In this vivid memoir originally published in German, Anne Groschler (1888-1982) recounts her 1944 escape from the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp to Mandatory Palestine via “Transport 222”, an exchange transport of 222 Jews for “Aryan" prisoners of war.
The unique story of a radical Jew and a Jewish radical from his time in a DP Camp in Austria to his coming to America in 1946 and growing up in... Læs mere
This book represents an anthology of Avigdor Hameiri’s ten most compelling war stories and poetry. They are unique in mixing the... Læs mere
Dovlatovand Surroundings is a literary ode by one of the mostconsequential late 20th-century Russian writers, Alexander Genis, toanother: Sergei Dovlatov.... Læs mere
A readable, balanced history of Turkey’s first century, from Atatürk’s modernization and mid-century military coups to Erdogan’s electoral autocracy. It explores... Læs mere
The Comics of Asaf Hanuka: Telling Particular and Universal Stories traces how Asaf Hanuka’s comics and graphic novels reflect his own... Læs mere
This investigation offers a broader perspective on the Russian language of the 1740s by analyzing sources that are seldom valued for their linguistic content. It shows that although... Læs mere