In the Year 1096: The First Crusade and the Jews

In the Year 1096 . . . presents a clear, highly readable chronicle of the events in 1096, the First Crusade, or more precisely, the programs unleased by the crusade upon the Jews of the Rhineland. Noted teacher and historian Robert Chazan brings readers to critical moments in Jewish history, illuminating the events themselves, their antecedents, and their far-reaching consequences.