palestine

Examines the ancient cultures of the Israelites, the Philistines, and the Phoenicians, focusing on art, architecture, food, clothing, writing, history, religion, and work. Includes related activities.

Examines the economic and political issues of the Palestinians as well as their history, religion, communities, and foreign relations.

Text and photographs presents a guide to the physical features, religion, and people of Palestine.

In 1924 British Palestine, Mark Bloomberg, a disillusioned London painter, arrives with his American wife and accidentally witnesses the murder of a prominent Orthodox Jew and becomes embroiled in an investigation which threatens both their marriage and their lives.

Tells the story of the World War II incident in which nearly eight hundred Romanian Jews were killed when the decrepit cattle barge on which the refugees were traveling was destroyed by a Soviet submarine after being denied entry into British-controlled Palestine and expelled from Turkish waters, and discusses attempts in 2000 to locate the "Struma" at the bottom of the Black Sea.

Examines the history of Palestine under British rule, from 1917 to 1948, and traces the roots of the conflict between the Arabs and Jews that continues to plague the region into the year 2000.

Explores the issues surrounding the Palestinian territories by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic.

Lots of questions crop up when you read the Bible. Matthews opens up the Biblical world, from the patriarchs to Roman Palestine.