WHAT ARE THE JEWISH ROOTS OF JAPAN AND CHINA?
WHY DO TRIBES IN AFGHANISTAN BAKE CHALLAH & LIGHT SABBATH CANDLES? Israeli Scholar Brings 30 years of Research to Light The most fascinating legend of Jewish heritage is the legend of the Ten Lost Tribes - the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Israel who were exiled by the Assyrians in 722 BCE. These tribes were driven eastward, across the fabled Sambatyon River, and beyond the Mountains of Darkness, where they hoped to live in freedom. Their brethren, the tribes of Judah, Benjamin and Levi, did not accept their disappearance from the annals of history. Throughout the generations they sought them ceaselessly, but the many emissaries who were sent to find them vanished in their turn. Dr. Avigdor Shachan spent thirty years studying, investigating and following in their footsteps. He gathered facts and collected documents, testimonies and folk traditions over several continents attesting to localities where the Ten Tribes stayed. They are presented here in a manner that leaves no doubt as to their accuracy, credibility and veracity. In the new book, In the Footsteps of the Lost Ten Tribes (Devora Publishing, October 2007), the author has brought together the threads of their wanderings, their sojourns and their temporary stays. He looks at the cultural, religious and social impact the tribes had on neighboring peoples. Fascinating research shows the Jewish roots of numerous Japanese and Chinese words and customs as well as Jewish practices observed in Afghanistan. About the Author: Dr. Avigdor Shachan, educator, author, and historian, traveled widely to distant countries of central Asia and examined hidden scrolls extracted from dust-laden shelves in libraries. He studied the concealed references of crumbling maps, perused original and translated manuscripts of the chroniclers of the history of the Greeks, the Romans, the Arabs, the Jews, Britons, Chinese and Japanese. He analyzed the testimonies of tourists, adventurers, warriors and missionaries to follow their tracks. In 2003, Dr. Shachan published his findings in the acclaimed Hebrew text, Towards the Sambatyon River: A Journey in the Footsteps of the Ten Tribes. Title: In the Footsteps of the Lost Ten Tribes Author: Avigdor Shachan, Ph.D Publisher: Devora Publishing Pub Date: October 2007 Pages: 480 ISBN: 978-1-932687-97-2 Hard Cover $24.95 This book is available through Ingram, Baker & Taylor or via the publisher. directly: FAX: 1 866 205 3966 Schools and libraries are eligible for discounts. Please call 1-212-444-1657 to order. Stuart Schnee Public Relations, Marketing & Sales US Tel: 973-796-2753 Israel Tel: +972-54-790-9120 Fax: +972-2-561-0943 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
