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Rekindling the flame Rekindling the flame Samuel Osherson For the millions of assimilated, unaffiliated, or disaffected Jews who are quietly finding their way back to their religion, this book offers new approaches to an ancient tradition. Many Jewish me… OL15150625W
Jewish identity and civil rights in America Jewish identity and civil rights in America Kenneth L. Marcus "What does it mean to be Jewish? This ancient question has become a pressing civil rights controversy. Despite a recent resurgence of anti-Semitic incidents on American college campuses, the U.S. Dep… OL15603378W
Stars of David Stars of David Abigail Pogrebin A collection of intimate conversations with sixty-one prominent Jews--including Mike Nichols, Leonard Nimoy, Steven Spielberg, Beverly Sills, and Larry King--reveals how they feel about their Jewish … OL15833345W
The genealogical science The genealogical science Nadia Abu El-Haj ix, 311 pages ; 24 cm OL16679857W
"How Come Boys Get to Keep Their Noses?" "How Come Boys Get to Keep Their Noses?" Tahneer Oksman American comics reflect the distinct sensibilities and experiences of the Jewish American men who played an outsized role in creating them, but what about the contributions of Jewish women? Focusing … OL17322614W
A Jew in America A Jew in America Arthur Hertzberg ""I became an American by refusing to assimilate," writes Arthur Hertzberg in this long-awaited memoir. Throughout his life this world-renowned rabbi, activist, author, historian, public servant, and… OL1858476W
The origins of Christian Zionism The origins of Christian Zionism Donald M. Lewis "In this study of Lord Shaftesbury - Victorian England's greatest humanitarian and most prominent Christian Zionist - Donald M. Lewis examines why British evangelicals became fascinated with the Jews… OL18751824W
The Woman Who Laughed at God The Woman Who Laughed at God Jonathan Kirsch "In The Woman Who Laughed at God, author Jonathan Kirsch takes us on a journey through Jewish history, and offers fresh and surprising answers to the provocative question "Who is a Jew?" Today, the J… OL1907987W
Wrestling in the daylight Wrestling in the daylight Brant Rosen A selection of posts from the author's blog, Shalom Rav. OL19722762W
The Israeli mind The Israeli mind Alon Gratch "Israelis are bold and visionary, passionate and generous. But they can also be grandiose and self-absorbed. Emerging from the depths of Jewish history and the drama of the Zionist rebellion against … OL20015768W
Memory and identity in ancient Judaism and early Christianity Memory and identity in ancient Judaism and early Christianity Tom Thatcher "This volume applies theoretical principles, along with related aspects of Schwartz's model and the work of other significant memory theorists, to a number of case studies from ancient Jewish and ear… OL20548189W
Jewish on their own terms Jewish on their own terms Jennifer A. Thompson Over half of all American Jewish children are being raised by intermarried parents. This demographic group will have a tremendous impact on American Judaism as it is lived and practiced in the coming… OL20956474W
Reclaiming Heimat Reclaiming Heimat Jacqueline Vansant "In Reclaiming Heimat, Jacqueline Vansant focuses on nine memoirs by seven Austrian reeimigres - Ernst Lothar, Stella Klein-Low, Hans Thalberg, Minna Lachs, Franziska Tausig, Hilde Spiel, and Elisabe… OL4976686W
Matai ṿe-ekh humtsa ha-ʻam ha-Yehudi? Matai ṿe-ekh humtsa ha-ʻam ha-Yehudi? Shlomo Sand,José María Amoroto Salido "Quand le peuple juif fut-il créé? Est-ce il y a quatre mille ans, ou bien sous la plume d'historiens juifs du XIXe siècle qui ont reconstitué rétrospectivement un peuple imaginé afin de façonner une… OL5191911W
Holy Land, unholy war Holy Land, unholy war Anton La Guardia There are few more compelling and more tragic issues in the world today than the bitter struggle between Palestinians and Israelis. Their tiny patch of land, desperately crowded and with few resource… OL6032786W
The Nation without Art The Nation without Art Margaret Olin xxvii, 275 p. : 24 cm OL8418454W
The politics of canonicity The politics of canonicity Michael Gluzman "The book combines the specific questions of Hebrew literature with a critical inquiry of the theoretical debates surrounding the notion of canon. It begins by examining the formative debate in both … OL8443796W
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
The vanishing American Jew The vanishing American Jew Alan M. Dershowitz In this urgent book, Alan M. Dershowitz shows why American Jews are in danger of disappearing - and what must be done now to create a renewed sense of Jewish identity for the next century. In previou… OL86397W
Moses Hess and Modern Jewish Identity: Moses Hess and Modern Jewish Identity: Ken Koltun-Fromm "Ken Koltun-Fromm's radical reinterpretation of the writings of Moses Hess, a fascinating nineteenth-century German Jewish intellectual figure who was at times religious and secular, traditional and … OL9186451W
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