After reading Target--Special Victims of the Holocaust, I was surprised to learn that the Ashkenazics were descendents of Noah's son Japhet and not Shem. Japhet seven great grandchild, Khazar, whose descendents were converts to Judaism established a powerful country in Eastern Europe known as Khazaria between the 7th-11th A.D. The book discusses the Jews involvement in Khazaria. In addition, the book gives a concise and very interesting history of the two branches of Judaism--Sephardics and Ashkenazics. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in European history or has an interest in Jewish culture.

I want to correct the publishing date posted for this book--it was published February 15, 2000 and is a brand new title, never before available.

Marc Chagall's paintings are beautiful and intricate, and this book attempts to deliver both reproductions of his paintings and an abbreviated biography. There are a few photographs scattered throughout as well, mostly of Chagall's family. I would warn readers, however, that even though the book is listed as suitable for children ages 4-8, a 4-year-old is not likely to enjoy this book, except perhaps as a free-form discussion tool. The narrative is too dense (short as it is) to hold such a young child's attention. My daughter, 4, is very bright and social, but she still couldn't look at the book with me in a conventional way. Instead we talked about what we saw in the pictures and how the colors blended together and created a mood, sometimes sad, sometimes happy. The book is worth purchasing for an older child, however, and I would recommend it for children at least age 6 and up. It is rather thin, but is filled with wonderful things.