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London Yiddishtown - East End Jewish Life in Yiddish Sketch and Story, 1930-1950: Selected Works of Katie Brown, A. M. Kaizer,... London Yiddishtown - East End Jewish Life in Yiddish Sketch and Story, 1930-1950: Selected Works of Katie Brown, A. M. Kaizer, and I. A. Lisky (Hardcover)
Vivi Lachs; Vivi Lachs, Katie Brown, I. A. Lisky, A. M. Kaizer
R2,514 Discovery Miles 25 140 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In London Yiddishtown: East End Jewish Life in Yiddish Sketch and Story, 1930-1950, Vivi Lachs presents a selection of previously un-translated short stories and sketches by Katie Brown, A. M. Kaizer, and I. A. Lisky, for the general reader and academic alike. These intriguing and entertaining tales build a picture of a lively East-End community of the 30s and 40s struggling with political, religious, and community concerns. Lachs includes a new history of the Yiddish literary milieu and biographies of the writers, with information gleaned from articles, reviews, and obituaries published in London's Yiddish daily newspapers and periodicals. Lisky's impassioned stories concern the East End's clashing ideologies of communism, Zionism, fascism, and Jewish class difference. He shows anti-fascist activism, political debate in a kosher caf? (R), East-End extras on a film set, and a hunger march by the unemployed. Kaizer's witty and satirical tales explore philanthropy, upward mobility, synagogue politics, and competition between Zionist organizations. They expose the character and foibles of the community and make fun of foolish and hypocritical behavior. Brown's often hilarious sketches address episodes of daily life, which highlight family shenanigans and generational misunderstandings, and point out how the different attachments to Jewish identity of the immigrant generation and their children created unresolvable fractures. Each section begins with a biography of the writer, before launching into the translated stories with contextual notes. London Yiddishtown offers a significant addition to the literature about London, about the East End, about Jewish history, and about Yiddish. The East End has parallels with New York's Lower East Side, yet London's comparatively small enclave, and the particular experience of London in the 1930s and the bombing of the East End during the Blitz make this history unique. It is a captivating read that will entice literary and history buffs of all backgrounds.

The Jewish State (Hardcover): Theodor Herzl The Jewish State (Hardcover)
Theodor Herzl
R491 Discovery Miles 4 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Jewish Day Schools, Jewish Communities - A Reconsideration (Paperback): Alex Pomson, Howard Deitcher Jewish Day Schools, Jewish Communities - A Reconsideration (Paperback)
Alex Pomson, Howard Deitcher
R1,019 Discovery Miles 10 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

About 350,000 Jewish children are currently enrolled in Jewish day schools, in every continent other than Antarctica. This is the first book-length consideration of life in such schools and of their relationship both to the Jewish community and to society as a whole. It provides a rich sense of how community is constructed within Jewish schools, and of how they contribute to or complicate the construction of community in the wider society. The volume reframes day-school research in three ways. First, it focuses not just on the learner in the day-school classroom but sees schools as agents of and for the community. Second, it brings a truly international perspective to the study of day schools, viewing them in relation to the socio-cultural contexts from which they emerge and where they have impact. Third, it considers day-school education in relation to insights derived from the study and practice of non-parochial education. This cross-cultural and genuinely comparative approach to the study of Jewish schooling draws on research from the United States, the former Soviet Union, South America, and Europe, making it possible to arrive at important and original insights into parochial Jewish schooling. With contributions from outstanding scholars as well as practitioners of public education and of Jewish parochial schooling, the volume reveals conflicting conceptions of the social functions of schooling and also produces original insights into the capacity of schools to build community. The book is timely in that it studies questions about faith-based schooling and the public good that today are as much questions of public policy as they are of academic inquiry. It will appeal first and foremost to those with a particular interest in Jewish schooling but will also attract the attention of academics and professionals concerned with the place of parochial education in contemporary society. Contributors: Ami Bouganim, Erik H. Cohen, Ira Dashefsky, Howard Deitcher, Jay Dewey, Joshua Elkin, Yoel Finkelman, Zvi Gitelman, Scott J. Goldberg, Ellen B. Goldring, Yossi J. Goldstein, Eli Kohn, Jeffrey S.Kress, Binyamin Krohn, Jon A. Levisohn, Ilana Maryles Sztokman, Deborah Meier, Helena Miller, Christine Muller, Michal Muszkat Barkan, Alex Pomson, Joseph Reimer, Randal Schnoor, Susan L. Shevitz, Asher Shkedi, Claire Smrekar, Uriel Ta'ir, Michael Turetsky, Rahel Wasserfall.

