Here's a timeline of Jewish History that's helpful. It shows we've been around since before Abe Lincoln. Because it comes from Wikipedia, there may be some limitations and biases you should be wary of. Stan Spiegel Portland, ME The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments: Shortcut to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Jewish_history Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled.