“The Jewish Contribution to Civilisation,” by Cecil Roth, English Jewish historian, has just been released by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. The book covers Jewish contributions to Voyages of Discovery; Letters; Art, Music and Stage; European Thought; Scientific Progress; Medicine; the Economic Sphere; Public Life; and Charity.
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