Rabbi David Gans (1541-1613) wrote his famous book Tzemach David, printed in Prague in 1592.  It was the first history book printed in Hebrew.  This is not a critical or analytical history book, as is usual today, but a chronology.  There were two parts, the first being a chronology of Jewish history, and the second … Continue reading Tzemach David by David Gans, 2nd edition, 1692 … and Arthur, King of England (the 400th post). →