" ... Jewish life as it developed historically and culminated in the present century, in two types of Jewish communities: those which were subsequently destroyed by the Nazi holocaust, and those which disappeared after World War II because of voluntary or forced mass emigration."--Preface.

Compiles historical, psychological, and genetic evidence relating to past and contemporary Jewish populations and intra-Jewish ethnic differences, concluding that there is no such thing as a distinct and separate Jewish race.

This reissued anthology s divided into major Genres: Bible, Apocrypha, Talmud, Midrash, Kabbala, folktales, and Hasidic Tales. There are introductions to each section and an excellent annotated bibliography and index.