The Hand of Compassion: Portraits of Moral Choice During the Holocaust
by Kristen Renw Monroe
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Monroe's accounts of the rescuers are gripping and valuable. She is a sensitive interviewer who gets the most out of her subjects, and her analysis yields some unique conclusions about the theory of morality....
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To Life: A Celebration of Jewish Being and Thinking
by Harold S Kushner
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With his special brand of warmth and wisdom, Rabbi Harold S. Kushner awakens readers -- non-Jews as well as Jews curious about the religion they already cherish -- to the exuberance, enjoyment, and relevance of Judaism today. This exhilarating guide...
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Jewish Travellers in the Middle Ages 19
by Elkan Nathan Adler
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Fascinating narratives by Benjamin of Tudela, Eldad the Danite, other scholars, merchants, pilgrims, etc. Illustrated....
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King of the Jews: The Greatest Mob Story Never Told
by Nick Tosches
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Flamboyant mobster Arnold Rothstein was gambling and money. He was the inspiration for Meyer Wolfsheim in The Great Gatsby and Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls. It was rumored he masterminded the 1919 World Series fix. He was Mr. Broadway, a king of...
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Five Years in the Warsaw Ghetto
by Bernard Goldstein
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Born in a small town outside of Warsaw in 1889, Bernard Goldstein joined the Jewish labor organization, the Bund, at age 16 and dedicated his life to organizing workers and resisting tyranny. Goldstein spent time in prisons from Warsaw to Siberia, took...
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Inviting God in: Celebrating the Soul-Meaning of the Jewish Holy Days
by David Aaron
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This warm, inspiring look at the Jewish holidays--by one of the most dynamic and accessible teachers of Jewish thought today--shows us how each holy day empowers us to recognize God's loving presence in our life everyday. There are many books that...
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Never Again?
by Abraham H Foxman
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Anti-Semitism remains a pernicious form of ethnic and religious intolerance and an assault on the fundamentals of human dignity and human rights. Exploring the history of anti-Semitism and providing the first comprehensive examination of the new rampant...
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The Big Book of Jewish Humor
by William Novak
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A special silver anniversary edition of the classic collection of Jewish humor features contributions by both famous and obscure comics, as well as from literary and historical sources, including such notables as the Marx Brothers, Shel Silverstein, Neil...
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Master Plan Himmlers Scholars & the Holo
by Heather Pringle
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This text is a groundbreaking expos of the work of German scientists and scholars who allowed their research at a Nazi research institute to be warped to justify extermination of Jews and other groups....
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The Way Into the Varieties of Jewishness (Way Into...)
by Sylvia Bara Fishman
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Explores the religious and historical meaning of being Jewish, how Judaism contributes to contemporary social-environmental issues, and the many ways Jews have interacted with, defended the identity of, and honored non-Jews from biblical times to...
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Hollywood and Anti-Semitism: A Cultural History Up to World War II (Cambridge Studies in the History of Mass Communications)
by Steven A Carr
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American Jews have a powerful cultural narrative that seemingly speaks on their behalf. According to this narrative, Eastern European Jewish immigrants built the film industry in the first decade of this century and dominated it by the second. As opposed...
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Souls on Fire
by Elie Wiesel
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'These tales, although they are the kernel of a highly developed form of Jewish mysticism, have a basic human interest that transcends the dividing lines of religion.' -Albert H. Friedlander, Saturday Review...
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Secret City: The Hidden Jews of Warsaw, 1940-1945
by Gunnar S Paulsson
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-287) and index....
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Living a Jewish Life: Jewish Traditions, Customs, and Values for Today's Families
by Anita Diamant
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Living a Jewish Life describes Judaism as not just a contemplative or abstract system of thought but as a blueprint for living fully and honorably. This new edition builds on the classic guide, which has been a favorite among Jewish educators and...
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Kabbalah: A Very Short Introduction
by Joseph Dan
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In Kabbalah: A Very Short Introduction, Joseph Dan, one of the world's leading authorities on Jewish mysticism, offers a concise and highly accurate look at the history and character of the various systems developed by the adherents of the Kabbalah. Dan...
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Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice
by Wayne Dosick
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IN THE BEGINNING An old Jewish legend: In the beginning-before the beginning-God's light filled the entire universe. When God decided to create the world, He had to withdraw some of His light from the universe, so that there would be space for the land...
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Wrestling with God: Jewish Theological Responses During and After the Holocaust
by Steven T Katz
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This volume presents a wide-ranging, extremely diverse, selection of Jewish theological responses to the Holocaust. It is the most complete anthology of its kind, bringing together for the first time a large sample of ultra-orthodox sources produced...
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The Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt
by Ruth Andre Ellenson
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Twenty-eight of todayas top Jewish women writers tell the truth about all the things their rabbis warned them never to discuss in public in this hilarious and provocative collection. Includes original essays on: a Finding (and Divorcing) the Perfect...
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Yiddish Wisdom = Yiddishe Chochma
by Kristina (edt) Swarner
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All the color, vibrancy, and humor of Yiddish is captured in this delightfully illustrated treasury of over 100 folk sayings in both English and Yiddish. From the sublime (Man thinks and God laughs/A mentsh tracht un Got lacht) to the practical (When you...
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Searching for Anne Frank: Letters from Amsterdam to Iowa
by Susan Goldman Rubin
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-140) and index....
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