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Noted historian Pierre Anctil takes a deep dive into editorials devoted to Jews and Judaism in Quebec's daily Le Devoir in the first half of the twentieth century. Long one of the most discussed historiographical issues in Canadian Jewish history, these editorials are of great significance as they are representative of the reaction of the nationalist Francophone elite to the Jewish presence in Montreal, to German Nazi State anti-Semitism and to the...
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A classic text on Zionism for the 21st Century. Since its initial publication in 1997, 'Ahad Ha-am: The Zionism of the Future' has become the definitive and standard study of one of Zionism's most towering and influential figures. The republication of this classic text as an e-book is a cause for celebration for students of history, academics and the public. No one knows Ahad Ha-am better or is better suited to deal with the life and thoughts of the...
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While most people view the Palestinian conflict as the greatest threat to Israel's survival, it is in fact only one of the nation's long-term concerns. Aside from terrorists seeking to destroy it, Israel must contend with tensions between religious and secular Jews, the demographic issues posed by a quickly growing Arab population, internal political divisions, and disputes over the water sources that are critical to its survival. In the face of these...
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Kosher USA follows the fascinating and surprising journey of kosher food through the modern industrial food system. Drawing on episodes from the lives of the author's own family, it traces how iconic products such as Coca-Cola and Jell-O tried to become kosher; the contentious debates among rabbis over the incorporation of modern science into Jewish law; how Manischewitz wine became the first kosher product to win over non-Jewish consumers (principally...
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Focusing on a diversely rich selection of writers, the pieces featured in Unfinalized Moments: Essays in the Development of Contemporary Jewish American Narrative explore the community of Jewish American writers who published their first book after the mid-1980s. It is the first book-length collection of essays on this subject matter with contributions from the leading scholars in the field. The manuscript does not attempt to foreground any one critical...
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Get the Summary of Sharon Brous's The Amen Effect in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Amen Effect" by Sharon Brous is a profound exploration of the human need for connection, both in times of joy and sorrow. Rabbi Brous shares stories of comforting the bereaved, like Gail, whose children were killed by a drunk driver, emphasizing the importance of presence over wisdom. She reflects on the ancient Mishnah text...
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A thief-turned-saint, killed by an insult. A rabbi burning down his world in order to save it. A man who lost his sanity while trying to fathom the origin of the universe. A beautiful woman battling her brother's and her husband's egos to preserve their family. Stories such as these enliven the pages of the Talmud, the great repository of ancient wisdom that is one of the sacred texts of the Jewish people. Comprised of the Mishnah, the oral law of...
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Using all 26 letters of the alphabet accompanied by rhymes, colorful illustrations, and informative text, thistribute to Jewish religion and heritage explores key concepts in a humorous way. Readers will enjoy fun facts, inspiring quotes, important terminology, and clever caricatures.
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Taking S. An-sky's expeditions to the Pale of Jewish Settlement as its point of departure, the volume explores the dynamic and many-sided nature of ethnographic knowledge and the long and complex history of the production and consumption of Jewish folk traditions. These essays by historians, anthropologists, musicologists, and folklorists showcase some of the finest research in the field. They reveal how the collection, analysis, and preservation...
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Antisemitism from Muslims has become a serious issue in Western Europe, although not often acknowledged as such. Looking for insights into the views and rationales of young Muslims toward Jews, Günther Jikeli and his colleagues interviewed 117 ordinary Muslim men in London (chiefly of South Asian background), Paris (chiefly North African), and Berlin (chiefly Turkish). The researchers sought information about stereotypes of Jews, arguments used to...
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Toulouse mars 2012, Bruxelles mai 2014, Paris janvier 2015, Copenhague février 2015. On tue à nouveau des Juifs en Europe, soixante-dix ans après la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et l'effondrement de l'Allemagne hitlérienne. On y profane des cimetières juifs et on y moleste des personnes – dont des enfants – simplement parce qu'elles sont juives. Il arrive même qu'on y force l'entrée d'un appartement occupé par une famille juive ou...
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En Cruzar fronteras, reclamar una nación, Sandra McGee Deutsch analiza cómo un grupo de inmigrantes doblemente marginal-las mujeres judías-logró crear su identidad nacional argentina, forjar relaciones sociales, comunitarias y laborales, y contribuir de este modo a consolidar la comunidad judía más grande de América Latina en un contexto político cambiante y en ocasiones adverso.
Desde esta perspectiva, aporta una mirada diferente a la que...
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Jacqueline Rose is Professor of English at Queen Mary University of London. She is the author of The Haunting of Sylvia Plath, States of Fantasy, the novel Albertine, and On Not Being Able to Sleep: Psychoanalysis in the Modern World (Princeton).
Zionism was inspired as a movement--one driven by the search for a homeland for the stateless and persecuted Jewish people. Yet it trampled the rights of the Arabs in Palestine. Today it has become so controversial...
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A distinguished Jewish leader and philanthropist argues for openness and joy to reinvigorate Judaism in America.
After a lifetime of fighting the persecution of Jews, Edgar M. Bronfman has concluded that what North American Jews need now is hope, not fear. Bronfman urges North American Jewry "to build, not fight. We need to celebrate the joy in Judaism, even as we recognize our responsibility to alleviate suffering and to help heal a broken world....
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David Biale is the Emanuel Ringelblum Professor of Jewish History at the University of California, Davis. His books include Blood and Belief: The Circulation of a Symbol between Jews and Christians and Eros and the Jews: From Biblical Israel to Contemporary America.
The story of the origins and development of a Jewish form of secularism
Not in the Heavens traces the rise of Jewish secularism through the visionary writers and thinkers who led its...
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