Scattered Among the Peoples: The Jewish Diaspora in Twelve Portraits

Scattered Among the Peoples is a masterful account of how the Jewish people survived eight hundred years of persecution and forced migration, building and rebuilding their lives and communities in various cosmopolitan centers around the world.

Through twelve moment-in-time portraits, this book provides a vivid and distinctly human perspective on the economic, political, social, and intellectual climates of these fascinating cities, from Spain to Russia.

The narrative follows well-known historical figures as well as forgotten individuals, including teachers, rabbis, merchants, writers, soldiers, and physicians, highlighting their successes and failures.

This impressive and immensely readable book is an important contribution to the literature of Jewish history, offering a colorful and accessible dimension to this sprawling history of the Diaspora.