Judaistik

This is a rich assemblage of authentic drawings of ceremonial objects used traditionally in ancient Jewish rituals observed in synagogues and homes throughout the world.

What makes a great Jewish book? In fact, what makes a book "Jewish" in the first place? Ruth R. Wisse eloquently fields these questions in "The Modern Jewish Canon", her …

In comparison to the Iberian Inquisitions little research has been done on the attitude of the Roman and Universal Inquisition to the Jews. The present volume deals with the …

Fredag 9. april falt dommen i en av norgeshistoriens mest oppsiktsvekkende rettssaker. På tiltalebenken satt politiinspektør Knut Rød, mannen som i 1942 organiserte deportasjonen …

One woman learned on the eve of her Roman Catholic wedding. One man as he was studying for the priesthood. Madeleine Albright famously learned from the Washington Post when she was …

The first part of this illustrated volume offers a survey of Jewish history and literature. The second part presents what the preface describes as "e;a thematic analysis of the …

Metempsychosis was a prominent element in Renaissance conceptualizations of the human being, the universe, and the place of the human person in the universe. A variety of concepts …

Projecting the Nation: History and Ideology on the Israeli Screen is a wide-ranging history of over seven decades of Israeli cinema. The only book in English to offer this type of …

Family stories define who we are and who we become. Three centuries of the Poliachek/Pollock Family of Lida, Belarus, provide universal and personal stories. There are stories of …

' detailed and fair.' - The Spectator'An exhaustive, impressive achievement.' - The TabletAs a minority, Jews in Britain are confident, their institutions competent and mature. And …