The Encyclopedia of Jews, Judaism, and Zionism, Easier 1/2, by: Dr. Abdul Wahab Al-Masiri

This encyclopedia covers all aspects of the history of the Hebrews in the ancient world, the histories of Jewish communities across the countries of the world, their populations and distributions, their main characteristics, organizational structures, and the relationships of Jewish individuals with the communities and countries they reside in, as well as with the Zionist state. It includes all social and political conditions and all life affairs that have accompanied them from the time of the Hebrews in the ancient world until the modern era, ending with the State of Israel. It focuses on the conditions of these communities in the countries where they were present and studies the surrounding circumstances, making these various surrounding conditions a main basis for interpreting their actions, their particularity, and their morals more than relying on their beliefs. One of the most famous examples of this is that it attempts to explain Jewish crimes and shameful acts, as well as hostility and accusations directed at Jews by others in all times and places, often making Jews appear largely not responsible for them. This perspective is objective and neutral, according to its author and many of its most prominent supporters, while others see it as heavily biased in favor of Jews, especially critics, and contrary to reality and the descriptions of Jews in the Quran and the Bible. In fact, some critics have described the encyclopedia as defending Jews. The encyclopedia also covers the most famous Jewish figures (such as Moses Maimonides) and non-Jewish figures whose names are linked to the histories of Jewish communities (such as Napoleon Bonaparte and Hitler). It also addresses all aspects related to the history and rituals of Judaism, its sects and religious texts, its customs and ceremonies, its influence by various religions, its crises in the modern era, its relationship with Zionism and anti-Semitism (hatred of Jews). It covers the period of modernization of Jewish communities and their relations with capitalism and socialism, as well as their culture, heritage, arts, literature, languages, thinkers, and philosophers. It discusses their educational and upbringing conditions, and also covers Zionist movements, their activities, schools, and prominent figures, as well as some key aspects of the Zionist state and the experience of Western modernity in general. Number of pages: 1055