Who Knew?!: Unusual Stories in Jewish History (Hardcover)

from nbmars

This may be the ultimate Jewish "bathroom" book - an entertaining collection of short vignettes - most under one page - containing all sorts of interesting facts from Jewish history. Stories are divided into six categories: Near East: Early Times; Western Europe: Trying to Fit In; Central Europe ...

from ashergabbay

"Who Knew?!" is a collection of about 200 short stories, most less than a page long, that are defined as "unusual stories in Jewish history". As the back cover of the book says, this collection of facts and anecdotes are "the pepper and spice that enliven the story of history". Who Knew The stori...

from bohemima

Cooper has compiled a multitude of brief sketches (almost all are one page or less) on various pieces of historical trivia and/or sidelights with the central theme of all things Jewish. Some of these short bits are really interesting and all are little-known. The writing style is straightforward,...

from antiquary

This is a collection of unusual facts about Jewish history collected from a very wide range of sources. The items range from the amusing (A Chinese shopkeeper priced his goods in Hebrew) to appalling (A Jewish Holocaust survivor planned to flood 5 German cities with poison gas). Many are the kind...