Yekaterinoslav-Dnepropetrovsk Memorial Book (Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) - Translation of Sefer Yekaterinoslav-Dnepropetrovsk... Yekaterinoslav-Dnepropetrovsk Memorial Book (Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) - Translation of Sefer Yekaterinoslav-Dnepropetrovsk (Hardcover)
Zvi Harkavi, Yaakov Goldburt; Translated by Yocheved Klausner
R1,140 R979 Discovery Miles 9 790 Save R161 (14%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Save my Children - An Astonishing Tale of Survival and its Unlikely Hero (Hardcover): Leon Kleiner, Edwin Stepp Save my Children - An Astonishing Tale of Survival and its Unlikely Hero (Hardcover)
Leon Kleiner, Edwin Stepp
R713 Discovery Miles 7 130 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Twentieth-Century Sephardic Authors from the Former Yugoslavia - A Judeo-Spanish Tradition (Hardcover): Zeljko Jovanovic Twentieth-Century Sephardic Authors from the Former Yugoslavia - A Judeo-Spanish Tradition (Hardcover)
Zeljko Jovanovic
R2,396 Discovery Miles 23 960 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Festschrift Darkhei Noam - The Jews of Arab Lands (Hardcover): Carsten Schapkow, Shmuel Shepkaru, Alan T. Levenson The Festschrift Darkhei Noam - The Jews of Arab Lands (Hardcover)
Carsten Schapkow, Shmuel Shepkaru, Alan T. Levenson
R3,649 Discovery Miles 36 490 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The Festschrift Darkhei Noam: The Jews of Arab Lands presented to Norman (Noam) Stillman offers a coherent and thought-provoking discussion by eminent scholars in the field of both the history and culture of the Jews in the Islamic World from pre-modern to modern times. Based on primary sources the book speaks to the resilience, flexibility, and creativity of Jewish culture in Arab lands. The volume clearly addresses the areas of research Norman Stillman himself has considerably contributed to. Research foci of the book are on the flexibility of Jewish law in real life, Jewish cultural life particularly on material and musical culture, the role of women in these different societies, antisemitism and Jewish responses to hatred against the Jews, and antisemitism from ancient martyrdom to modern political Zionism.

The Bridge to the New Testament - A Comprehensive Guide to the Forgotten Years of the Inter-Testament Period (Hardcover): Denny... The Bridge to the New Testament - A Comprehensive Guide to the Forgotten Years of the Inter-Testament Period (Hardcover)
Denny Sissom
R1,999 Discovery Miles 19 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Unraveling the Family History of Jesus - History of the Extended Family of Jesus from 100 BC (Hardcover): Steven Donald Norris Unraveling the Family History of Jesus - History of the Extended Family of Jesus from 100 BC (Hardcover)
Steven Donald Norris
R667 Discovery Miles 6 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
7 Highways of the Soul - And You Shall Teach Your Children - Deuteronomy/Ekev 11:19 (Hardcover): Norman D Levy 7 Highways of the Soul - And You Shall Teach Your Children - Deuteronomy/Ekev 11:19 (Hardcover)
Norman D Levy
R574 R528 Discovery Miles 5 280 Save R46 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo, the author of Lazarillo and Viaje de Turquia (Hardcover): Govert Westerveld Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo, the author of Lazarillo and Viaje de Turquia (Hardcover)
Govert Westerveld
R1,042 Discovery Miles 10 420 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
From Catalonia to the Caribbean: The Sephardic Orbit from Medieval to Modern Times - Essays in Honor of Jane S. Gerber... From Catalonia to the Caribbean: The Sephardic Orbit from Medieval to Modern Times - Essays in Honor of Jane S. Gerber (Hardcover)
Federica Francesconi, Stanley Mirvis, Brian Smollett
R6,861 Discovery Miles 68 610 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

From Catalonia to the Caribbean: The Sephardic Orbit from Medieval to Modern Times is a polyphonic collection of essays in honor of Jane S. Gerber's contributions as a leading scholar and teacher. Each chapter presents new or underappreciated source materials or questions familiar historical models to expand our understanding of Sephardic cultural, intellectual, and social history. The subjects of this volume are men and women, rich and poor, connected to various Sephardic Diasporas-Spanish, Portuguese, North African, or Middle Eastern-from medieval to modern times. They each, in their own way, challenged the expectations of their societies and helped to define the religious, ethnic, and intellectual experience of Sephardim as well as surrounding cultures throughout the world.

