This anthology reflects the life of medieval Jews as seen through the eyes of contemporaries. Documents, letters, and other historical narratives date from 315 A.D. to 1791 and range from description of life in Jerusalem, through Russia, to North America.
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Jacob Rader Marcus served as Adolph S. Ochs Professor of American Jewish History and Milton and Hattie Kutz Distinguished Service Chair in American Jewish History at HUC-JIR, Cincinnati and founded the American Jewish Archives.
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