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Title: Atlas of Jewish History by Martin Gilbert, T. A. Bicknell, Arthur Banks ISBN: 0-88029-018-8 Publisher: Fromm Intl Pub. Date: January, 1985 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.98

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Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: A good place to start, but not entirely accurate
Comment: I enjoy the way that Gilbert chronicles Jewish history through maps. I found at least one error in his maps, however -- and one of the more recent maps at that -- which makes me question the accuracy of the entire work. The 1947 Partition Plan Map of Palestine, partitioning Palestine into 2 separate countries -- a Jewish state (Israel) and an Arab state (Palestine) -- is blatantly incorrect. While Beersheva is part of present-day Israel, it is improperly reported to be part of the Jewish partition in this book. In fact, all of the area surrounding Beersheva was part of the Arab partition in the UN Resolution. Similarly, the Arabs were also given a larger chunk in Gaza than what is depicted here. Martin seems to take the outcome of the Arab war -- what Jordan and Egypt were able to wrest and occupy (and incidentally, not give to the Palestinians) -- essentially though not exactly the Green Line map of 1949 -- and represent that land as what was suggested in the UN Partition Plan. In my view, this is a serious shortcoming, especially in light of the events surrounding the present peace process and the history leading up to it.

Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent work
Comment: The author of this book chronicles and displays the Jewish history beautifully in this atlas.

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