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Geschichte Israels Geschichte Israels Noth, Martin vii, 487 p. ; 23 cm OL1332040W
Harvest of Hate Harvest of Hate Léon Poliakov Here is a horrifying, clear-cut story of the Nazi program to exterminate the Jews, detailing the origins of the anti-Semitic movement in Germany, and outlining the various histories of the ghettos, c… OL1360068W
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
The Spirit of the Ghetto The Spirit of the Ghetto Hutchins Hapgood More than eighty years after its publication, The Spirit of the Ghetto continues to be a fresh and illuminating commentary on an important aspect of American cultural history. Hutchins Hapgood, reare… OL15850738W
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
Traditional Jewish papercuts Traditional Jewish papercuts Yehudit Shadur,Joseph Shadur "The making of devotional papercuts is a relatively little-known aspect of traditional Jewish folk art and culture. While many ritual objects treasured today as "Judaica" were crafted from expensive … OL18020497W
Generation exodus Generation exodus Walter Laqueur "Some half a million Jews lived in Germany when Hitler came to power in 1933. Over the next decade, thousands would flee. Among these refugees, teens and young adults formed a remarkable generation. … OL18391504W
Chaucer and the Jews : sources, contexts, meanings / edited by Sheila Delany Chaucer and the Jews : sources, contexts, meanings / edited by Sheila Delany Sheila Delany "Jews were expelled from England in 1290, about half a century before Geoffrey Chaucer's birth. But Jews and their culture continued to play in important role in the English Christian imagination thr… OL18923307W
In de tuin van het geheugen In de tuin van het geheugen Joanna Olczak-Ronikier Oorspronkelijke titel: Wogrodzie pamieci (2003). De auteur beschrijft de geschiedenis van haar familie die oorlogen hebben overleefd en zijn verspreid over Europa en de rest van de wereld. De geschi… OL24205482W
Door de ogen van een vrouw Door de ogen van een vrouw Stella Müller-Madej De herinneringen van een joodse vrouw, overlevende van Auschwitz, aan haar leven in het na-oorlogse Polen. OL24433428W
De schuilplaats De schuilplaats Johanna Reiss Het verhaal begint op het moment dat de tweede wereldoorlog net was uitgebroken. Het gezin wordt opgesplitst, om gemakkelijker onder te kunnen duiken. OL24656206W
Anne Frank, mijn beste vriendin Anne Frank, mijn beste vriendin Alison Leslie Gold Herinneringen aan Anne Frank vanaf het moment waarop haar dagboek eindigt, opgetekend door haar jeugdvriendin Goslar. Oorspr. titel: Memories of Anne Frank (1997). Het levensverhaal van de Amsterdam… OL26187270W
Between dignity and despair Between dignity and despair Marion A. Kaplan Between Dignity and Despair draws on the extraordinary memoirs, diaries, interviews, and letters of Jewish women and men to give us the first intimate portrait of Jewish life in Nazi Germany. This de… OL2743405W
Hanna's reis Hanna's reis Martine Letterie Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog wordt het Joodse meisje Hanna (15) in een tehuis voor moeilijk opvoedbare kinderen in Apeldoorn geplaatst. Helaas blijkt het ook hier niet veilig. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar. OL28952499W
Scholem, Arendt, Klemperer Scholem, Arendt, Klemperer Steven E. Aschheim "Through an examination of the diaries and letters of three extraordinary and distinctive German-Jewish intellectuals - Gershom Scholem, Hannah Arendt, and Victor Klemperer - Steven E. Aschheim illum… OL29046W
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
Catholics and Jews in Twentieth-Century America Catholics and Jews in Twentieth-Century America Egal Feldman "Rich with the insights of prominent Catholic and Jewish commentators and religious leaders, Catholics and Jews in Twentieth-Century America recounts the amazing transformation of a relationship of i… OL4462634W
Paul Among Jews and Gentiles, and Other Essays Paul Among Jews and Gentiles, and Other Essays Krister Stendahl A sharp challenge to traditional ways of understanding Paul is sounded in this book by a distinguished interpreter of the New Testament. Krister Stendahl proposes-in the key title essay-new ways of e… OL467407W
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
Pushing Time Away Pushing Time Away Peter Singer ""What binds us pushes time away" wrote David Oppenheim to his future wife, Amalie Pollak, on March 24, 1905. Oppenheim, classical scholar, collaborator, then critic of Sigmund Freud, and friend and … OL936842W
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