From the Book - 1st Free Press Paperback ed.
Introduction: An enigma of 1492
Volatile origins: The early history of Jewish life in Spain
The birth of Sepharad: from the Muslim conquest to the Caliphate of Córdoba
The golden era: The emergence of Sephardic civilization
The reconquista: Jews and the new realities of Christian Spain
Path to expulsion: The decline and destruction of Spanish Jewry
Return to the Islamic World: The Sephardic diaspora in Muslim lands
The Westward journey: Europe and the New World
Encounter with modernity: Ottoman decline and the ascendance of the West
Revival and return: Sephardic Jews in the Post-War Era.