Maroney, Eric.

The Other Zions : The Lost Histories of Jewish Nations. - 1 online resource (186 pages)

Preface -- One A Neutral Piece of Land: The Jewish State -- Two So If the King of Israel Should Come with His Men: The Lost Tribes in History and Myth -- Three King Solomon Loved Many Strange Women: The Jewish Kingdom of Ethiopia -- Four Though We Are Far from Zion: The Khazar Jewish Kingdom -- Five And Jews Were Independent of Any Gentile Yoke: The Jewish Tribes of the Hijaz and the Jewish Kingdom of Himyar (Yemen) -- Six In the Manner of the Jewish Tradition: The Jewish Kingdom of Adiabene -- Seven They Have No Settled, Agreed Beliefs: The Kahina and the Berber Jews -- Eight A Jewish National State: The Soviet Jewish Autonomous Region in Birobidzhan -- Nine Who Is a Jew? Zion and Identity -- Notes -- Bibliography -- About the Author.

The Other Zions tells the fascinating and little-known stories of independent Jewish states, kingdoms, and tribes throughout history. Though Israel is the only Jewish nation most people can name, there have been many more. Author Eric Maroney introduces readers to the Jews of Khazaria, Adiabene (modern day Iraq), Ethiopia, Birobidzhan (modern day Russia), Himyar (modern day Yemen), and more. Leading readers through the rich histories of these communities, this accessible book digs into the intriguing myths that surround many of these Jewish nations, including the legends of the 'lost tribes of Israel.'.

9781442200470


Jews - Identity.


Electronic books.

2009025264

296.09

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