Best of
Judaica
1975
The War Against the Jews: 1933-1945
Lucy S. Dawidowicz - 1975
Lucid, chilling and comprehensive, Lucy S. Dawidowicz’s classic tells the complete story of the Nazi Holocaust–from the insidious evolution of German Anti-Semitism to the ultimate tragedy of the Final Solution.
In the Beginning
Chaim Potok - 1975
He must fight for his place against the bullies in his Depression-shadowed Bronx neighborhood and his own frail health. As a young man, he must start anew and define his own path of personal belief that diverges sharply with his devout father and everything he has been taught...
The Book of Letters: A Mystical Hebrew Alphabet
Lawrence Kushner - 1975
Folktales about and exploration of the mystical meanings of the Hebrew Alphabet. Open the old prayerbook-like pages of The Book of Letters and you will enter a special world of sacred tradition and religious feeling. More than just symbols, all twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet overow with meanings and personalities of their own.
Christ on the Jewish Road
Richard Wurmbrand - 1975
In the years that followed, his path crossed with many other Jewish believers. Together they share their stories and speak of a loving heavenly Father who waits with excitement for the return of every prodigal son.
Guard Your Tongue: A Practical Guide to the Laws of Loshon Hora (Gossip and Slander)
Zelig Pliskin - 1975
In clear, straightforward language, it is eminently readable. Rabbi Pliskin has added scores of true to life examples to illustrate the practical applications of these laws. This guide is a must for every Jewish home and should be reread frequently.
East End Jewish Radicals 1875-1914
William J. Fishman - 1975
East End Jewish Radicals is essential reading for anyone interested in Victorian and Edwardian London or the history of the Jewish community in Lond, labour history and the history of immigration to this country.
Explorations in the Ethnography of Speaking
Richard Bauman - 1975
No other volume has so successfully provided a broad, cross-cultural survey of the use, role, and function of language and speech in everyday life. The essays deal with: traditional societies in Native North, Middle, and South America, Africa, and Oceania; English, French, and Yiddish speaking communities in Europe and North America; Afro-American communities in North America and the Caribbean. Now reissued, the collection includes a major new Introduction by the editors that traces the subsequent development of the ethnography of speaking and indicates directions for further research.
The Age of the Avant-Garde: 1956-1972
Hilton Kramer - 1975
This comprehensive book collects a sizable selection of his early essays and reviews, which constituted his first complete statement about art and the art world. The essays and reviews gathered here were written in response to particular occasions and for specific deadlines in the conviction that a start in the arduous task of critical revaluation needed to be made because our experience compelled it."
The Shtetl Book
Diane K. Roskies - 1975
Examines the history and way of life of Jews in Eastern Europe.
The Jewish People In The First Century: Historical Geography, Political History, Social, Cultural And Religious Life And Institutions
S. Safrai - 1975
Safrai and M. Stern in cooperation with D. Flusser and W.C. van Unnik Section 2 - The Literature of the Jewish People in the Period of the Second Temple and the Talmud Section 3 - Jewish Traditions in Early Christian Literature
Honor Thy Father and Mother: Filial Responsibility in Jewish Law and Ethics
Gerald J. Blidstein - 1975