The Jewish Journey is unique in three respects. First, it is a
short, accessible, affordable and illustrated history of the Jewish
people. Most books of this kind are heavy, unwieldy, expensive
coffee-table books. Secondly, the book is absolutely unique in
highlighting Jewish objects from the standing collection of a
world-renowned public museum. Jewish history is more normally
confined to dedicated Jewish museums. This book breaks new ground
by showing Jewish history in its wider historical, social and
cultural context, and presents objects that reflect on daily life
over the centuries, e.g. family, marriage, trade and travel, rather
than the much more common depictions of artefacts for sacred and
religious use. Thirdly, the Jewish significance of these particular
22 objects has until now been overlooked. This book draws them
together for the first time to tell their specifically Jewish
story, highlighting both the distinctive features of Jewish
experience and the long history of close interaction with other
cultures and religions. The 22 objects include pottery, coins,
jewellery, household artefacts, sacred items, musical instruments
and paintings.Together they bring to life the experiences of the
real men and women who owned, made and used them, from kings,
courtiers and scholars to guerrilla fighters, musicians and market
stall holders. Individually and collectively, the objects vividly
document dark periods of persecution and forced migration, whilst
highlighting the astonishing resilience and diversity of Jewish
life, revealing centuries of two-way interaction with many other
cultures and religions. Through the histories of each of the
objects, the reader is guided on a double journey. One path leads
through the galleries of the Ashmolean; the other accompanies the
Jewish people across the centuries. The Jewish Journey brings to
light for the first time the amazing Jewish treasures in the
Ashmolean Museum, explaining their specifically Jewish significance
in a direct, accessible style for the general reader.
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