From a bilingual master of the literary memoir comes this movingand humorous story of losing immigrant baggage and trying to reclaim it for hisAmerican future.
One of the first ever eyewitness accounts of the harsh reality of Soviet Gulag
This pioneering study explores the intersecting approaches of Moses and Abraham Maimonides to divine illumination and revelation of the name Ehyeh... Læs mere
The Biblical narrative is usually very terse and cryptic. Over the millennia, Jewish scholars often painted a patriarchal picture with women ‘in their place’. This book puts these... Læs mere
The most detailed study ever undertaken into the fate of more than 800 Jewish doctors who devoted themselves, in many cases until the day they died, to the care of the sick and the dying in the Warsaw Ghetto.
Educational philosopher Elie Holzer invites readers to grow as teachers, students, or co-learners through ""attuned... Læs mere
Drawing on apocalyptic movements, Landes explores the clash between Islamist pre-modern (Caliphators) and Western post-modern... Læs mere
This anthology is the fullest edition to date of the rich variety of Tolstoy’s philosophical output collected in a single volume... Læs mere
This book examines major Russian TV series focusing on three major issues: Russian television’s transition to digital... Læs mere
This volume contributes to the growing field of comparative Jewish and American law, turning to Jewish law to provide insights into substantive and conceptual areas of the American legal system, particularly areas of American law that are complex, controversial, and unsettled.
Soviet filmmaker Dziga Vertov has occupied an often controversial position as a founding figure of documentary, avant-garde, and political-propaganda film... Læs mere