What Do We Know About Judaism?

Do you get kids descending on your library with RE homework questions like: 'What is Mezuzah?', 'What is a Bar-mitzvah?' or 'Find a list of the Ten Commandments'. If so, this highly attractive book would be very useful as short paragraphs of information are presented clearly under bold subheadings and there is a particularly comprehensive index. On the other hand, if your students come asking 'What are the main beliefs of the Jewish religion?' or 'Why were Jews persecuted over the centuries?' the book would be something of a disappointment as it tends to concentrate on the ritual and observances of the faith - indeed those aspects which are most conducive to a visual presentation.