A Nobel Affair - The Correspondence between Alfred Nobel and Sofie Hess (Hardcover): Erika Rummel A Nobel Affair - The Correspondence between Alfred Nobel and Sofie Hess (Hardcover)
Erika Rummel
R2,511 Discovery Miles 25 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Alfred Nobel made his name as an inventor and successful entrepreneur and left a legacy as a philanthropist and promoter of learning and social progress. The correspondence between Nobel and his Viennese mistress, Sofie Hess, shines a light on his private life and reveals a personality that differs significantly from his public image. The letters show him as a hypochondriac and workaholic and as a paranoid, jealous, and patriarchal lover. Indeed, the relationship between the aging Alfred Nobel and the carefree, spendthrift Sofie Hess will strike readers as dysfunctional and worthy of Freudian analysis. Erika Rummel's masterful translation and annotations reveal the value of the letters as commentary on 19th century social mores: the concept of honour and reputation, the life of a "kept" woman, the prevalence of antisemitism, the importance of spas as health resorts and entertainment centres, the position of single mothers, and more generally the material culture of a rich bourgeois gentleman. A Nobel Affair is the first translation into English of the complete correspondence between Alfred Nobel and Sofie Hess.

Visualizing Jewish Narratives - Jewish Comics and Graphic Novels (Hardcover): Derek Parker Royal Visualizing Jewish Narratives - Jewish Comics and Graphic Novels (Hardcover)
Derek Parker Royal
R4,315 Discovery Miles 43 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Examining a wide range of comics and graphic novels - including works by creators such as Will Eisner, Leela Corman, Neil Gaiman, Art Spiegelman, Sarah Glidden and Joe Sacco - this book explores how comics writers and artists have tackled major issues of Jewish identity and culture. With chapters written by leading and emerging scholars in contemporary comic book studies, Visualizing Jewish Narrative highlights the ways in which Jewish comics have handled such topics as: *Biography, autobiography, and Jewish identity *Gender and sexuality *Genre - from superheroes to comedy *The Holocaust *The Israel-Palestine conflict *Sources in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish myth Visualizing Jewish Narrative also includes a foreword by Danny Fingeroth, former editor of the Spider-Man line and author of Superman on the Couch and Disguised as Clark Kent..

Historicizing Anti-Semitism (Proceedings of the International Conference on The Post-September 11 New Ethnic/Racial... Historicizing Anti-Semitism (Proceedings of the International Conference on The Post-September 11 New Ethnic/Racial Configurations in Europe and the United States - The Case of Anti-Semitism, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Paris, June 29-30, 2007) (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)
Mohammad H. Tamdgidi; Edited by (ghost editors) Lewis R Gordon, Ramon Grosfoguel
R2,194 Discovery Miles 21 940 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Jewish Community of Atlanta (Hardcover): Jeremy Katz Jewish Community of Atlanta (Hardcover)
Jeremy Katz; Foreword by Eric L Goldstein
R710 Discovery Miles 7 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Jewish State (Hardcover): Theodor Herzl The Jewish State (Hardcover)
Theodor Herzl; Foreword by Jerold S Auerbach
R535 Discovery Miles 5 350 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
L'Dor V'Dor - The Poliachek Family of Lida (Hardcover): Berna Heyman L'Dor V'Dor - The Poliachek Family of Lida (Hardcover)
Berna Heyman
R2,033 Discovery Miles 20 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Memorial Book of Radzivilov - Translation of Radzivilov: Sefer Zikaron (Hardcover): Ya'acov Adini, Ellen Garshick Memorial Book of Radzivilov - Translation of Radzivilov: Sefer Zikaron (Hardcover)
Ya'acov Adini, Ellen Garshick
R1,160 Discovery Miles 11 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Reading Genesis Politically - An Introduction to Mosaic Political Philosophy (Hardcover, New): Martin Sicker Reading Genesis Politically - An Introduction to Mosaic Political Philosophy (Hardcover, New)
Martin Sicker
R2,925 Discovery Miles 29 250 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Sicker asserts that the Mosaic canon, the Pentateuch, is first and foremost a library of essentially political teachings and documents, and that the first eleven chapters of the book of "Genesis" set forth in essence a general Mosaic political philosophy. These writings take a unique mythopoeic approach to the construction of a normative political theory intended to undergird the idea of a mutual covenant between God and the people of Israel that is to be realized in history in the creation of the ideal society. It is with the elaboration of the political ideas reflected in these early chapters of "Genesis" that this book is concerned.

