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Title: There's More to the History of the Jews
Review: Though Roth's book has been around for a number of years, I still come across it on the bookshelves of various bookstores. I can not offer much of an endorsement for his book. For the times surrounding the turn of the era, Roth depends upon the traditional sources and usually interprets them uncritically. However what concerns me is that for other time periods, specifically the Middle Ages, Roth writes little more than about Jewish persecutions. A history of George Washington or the Civil War or whatever should paint more than one side of the story. Yes, there were persecutions, but there is more to the history of the Jews than that.By omission Roth's book comes across agenda driven.
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