Triumph of Survival; The Story of the Jews in the Modern Era, 1650-1990 Hardcover - 1991

Suffern, N.Y.: Shaar Press, 1991. Reprint. Fourth impression [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Good. xii, 488 pages. 29 cm. Occasional footnotes. Illustrations. Map. Index. DJ has some wear and soiling, edge tears and chips. Berel Wein (born March 25, 1934) is an American-born Orthodox rabbi, lecturer and writer. He authored several books concerning Jewish history and popularized the subject through more than 1,000 audio tapes, newspaper articles and international lectures. After detailed research, he went on to publish a four-volume series of coffee table books spanning 2,300 years of Jewish history, for which he is widely known in English-speaking Orthodox communities: Echoes of Glory: The story of the Jews in the Classical Era, 350 BCE-750 CE; Herald of Destiny: The story of the Jews in the Medieval Era, 750-1650; Triumph of Survival: The story of the Jews in the Modern Era, 1650-1995; and Faith and Fate: The story of the Jewish people in the twentieth century Surveys 340 years of Jewish history from an Orthodox Jewish viewpoint. Describes the pogroms of 1648-49 in the Ukraine, led by Bogdan Chmielnicki. Deals with Napoleon's liberal measures, contending that his intention was to get rid of the Jews through assimilation, and that his Sanhedrin caused the suspicion to arise of a Jewish conspiracy to rule the world. Discusses the Pale of Settlement in Russia and oppression under the Tsars. Describes the Dreyfus Affair. Discuses the Jews in Muslim countries and the evolution from contempt to hatred of Jews in the 20th century. Discusses the Holocaust. Deals briefly with the postwar search for Nazi war criminals, Arab extremism, and the Church's attitude towards Israel.