# The Invention of the Jewish People

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> **[The Invention of the Jewish People](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invention_of_the_Jewish_People)**
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> The Invention of the Jewish People (Hebrew: מתי ואיך הומצא העם היהודי?, romanized: Matai ve’ech humtza ha’am hayehudi?, lit. 'When and How Was the Jewish People Invented?') is a study of Jewish historiography by Shlomo Sand, Professor of History at Tel Aviv University. It has generated a heated controversy. 
> The book was on the best-seller list in Israel for nineteen weeks.
> An English translation of the book was published by Verso Books in October 2009. The book has also been translated into...