Download or read book Seafaring and the Jews written by Nadav Kashtan and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection studies Jewish involvement in seafaring from Biblical, through Greco-Roman, Medieval and Early Modern periods to the present. This broad historical perspective allows a closer look at various attitudes of Jews to maritime activities, especially as shipowners and traders in the Mediterranean regions.