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- A Tzaddik
in Our Time : The Life of Rabbi Aryeh Levin ~ Simcha Raz / Hardcover / Published 1989
An amazing tale of an amazing man who lived in amazing times.
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- An Empire
of Their Own : How the Jews Invented Hollywood
~ Neal Gabler / Paperback / Published 1989
Noted film critic Neal Gabler writes a provocative and richly
entertaining biography of the five Jewish men who were the moving forces
behind the creation of America's motion picture industry. 42 photos.
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- And I Shall
Dwell Among Them : Historic Synagogues of the World
~ Neil Folberg(Photographer),Yom Tov Assis/Hardcover/Published
1995
Renowned photographer Folberg has been, primarily a landscape
photographer so it was quite a challenge for him to adapt his vision and
techniques to the interiors of historic synagogues.
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- The Atlas
of Jewish History ~ Martin Gilbert / Hardcover / Published 1993
This atlas traces the history, the worldwide migrations, the
achievements, and the lives of the Jewish people from ancient
Mesopotamia to the present day. It is the product of remarkable research
and sheds a vivid light on the role of the Jews in their different
national settings, their complex...
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- Becoming
American Women : Clothing and the Jewish Immigrant Experience, 1880-1920 ~
Barbara A. Schreier / Paperback / Published 1994
This beautifully illustrated book explores the experience of immigration
and acculturation of Eastern European Jewish women in the early
twentieth century through the lens of fashion and clothing. It lyrically
articulates the struggles and triumphs of a remarkable group of women
who were determined to become American. The text includes the women's
stories in their own words
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- The Bones
of Berdichev : The Life and Fate of Vasily Grossman
~ John Gordon Garrard, Carol Garrard/Hardcover/Published 1996
Chronicles the life Vasily Grossman, a Russian Jew and World War II
correspondent for the Soviet Army, who evolved from a Marxist supporter
into a passionate critic of the new regime and whose voice can finally
be heard without the threat of Soviet retaliation. 12,000 first
printing.
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- The
Chida: His Life and Times ~ Zev Paretzky / Hardcover / Published 1998
Born to an illustrious, Sephardic family, but possessing luminous
Ashkenazic roots as well, the Chida lived a fascinating life of
scholarship and adventure.
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- The Classic
Tales : Four Thousand Years of Jewish Lore ~ Ellen Frankel / Paperback / Published 1993
- Frankel has compiled the classic
stories and tales of 4,000 years of Jewish legend, and made them accessible without
necessitating hours of Talmudic study. There's Lot's Wife, The Witches of
Ashkelon, and
298 more, culled from the Bible, the Talmud, and Diaspora lore.
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- Critical
Documents of Jewish History : A Sourcebook ~ Ronald H. Isaacs (Editor), Kerry M. Olitzky (Editor) /
Hardcover / Published 1995
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- The
Illustrated History of the Jewish People ~ Jane S. Gerber (Editor), et al / Hardcover / Published 1997
Is it possible to capture the history of an entire people--a history
that spans several continents and more than 2,000 years? The task would
seem beyond the capacity of a single volume of text, but the essays
contained in The Illustrated History of the Jewish People do just
that.
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- Jewish
Literacy : The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its
History ~ Joseph Telushkin / Hardcover / Published 1991
In 1988, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin undertook a mission to heal "Jewish
ignorance," an affliction whose symptoms include the ability to
name the three components of the Trinity, coupled with an inability to
explain mitzvah. Telushkin's contribution to the cure is his
wide-ranging, entertaining Jewish...
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- Jewish
Wisdom : Ethical, Spiritual, and Historical Lessons from the Great Works and Thinkers ~
Joseph Telushkin / Hardcover / Published 1994
Organized by subject, this is a collection of teachings and quotations
from the Talmud, the Bible, rabbinical commentaries, and ancient and
modern religious and secular writings. Writers include Elie Wiesel,
Isaac Bashevis Singer, Hebrew poet Hayim Bialik, Cynthia Ozick, Emile
Zola, Albert Einstein, more...
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- The Jews in
Roman Imperial Legislation ~ Amnon Linder (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1995
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- The Jews in
the Legal Sources of the Early Middle Ages ~ Amnon Linder (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1998
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- The Jews of
Khazaria ~ Kevin Alan Brook / Hardcover / Published 1999
- This book explores the eventful
history of the Turkic kingdom of Khazaria, which was located in eastern Europe and
flourished as an independent state from about 650 to 1016. In the 9th
century, the Khazarian royalty and nobility as well as a significant portion of the
Khazarian population embraced the Jewish religion.
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- The Jews of
Spain : A History of the Sephardic Experience ~ Jane S. Gerber / Paperback / Published 1994
A narrative history of the Sephardic Jews discusses the first Jewish
settlements of Roman times, Sephardic relations with Christian and
Muslim societies, Spain's Golden Age, and the expulsion of the Jews
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- Reclaiming
the Dead Sea Scrolls : The History of Judaism, the Background of Christianity, and the
Lost Library of Qumran (Anchor Bible Reference Libr) ~ Lawrence H. Schiffman / Paperback / Published 1995
Dead Sea Scrolls expert Lawrence H. Schiffman shifts attention away from
the sensationalism surrounding who has control of the scrolls by
focusing on how these texts shed light on the history of Judaism and
early Christianity.
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- Reclaiming
the Dead Sea Scrolls : The History of Judaism, the Background of Christianity, the Lost
Library of Qumran ~ Lawrence H. Schiffman / Hardcover / Published 1994
Dead Sea Scrolls expert Lawrence H. Schiffman shifts attention away from
the sensationalism surrounding who has control of the scrolls by
focusing on how these texts shed light on the history of Judaism and
early Christianity.
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- Reservoirs
of Faith ~ Zev Paretzky / Hardcover / Published 1996
The history of yeshivos, Jewish institutions of Torah learning, from the
Biblical era until World War II. From the yeshivos of the Tannaim,
Amoraim, and Gaonim through the development of yeshivos in Europe and
Israel. With biographical sketches, footnotes and bibliography.
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- Wanderings
: Chaim Potok's History of the Jews ~ Chaim Potok / Mass Market Paperback / Published 1990
A fascinating history of the Jews, told by a master novelist, here is
Chaim Potok's fascinating, moving four thousand-year history. Recreating
great historical events, exporing Jewish life in its infinite variety
and in many eras and places, here is a unique work by a singular Jewish
voice.
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- World of
Our Fathers ~ Irving Howe, Kenneth Libo / Hardcover / Published 1989
The story of over 2 million Jewish immigrants in America in 4 decades
beginning with the 1880's and how they tried to keep their Yiddish
culture while making their way in the new society. --This text refers
to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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- World of
Our Fathers : The Journey of the East European Jews to America and the Life They Found and
Made ~ Irving Howe / Hardcover / Published 1994
The story of over 2 million Jewish immigrants in America in 4 decades
beginning with the 1880's and how they tried to keep their Yiddish
culture while making their way in the new society. --This text refers
to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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