"A rich and balanced account. . . . There is no other book that attempts, as this one does, to recount the history of the Jews in modern times in all its geographical variation and breathtaking disparity."
-Washington Post Book World "Magisterial . . . Sachar situates Jews on a global stage. . . . [He] relates an immensely complex story with precision and learning."
-New York Times Book Review "[Sachar's book
features] an erudition that is confidently and casually displayed, a range of topics covered with crisp lucidity, and sentences whose cadences effortlessly sweep the reader along."
-The Boston Globe "Like all of Sachar's books, this too is comprehensive, illuminating, and readable. He weaves Jewish history through the intricacies of modern developments with a magisterial sweep."
-Shlomo Avineri, Professor of Political Science Emeritus, The Hebrew University "A magnum opus....comprehensive, analytical, and written in a felicitous style....The book is a must. Both the lay and specialist reader will be richly rewarded."
-Isaiah Friedman, Professor of Modern History Emeritus, Ben-Gurion University "This learned, sweeping, panoramic view of the Jewish experience in modernity will long remain...the standard history of this period."
-Alfred Gottschalk, President Emeritus, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion "In this expansive and magisterial history of the Jews in the modern world...this distinguished historian and experienced teacher has created a vibrant, highly readable text for students and general readers alike."
-Jehuda Reinharz, President, Brandeis University "This is the work of a lifetime, a magisterial study....a book that all future histories of modern Jewry will be judged by."
-Jonathan Sarna, Chairman, School of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, Brandeis University