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Life of Josephus Life of Josephus Flavius Josephus Refocusing our attention from the personal character and psychological motives of Josephus (which we cannot know) to the work itself (which is before us), Steve Mason brings this narrative to life in… OL137601W
The Cambridge guide to Jewish history, religion, and culture The Cambridge guide to Jewish history, religion, and culture Judith Reesa Baskin "The Cambridge Guide to Jewish History, Religion, and Culture provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the Jewish experience, from its ancient origins to its impact on contemporary popular… OL15530814W
Never again? Never again? Abraham H. Foxman Identifies a current rise in anti-Semitic activities throughout the world, tracing the history of antisemitism as well as the author's efforts with international diplomats and Jewish leaders to devel… OL15832295W
A history of ancient Israel and Judah A history of ancient Israel and Judah J.Maxwell Miller,John Hayes,J. Maxwell Miller Discusses the history of Israel during Old Testament times and examines economic and political factors. OL15843251W
Great lives from history Jewish Americans Great lives from history Jewish Americans Rafael Medoff Great Lives from History: Jewish Americans features 646 essays covering 654 people (including 124 women) from the eighteenth century to the present. The majority of the individuals included in this s… OL16175561W
The JPS guide to Jewish women The JPS guide to Jewish women Cheryl Tallan,Emily Taitz,Sondra Henry "This sourcebook casts a new and clear light on Jewish women as individuals throughout history, setting them firmly within the context of their own cultural and historical periods." "Overview section… OL16294998W
To Hope and Back - The Journey of the St. Louis To Hope and Back - The Journey of the St. Louis Kathy Kacer The tragic true story of the ship St. Louis. It left Germany in May 1939 full of Jewish passengers seeking refuge in Cuba, but was denied port in Cuba, the US and Canada before returning to Europe. w… OL16794178W
The Jewish world The Jewish world Sharon AvRutick 744 p. : 17 x 24 cm OL18395096W
Jerusalem's traitor Jerusalem's traitor Desmond Seward When the Jews revolted against Rome in 66 CE, Josephus, a Jerusalem aristocrat, was made a general in his nation's army. Captured by the Romans, he saved his skin by finding favor with the emperor Ve… OL1958506W
Abayudaya Abayudaya Jeffrey A. Summit,Richard Sobol The 600 members of the Abayudaya (Children of Judah) community living in a remote area of eastern Uganda lead a life devoted to traditional Jewish practices. Told with images and music, this is the s… OL20035981W
The making of Israel The making of Israel Carly L. Crouch "In The Making of Israel C.L. Crouch presents the southern Levant during the seventh century BCE as a major period for the formation of Israelite ethnic identity, challenging scholarship which dates … OL20973547W
Josephus' interpretation of the Books of Samuel Josephus' interpretation of the Books of Samuel Michael Avioz "Since the seventies, no study has examined the methodologies of Josephus' rewriting of an entire biblical book as part of his Judean Antiquities. This book attempts to fill this vacuum by exploring … OL20974085W
British Fascist antisemitism and Jewish responses, 1932-40 British Fascist antisemitism and Jewish responses, 1932-40 Daniel Tilles "British Fascist Antisemitism and Jewish Responses, 1932-40 explores the use of antisemitism by Britain's interwar fascists and the ways in which the country's Jews reacted to this. It analyses these… OL23192447W
Safe Among the Germans Safe Among the Germans Ruth Gay "This book tells the story of why a quarter-million Jews, survivors of death camps and forced labor, sought refuge in Germany after World War II. Those who had ventured to return to Poland after libe… OL3260837W
The all new Jewish quiz book The all new Jewish quiz book Barbara Spector Miscellaneous information about Jews and Judaism presented in question and answer format. OL3357583W
Medicine and the German Jews Medicine and the German Jews John M. Efron "Medicine played an important role in the early secularization and eventual modernization of German Jewish culture. And as both physicians and patients, Jews exerted a great influence on the formatio… OL3469633W
Year Book XXIV Transformation of Ge Year Book XXIV Transformation of Ge Leo Baeck Institute. vii,472p.,[3] leaves of plates,[14]p. of plates : 24cm OL4578799W
Jewish immigrants, 1880-1924 Jewish immigrants, 1880-1924 Susan E. Haberle Discusses reasons why Jewish people left their homelands to come to America, the experiences immigrants had in the new country, and contributions they made to American society. OL5723115W
Never to Forget Never to Forget Milton Meltzer Six million-- a number impossible to visualize. Six million Jews were killed in Europe between the years 1933 and 1945. What can that number mean to us today? We can that number mean to us today? We … OL78971W
Abraham's Children Abraham's Children Jon Entine Could our sense of who we are really turn on a sliver of DNA? In our multiethnic world, questions of individual identity are becoming increasingly unclear. Now in ABRAHAM'S CHILDREN bestselling autho… OL8629271W
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