GRADE LEVEL: 5-7 This dynamic text by two esteemed scholars is a rich presentation of Jewish history from our earliest ancestors in the Land of Israel to our dispersion in the Diaspora through the Jewish experience in America in the 1880's. Each chapter helps students consider how their lives compare with the lives of our ancestors, how each generation adapts Judaism to its time and place, and how the decisions of previous generations influence our own lives and decisions.

This dynamic text presents Jewish history from the turmoil and strife of Russia in the 1880's to the great migration to the United States, the creation of the modern State of Israel, modern American Jewish life, and life in the Diaspora. Each chapter helps students consider how their lives compare with the lives of our forebears, how each generation adapts Judaism to its time and place, and how the decisions of previous generations influence us.