The History of the Jews (5 Volume Boxed Set)

Poul Borchsenius's five-volume history of the Jews, as described on the slipcase: Volume One, The Son of a Star, a history of the Jews from the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 to Hadrian's suppression of Simeon's insurrection in AD 135; Volume Two, The Three Rings, a history of the golden age of Jewish culture in Spain; Volume Three, Behind the Wall, the story of the ghetto; Volume Four, The Chains Are Broken, the story of Jewish emancipation; and Volume Five, And It Was Morning, the story of the Jews in our time and the founding of Israel. Translated from the Danish (Volume One by F. H. Lyon, Volume Two by Michael Heron).New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965. First printing of each volume. Five hardcovers in printed boards, in the original publisher's slipcase.