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British historian Simon Schama, through forty years of academic wandering and precipitation, archeology, textual research and research, has unfolded for us a large picture of Jewish history spanning multiple continents and centuries. This book is the second part of the "The Story of the Jews" series, which spans 1492 to 1700. It follows the previous work "The Story of the Jews: Searching for the Lost Characters (1000 BC to 1492 AD)" in terms of time period. From point to point, it narrates the sad history of Jewish displacement, difficult integration, and business activities in Europe and Asia for more than 200 years. In 70 AD, with the burning of the Second Temple by the Romans, the Jews entered the "Great Diaspora" period in history. Most of them dispersed as refugees to various parts of Europe, especially countries along the Mediterranean Sea. After losing their land and leaving their homeland, the Jews had to survive in the cracks of material and spiritual persecution. Generations of Jews on the long road of exile began to search for their geographical home and spiritual sustenance. Whether they were trekking on the road to escape or on the way to hawking, whether before being pushed to the stake or sitting on the banker's throne, they never forgot their original intention and the root of their homesickness - Zion, because that was the final destination of their entire bodies and minds. Putting himself in the shoes of an interlocutor, the author hopes to present to the general reader a post-medieval Jewish history, a comprehensive assessment of the common Jewish experience, because in our age of constant anxiety, the Jewish search for home resonates more than ever.

The story of the Jews is a history that is relevant to the world and belongs to the world... Since the Spanish expulsion in 1492, the Jews were forced to migrate again and dispersed to various parts of Europe, especially the countries along the Mediterranean Sea, trying to survive in the cracks of material and spiritual persecution. However, it was this expulsion from Spain that forced the Jews to look back at Zion in the face of the desperate reality and become even more attached to the temple in their hearts. "The Story of the Jews: The Eternal Journey (1700-1900)" tells the story of the Jews around the world during this period of exile. This story takes place in the starry mountains of Galilee, the heart of the American West, the French prison of Devil's Island, and takes place in Vienna, Budapest, Paris, and London. On the long road of exile, generations of Jews began to search for their geographical home and spiritual sustenance: the notes of modern music flowed in the rumble of the train from Berlin to Frankfurt, and Calvaro, the dream land of the United States, dreamed of getting rich overnight. Photo by Montreuil, France The image of the Jews who suffered injustice was reproduced on the studio screen, and every stone tablet and bronze inscription in Yemen seemed to be telling the past that had been sleeping for thousands of years... In this book, Schama continues the tortuous history of the Jews in the first two films and continues to tell this fascinating story. He focuses on but is not limited to: rabbis, bankers, soldiers, and Jewish businesswomen; representative figures, including hypocritical market people; the conflict of worldviews among Ashkenazi Jews, Sephardic Jews, and Yemeni Jews. What matters, however, is that these Jews constantly struggled against lies, deceit, hatred, deadly oppression, and exile, often accompanied by dashed hopes. Schama touches the hearts of history buffs with his brilliant stories and clever narratives, as he has done in other works, breaking down very complex, multi-dimensional events into accessible, readable, and moving historical stories. Schama establishes a genuine respect for the subject of "the Jewish story" that remains throughout the book.