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Abba Eban. Heritage: Civilization and the Jews, illustr., 1985, Tel-Aviv, in English - Abba Eban. Heritage: Civilization and the Jews, illustr., 1985, Tel-Aviv, in English 355, [1] pp. richly illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of photographs as well as paintings, sculptures, maps, etc. Blue cloth hard cover with silver-stamped decoration and lettering on spine, DJ, 26 x 21 cm. Condition: very light small foxing stains to first pages, foxing to upper edge. Weight: 1340 gr. Captivating study on Jewish civilization by Eban, starting with Ancient Jewry and ending with the Modern Age in Israel. Contents: A people is born. The power of the word. The uses of adversity. The shaping of traditions. The age of faith. The crucible of Europe. Search for deliverance, Jews in the West: 1492-1789. Search for deliverance, Jews in East Europe: Creativity and oppression. Roads from the Ghetto. The golden land. Out of the ashes. Israel and world Jewry: The Modern Age. Abba Solomon Meir Eban[1] (/ˈɑːbə ˈiːbən/ ⓘ; Hebrew: אבא שלמה אבן [ˈ(ʔ)aba ˈ(ʔ)even]; born Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban; 2 February 1915 Abba Eban. Heritage: Civilization and the Jews, illustr., 1985, Tel-Aviv, in English 355, [1] pp. richly illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of photographs as well as paintings, sculptures, maps, etc. Blue cloth hard cover with silver-stamped decoration and lettering on spine, DJ, 26 x 21 cm. Condition: very light small foxing stains to first pages, foxing to upper edge. Weight: 1340 gr. Captivating study on Jewish civilization by Eban, starting with Ancient Jewry and ending with the Modern Age in Israel. Contents: A people is born. The power of the word. The uses of adversity. The shaping of traditions. The age of faith. The crucible of Europe. Search for deliverance, Jews in the West: 1492-1789. Search for deliverance, Jews in East Europe: Creativity and oppression. Roads from the Ghetto. The golden land. Out of the ashes. Israel and world Jewry: The Modern Age. Abba Solomon Meir Eban[1] (/ˈɑːbə ˈiːbən/ ⓘ; Hebrew: אבא שלמה אבן [ˈ(ʔ)aba ˈ(ʔ)even]; born Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban; 2 February 1915 – 17 November 2002) was a South African-born Israeli diplomat and politician, and a scholar of the Arabic and Hebrew languages.