Dictionary of Jewish Biography

Modelled on the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Christian Biography (Continuum 2001), the Dictionary of Jewish Biography provides a rapid reference to all those Jewish men and women who have, over the last four thousand years, contributed to the life, history and study of Judaism in all its facets. Each entry is followed by a short bibliography and an extended introduction which explains criteria for entry and technical details relating to transliteration. With over one thousand entries, this one volume source book will be indispensable for a wide range of people and will be an essential purchase for all libraries.