Meyer Raskin is a wealthy Jewish entrepreneur running an agricultural estate in Belarus on the outskirts of the Russian Empire in the early 20th century. His life is... Læs mere
Thebook introduces the topics of Enlightenment, Counter-Enlightenment, and social demographyin... Læs mere
The 1983shootdown of KAL 007 and the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident dramatically changedthe Soviet Union in unpredictable ways. The Communist Party, which struggled tomaintain control of political messaging after the KAL crisis, lost control inthe aftermath of Chernobyl.
Wandering in Circles examinesthe definition of redemption in Venedikt Erofeev’s Moskva-Petushki. By placing Erofeev’s poema in conversation withother travel narratives from Russia and the West, the book explores the meaningof redemption across societies and cultures.
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.
The present volume contains thirteen articles based on work presented at the “XX. Century Conference: If This Is A Woman” at Comenius University Bratislava in 2019. The papers focus on various aspects of gendered experiences during World War II and the Holocaust.
Focusing on the gestures of giving, touching, showing and handcrafting, this study examines key scenes of tactile interaction between... Læs mere
Educational philosopher Elie Holzer invites readers to grow as teachers, students, or co-learners through ""attuned... Læs mere
Offers a pedagogical and sociological analysis of Shoah education in Israeli state schools. It explores issues such as materials and methods,... Læs mere
This book explores Maimonides’ rationale for crafting the tradition of the... Læs mere
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.