For the modern reader, the biblical texts should be understood as postulating some basic ideas of Mosaic moral and political philosophy that, in Sicker's view, continue to be applicable in contemporary times. First, man is endowed with free will, however constrained by circumstances it may be, and with the intellect to govern and direct it in appropriate paths. Accordingly, he is individually responsible for his actions and must be held accountable for them. Second, man has a necessary relation to God whether he wishes it or not. Prudence alone will therefore dictate that compliance with divine precept is in man's best interest. Third, the notion that man can create a moral society without reference to God is a deceptive illusion. Man's ability to rationalize even his most outrageous behavior clearly indicates the need for an unimpeachable source and standard of moral authority. Fourth, until all men accept the preceding principles, the idea of a universal state is both dangerous and counterproductive. In the 20th century, we have witnessed two different attempts to create such a world state, both of which produced totalitarian monstrosities. Fifth, individualism as a social philosophy tends to be destructive of traditional values and must be tempered by the idea of communal responsibility. A survey of particular interest to scholars, researchers, and students interested in Jewish history, political thought, and the Old Testament.

The House on Throemerstrasse - A Story of Rebirth and Renewal in the Wake of the Holocaust (Hardcover): Ron Vincent The House on Throemerstrasse - A Story of Rebirth and Renewal in the Wake of the Holocaust (Hardcover)
Ron Vincent
R644 Discovery Miles 6 440 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
DZIALOSZYCE Memorial Book - an English Translation of Sefer Yizkor Shel Kehilat Dzialoshitz Ve-ha-seviva (Hardcover,... DZIALOSZYCE Memorial Book - an English Translation of Sefer Yizkor Shel Kehilat Dzialoshitz Ve-ha-seviva (Hardcover, Translation ed.)
Fay Bussgang, Julian Bussgang; Contributions by Menachem Daum
R1,223 R1,037 Discovery Miles 10 370 Save R186 (15%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Dzailoszyce in Polish is also known as Zaloshitz in Yiddish, Dzyaloshitse in Russian, and Dzialoshitz, Zalazhtsy, Zaleshits, Zaloshits and Salshits. Dzia oszyce is a small town in southeastern Poland, 27 miles northeast of Krakow, that sits on a fertile plain surrounded by mountains. The first Jews arrived there in the 16th century, attracted perhaps by the fact that Dzia oszyce was on the trade route from Krakow to the north. By 1820, 75 percent of the town's 1700 residents were Jews; in the late 1930s, more than 80 percent of its 8,000 residents were Jewish. Most Jews in Dzia oszyce made their living through trade or crafts. The town was surrounded by small villages inhabited by peasants. Jewish peddlers went from village to village selling merchandise and purchasing agricultural products. While most Jews in Dzia oszyce were not very prosperous, some owned large estates in the surrounding areas, and the proprietors of most flour and barley mills, the oil refinery, and the town power plant were Jews. Religious life centered around the beautiful town synagogue and the small Hasidic houses of prayer. Communal life was organized through the kahal community council] and khevres societies] with various functions. In the interwar period, theater productions and sports events were popular. Zionist organizations sprang up and trained young people to be pioneers; a sizeable number emigrated to Palestine. During the war, mass killings and deportations virtually destroyed the Jewish community. Some were sent to their deaths at the Be ec camp, others to the Krakow ghetto and then to P aszow. Today, the formerly Jewish town has no Jews and only 1200 inhabitants. This Yizkor book, written originally in Yiddish and Hebrew by former residents as a memorial to their beloved town, provides a vivid portrayal of what Jewish life was like in Dzia oszyce before and during the war.

