The blind spots of Jewish culture are the subject of close interest of the modern Israeli writer and culturologist, Doctor of Philosophy Denis Sobolev. His book "Jews and Europe" is devoted to the most complex and interesting issue of Jewish history - the problem of cultural self-identification of Jews in the historical and cultural space. Who are European Jews? What relation do they have to the Khazars? Is there Jewish literature outside of Israel? What did Jewish artists bring to European and world culture? These are just some of the questions the author is trying to answer.