Seafaring and the Jews

Description:

"This collection of studies in Jewish involvement in seafaring ranges from Biblical to modern times. It looks at the attitudes of Jews as individuals and as groups to maritime activity, especially as shipowners and traders in Mediterranean regions."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Seafaring life,  Jewish sailors,  Navigation,  Merchant marine,  History,  Navigation, history,  Merchant marine, history,  Jews, history,  Sailors,  Palestine, social conditions,  Israel, social conditions,  Marins juifs,  Histoire,  Vie en mer,  Marine marchande,  TRANSPORTATION,  Ships & Shipbuilding,  Pictorial,  Seeschifffahrt,  Scheepvaart,  Joden