Translation of ROZANA - A MEMORIAL TO THE RUZHINOY JEWISH COMMUNITY (Hardcover, New): Meir Sokolowsky, Joseph Abramovitsch Translation of ROZANA - A MEMORIAL TO THE RUZHINOY JEWISH COMMUNITY (Hardcover, New)
Meir Sokolowsky, Joseph Abramovitsch; Edited by Edith Taylor
R1,315 R1,108 Discovery Miles 11 080 Save R207 (16%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book is a translation of the Ruzhany Memorial (Yizkor) Book that was published in 1957 in Hebrew and Yiddish; it is based upon the memoirs of former Jewish residents of the town who had left before the war. Ruzhany, called Rozana in Polish and Ruzhnoy in Yiddish, is now a small town in Belarus. It was part of Russia at the time of World War I and Poland afterwards for a short period, and then the Soviet Union. In 1939, the Jewish population was at its peak 3,500, comprising 78% of the town's population. In November 1942, every Jewish resident was murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. Founded in the mid-1500s, Jews were welcomed by the private owner, the Grand Chancellor, Duke Leu Sapeiha. He valued Jewish settlers who would create a variety of businesses that would produce profits and generate collectable taxes. They opened schools, built many small synagogues, and the Great Synagogue in the main square. In addition they established many social institutions. The market town thrived. Starting in the early 1900s, many young Jews immigrated to the United States so that the young men could avoid prolonged conscription into the Czar's army.

Three Thousand Years of Hebrew Versification - Essays in Comparative Prosody (Hardcover, New): Benjamin Harshav Three Thousand Years of Hebrew Versification - Essays in Comparative Prosody (Hardcover, New)
Benjamin Harshav
R2,137 Discovery Miles 21 370 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In this unparalleled study of the forms of Hebrew poetry, preeminent authority Benjamin Harshav examines Hebrew verse during three millennia of changing historical and cultural contexts. He takes us around the world of the Jewish Diaspora, comparing the changes in Hebrew verse as it came into contact with the Canaanite, Greek, Arabic, Italian, German, Russian, Yiddish, and English poetic forms. Harshav explores the types and constraints of free rhythms, the meanings of sound patterns, the historical and linguistic frameworks that produced the first accentual iambs in English, German, Russian, and Hebrew, and the discovery of these iambs in a Yiddish romance written in Venice in 1508/09. In each chapter, the author presents an innovative analytical theory on a particular poetic domain, drawing on his close study of thousands of Hebrew poems.

Bridges across an Impossible Divide - The Inner Lives of Arab and Jewish Peacemakers (Hardcover): Marc Gopin Bridges across an Impossible Divide - The Inner Lives of Arab and Jewish Peacemakers (Hardcover)
Marc Gopin
R1,142 Discovery Miles 11 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Marc Gopin offers a groundbreaking exploration of Arab/Israeli peace partnerships: unlikely friendships created among people who have long been divided by bitter resentments, deep suspicions, and violent sorrows. In Bridges Across an Impossible Divide, Gopin shows how the careful examination of their inner spiritual lives has enabled Jewish and Arab individuals to form peace partnerships, and that these partnerships may someday lead to peaceful coexistence. The peacemakers in this book have no formal experience in conflict resolution or diplomacy. Instead, through trial and error, they have devised their own methods of reaching out across enemy lines. The obstacles they face are unimaginable, the pressure from both sides to desist is constant, and the guilt-ridden thoughts of betrayal are pervasive and intense. Peace partners have found themselves deserted by their closest friends, family members, and neighbors. Bridges Across an Impossible Divide tells their stories - stories not of saints, but of singular people who overcame seemingly unbeatable odds in their dedication to work toward peace with their estranged neighbors. Gopin provides insightful analysis of the lessons to be learned from these peacebuilders, outlining the characteristics that make them successful. He argues that lasting conflict and misery between enemies is the result of an emotional, cognitive, and ethical failure to self-examine, and that the true transformation of a troubled society is brought about by the spiritual introspection of extraordinary, determined individuals.

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