Title on dust jacket (also the title of the 1991 edition) : Jewish literacy : the most important things to know about the Jewish religion, its people, and its history. Originally published 1991.

Bible -- The Second Commonwealth: The Mishna and The Talmud -- Early Medieval Period: Under Islam and Christianity -- Late Medieval Period -- Modern Period-Western and Eastern Europe -- Zionism and Israel -- The Holocaust -- American Jewish life -- Soviet Jewry -- Antisemitism -- Jewish texts -- Jewish ethics and basic beliefs -- The Hebrew calendar and Jewish holidays -- Life cycle -- Synagogue and prayers.