced the Returned Exiles? How did the Exiles Overcome their Difficulties? What did the Returned Exiles Accomplish? What Divided the Jews into Parties? Why was Hanukkah First Celebrated? How did the Jews Live during their Independence? How were the Children Educated? What Brought Jewish Independence to an End? Who Took Over the Leadership? Why Did the Jews Scatter?

How did the Religious Leaders Unite the Jewish People? Why did the Jewish People Revolt Again? What was the Last Achievement in Palestine? How did Babylonia Become the Center of Jewish Learning? How was the Talmud Made? What Turned the Attention of the Jews to the Bible? Why were the Talmudical Colleges Closed? How did a Center for Judaism Arise in Western Europe? How did Jews Live Under the Rule of Christians? How did They Live in Spain? Who was the Greatest Scholar of the Golden Age? What was the First Sign of Trouble? What Happened to the Jews in Spain?  (#0000643)