In this book, a diverse collection of empirical and conceptual studies illuminates particular aspects of the... Læs mere
Explores interfaith dialogue between the Jewish and Christian communities and attempts to evaluate what goals these communities have... Læs mere
Provides a thorough description and analysis of the multifaceted nature of Jewish internal migration in the United States. Using data from the 1990 and 2000 NJPS, and through... Læs mere
The present volume seeks to shift the attention to the local point of view through the writing of Baltic scholars. By no means... Læs mere
With the Holocaust resonating as the "thick background," historical redress processes in Israel render a particularly challenging case. The simultaneous concern the Jewish community has with past, present and future redress campaigns, as both victim and perpetrator, is unique.
Explores and honours the scholarly contributions of Gary Marker. Twenty scholars from Russia, the UK, Italy, Ukraine and the US examine... Læs mere
Traces the proliferation of fictional representations of Tsar Dmitry in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Russia,... Læs mere
This is an edited collection of articles by journalist Dorothy Kahn Bar-Adon. Between 1933-1950 Bar-Adon covered life in Jewish towns and kibbutzim, as... Læs mere
Rabbi Shimon ben Zemach Duran (1361-1444) was a colorful rabbinic authority in Algiers. In his book, Zohar Harakia, on methods of enumerating the 613 commandments, he summarizes the work of previous authorities on this subject, especially Maimonides and Nachmanides.
The creative potential is inherent in transposing classic literary texts into other genres... Læs mere
Brings together significant, representative stories from every decade of the 20th century. It includes the prose of officially recognised... Læs mere