Heritage Civilization and the Jews

A great bestseller in its hardcover edition, this magnificently illustrated, superbly written history is the companion volume to the award-winning PBS-TV series "Heritage", narrated by Abba Eban and viewed by some 50 million Americans.

Abba Eban is a statesman, diplomat, scholar, and writer. Eban was a member of the Knesset, Isareal’s parliament. During his long career he has held many cabinet level positions, including Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador to the United States, and Ambassador to the United Nations. Educated at Queen’s College at Cambridge University, where he distinguished himself for academic excellence, Eban was a research fellow and lecturer at Pembroke College for Persian Studies at Cambridge.