Spectacular 11-foot long concertina fold-out traces an unbroken line of ethnic and religious tradition over more than 5,000 years. More than 240 colour illustrations and maps plus charts and tables. Thousands of essential facts from Abraham and Moses to Ben Gurion and modern Israel. Movements and Schools of Thought. Sacred Texts, Practices, Beliefs and principal Scholars of Judaism. The Jewish Calendar and Festivals explained. The Holocaust: timeline and essential facts. The State of Israel its foundation and struggle to exist.