Man and His Surroundings is a collection of novellas that are unconnected by one plot, but which altogether constitute a piercing examination of Soviet and post-Soviet culture.... Læs mere
This book is the first comprehensive research project on the encounter of music and Judaism in the theological and philosophical realms, tracing the historical evolution of the music motif in Jewish thought.
This book documents the exponential increase in the number of lawyers tapped to serve as college and university presidents and explores the reasons behind this trend. Many different pathways lawyers have taken to the presidency are discussed.
One of the first ever eyewitness accounts of the harsh reality of Soviet Gulag
Küchlya(1925), the first novel of the great Russian formalist Yury Tynyanov givesus a vividly written and moving recreation of the childhood, youth, beliefs andadventures... Læs mere
The chapters in this volume examine a few facets in the drama of how the beleaguered Jewish people, as a phoenix ascending of ancient legend, achieved national self-determination in the reborn State of Israel within three years of the end of World War II and of the Holocaust.
Digital imaging andprocessing are shown to open new methods of paper research. Early Balticprinted books... Læs mere
This previously unpublished chronicle contains valuable information on the Crimean Khanate... Læs mere
Howshould Jews see themselves and see others—as united by common humanity andpurpose, or divided by something inherent? We Are Not Alone grounds auniversalist vision of Judaism in texts and teachings of the tradition,especially those of Maimonides.
This pioneering study explores the intersecting approaches of Moses and Abraham Maimonides to divine illumination and revelation of the name Ehyeh... Læs mere