Kratka istorija jevrejskog naroda (online)

Abstract

Iako je u proteklom periodu na raznim jezicima van Jugoslavije objavljeno više opštih istorija jevrejskog naroda, sve su to bila obimna dela, neka i u više tomova, a od sažetijih bili su to udžbenici za srednje i više škole. „Kratka istorija jevrejskog naroda“ od Simona Dubnova pokazala se kao najpodesnije štivo za predstavljanje istorije Jevreja kod nas, na srpskohrvatskom jeziku. Knjiga sažeto govori o tzv. Istočnom periodu koji obuhvata vreme od praoca Avrama i dolaska u Kanaan, Egipatsko ropstvo, vreme kraljeva Saula, Davida, Solomona i gradnje jevrejskog Hrama u Jerusalimu, podelu kraljevstva, Vavilonsko ropstvo i povrat u Cion, grčku vladavinu, pobunu i kraljevstvo Hašmonejaca, rimsko osvajanje Judeje i rušenje Hrama, vreme Gaona i arapskog osvajanja Palestine. Drugi deo, tzv. Zapadni period govori o vremenu izgona Jevreja iz Judeje u Evropu, severnu Afriku, o životu i procvatu jevrejske kulture u Španiji, izgonu iz Španije, te životu Jevreja u brojnim zemljama Evrope: Francuskoj, Engleskoj, Nemačkoj, Poljskoj, Rusiji, Turskoj. Taj period obuhvata i vreme narastanja antisemitizma, progona i konačno ogromnog stradanja u Drugom svetskom ratu. Sa posebnim osvrtom u knjizi se govori i o Balfurovoj deklaraciji, borbi za povratak u Palestinu i konačno o obnovi jevrejske države u svojoj domovini - Izraelu.

Although in the past period several books of the history of the Jewish people were published in various languages outside Yugoslavia, they were all extensive works, some in several volumes, and of the more concise ones, they were textbooks for high schools and colleges. "A Short History of the Jewish People" by Simon Dubnov proved to be the most suitable reading for presenting the history of the Jews in our country, in the Serbo-Croatian language. The book briefly talks about the so-called The Eastern period, which includes the time from the ancestor Abraham and the arrival in Canaan, Egyptian slavery, the time of kings Saul, David, Solomon and the construction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, the division of the kingdom, Babylonian captivity and return to Zion, Greek rule, rebellion and the Hasmonean kingdom, Roman Judea and the destruction of the Temple, the time of Gaon and the Arab conquest of Palestine. The second part, the so-called The Western period speaks of the time of the expulsion of Jews from Judea to Europe, North Africa, the life and flourishing of Jewish culture in Spain, expulsion from Spain, and the life of Jews in many European countries: France, England, Germany, Poland, Russia, Turkey. This period includes a time of growing anti-Semitism, persecution and finally huge suffering in the Second World War. The book also talks with special reference about the Balfour Declaration, the struggle to return to Palestine and finally about the renewal of the Jewish state in its homeland - Israel.