This book consists of a series of investigations into the cultural and behavioral patterns of east European immigrant Jews known to promote health and prevent disease beginning in the late 19th and into the 20th centuries.
Offers a brand new conception for the 21st century of the Jews as the Chosen People. It sets out criteria for... Læs mere
A memoir of Rachel Margolis, the sole survivor of her family, who escaped from the Vilna Ghetto with other members of the resistance movement, the FPO (United Partisan Organization), and joined the Soviet partisans in the forests of Lithuania to sabotage the Nazis.
Provides a collection of the most informative critical articles on some of the best twentieth-century Russian short stories from Chekhov... Læs mere
Provides a collection of the most informative critical articles on some of the best twentieth-century Russian short stories from Chekhov... Læs mere
Provides a collection of the major statements by Russian poet Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) about poetry, inspiration, the creative... Læs mere
Shows that in its generative theology, Rabbinic Judaism in its formative age invoked the perpetual presence of God overseeing all that Israelites said... Læs mere
Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996) is the only Russian poet who has been taken seriously by Russian leaders. He is the most important poet Russia has... Læs mere
Focusing on the concepts of time and the life cycle, this collection of articles examines Jewish life in the Talmudic period... Læs mere