Jewish Conundrum in World History.

Intro -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- THE CRISIS OF MODERN JEWRY -- BEING JEWISH: RELIGION OR NATIONALITY? -- JEWISH IDENTITY IN RUSSIA -- JEWS AND THE RUSSIAN INTELLIGENTSIA -- "UNIVERSAL VALUES" AND THEIR BIBLICAL ROOTS -- HOW DEEP ARE THE BIBLICAL ROOTS AND HOW OLD ARE THE JEWS? -- THE UNIQUE NATURE OF THE JEWISH PHENOMENON IN HISTORY -- WHY THE JEWS? -- A CHAIN OF RANDOM EVENTS OR A PATTERN OF HISTORICAL BEHAVIOR? -- THE JEWS AND THE STRATEGY OF THE SPECIES' SURVIVAL -- A CHANCE CONGRUENCE OF FACTORS OR A DESIGN OF MOTHER NATURE? -- THE MEANING OF THE HOLOCAUST? -- ANTI-SEMITISM -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX 1 -- APPENDIX 2 -- APPENDIX 3 -- APPENDIX 4 -- TRANSCRIPTION SIGNS AND CONVENTIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHIC ABBREVIATIONS -- INDEX OF SUBJECTS -- INDEX OF NAMES.

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