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Isaac Bashevis Singer - 1967

This novel portrays the difficulties encountered by traditionalist Jews coming to terms with the social changes that rocked Poland in the late 19th century.

The central figure of the novel is Calman Jacoby, who stands between the old and the new, unable to embrace either whole-heartedly.

The Hebrew Goddess

Raphael Patai - 1967

The Hebrew Goddess demonstrates that the Jewish religion, far from being pure monotheism, contained from earliest times strong polytheistic elements, chief of which was the cult of the mother goddess.

Lucidly written and richly illustrated, this third edition contains new chapters on the Shekhina.

Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature

Marcus Jastrow - 1967

New, larger edition! Commonly known as the Jastrow Dictionary, this work is the definitive choice for studying the Talmud, Midrashim and Targumim.

With over 30,000 entries, it is far more comprehensive than any other dictionary of Aramaic/Hebrew available. Each entry is fully vocalized, defined in English and presented in various contexts, and word roots are cross-referenced wherever possible. An invaluable resource!

The Yeshiva: Vol. 1

Chaim Grade - 1967

Tsemakh Atlas, torn between his commitment to the ascetic life of the yeshiva community and his natural longings, tries to protect his students from the earthy villagers of Valkenik.

Tsemakh Atlas, torn between his commitment to the ascetic life of the yeshiva community and his natural longings, tries to protect his students from the earthy villagers of Valkenik

The Manor & The Estate

Isaac Bashevis Singer - 1967

The Manor and The Estate—combined in this one-volume edition—bold tales of Polish Jews in the latter half of the nineteenth century, a time of rapid industrial growth and radical social change that enabled the Jewish community to move from the ghetto to prominent positions within Polish society..

How the Hebrew Language Grew

Edward Horowitz - 1967

Time was, many thousands of years ago, when Hebrew, in its most ancient form, did not have two or three hundred words.

But since that long, long ago time, Hebrew has grown mightily, to become one of the great modern languages of the world. The story of its growth from a mere handful of words to its present rich estate is colorful and dramatic. It has never been told before. In this book, the story of the growth of the Hebrew language is written with clarity. charm and distinction.

Theology of the Old Testament: Volume II

Walther Eichrodt - 1967

This book, the second of two volumes, offers a comprehensive profiling of the theology contained in the Old Testament.The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys.

The contributors are scholars of international standing.

A Malamud Reader

Bernard Malamud - 1967

This volume presents between the covers of a single book the range and scope of one of the most distinguished writers in America, Bernard Malamud. A Malamud Reader contains the complete text of The Assistant, his novel of love and redemption in Brooklyn; ten stories from The Magic Barrel and Idiots First; three journeys--to Chicago, from The Natural; to the coast, from A New Life; and to Kiev, from The Fixer--and two long selections, "S.

Levin in Love" and "Yakov Bok in Prison."

Michel, Michel

Robert Lewis - 1967

An explosive, emotional novel about a young Jewish boy whose parents die at the hands of the Nazis but he is saved by a Catholic Frenchwoman and raised in her faith.

When the war ends Michel's aunt in Israel claims him but "Madam Rose" Michel's foster French mother refuses to give him up and the battle is soon joined. What begins as a personal quarrel in a small provincial town slowly and inexorably grows into a cause involving the hierarchy of the Church and the leaders of French Jewry as the boy goes in hiding passed from one secret refuge to another by Madam Rose and by the priests and nuns. The conflict not only divides France, reviving old passions and stirring up anti-Semitism and anticlericalism, it becomes a national scandal. But in the end it is up to young Michel torn and devastated by opposing loyalties and loves who must decide his own fate.