On the Nation and the 'Jewish People' (Sand Shlomo)(Paperback)

On the Nation and the 'Jewish People' (Sand Shlomo)(Paperback)

Ernest Renan was one of the intellectual giants of the second half of the nineteenth century in France, the man who first opened up the study of nationalism. In this book, Shlomo Sand, the author of the best-selling The Invention of the Jewish People, demonstrates the complexity of Renan's thought

The Invention of the Jewish People (Sand Shlomo)(Paperback)

Best-selling analysis of Jewish history by a leading Israeli historian with a new

Twilight of History (Sand Shlomo)(Pevná vazba)

The acclaimed and controversial historian turns his critical gaze on the writing of history today On its publication in 2009, Shlomo Sand's book The Invention of the Jewish People met with a storm of controversy. His demystifying approach to nationalist and Zionist historiography provoked much

When the Menorah Fades (Preigerzon Zvi)(Paperback)

This book describes the life of the Jewish people in Hadiach, Ukraine, and their suffering under the Nazis, with a Kabbalistic spiritual touch: the Perpetual Flame of the Menorah at the grave of Chabad founder Rabbi Shneur Zalman Schneerson symbolizes the very spirit of Jewish life, which it is

A Modern History of the Kurds (McDowall David)(Paperback)

The division of the Kurdish people among the modern nation states of Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Iran and their struggle for national rights continues to influence the politics of the Middle East. David McDowall's ground-breaking history of the Kurds from the 19th century to the present day documents

From Sand and Ash (Harmon Amy)(Paperback)

Italy, 1943--Germany occupies much of the country, placing the Jewish population in grave danger during World War II.As children, Eva Rosselli and Angelo Bianco were raised like family but divided by circumstance and religion. As the years go by, the two find themselves falling in love. But the

Karl Marx: Philosophy and Revolution (Avineri Shlomo)(Pevná vazba)

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a new exploration of Karl Marx's life through his intellectual contributions to modern thought 'A perceptive and fair-minded corrective to superficial treatments of the man.'--Jonathan Rose, Wall Street Journal Karl Marx (1818-1883)--philosopher,

The Jewish Phenomenon: Seven Keys to the Enduring Wealth of a People (Silbiger Steven)(Pevná vazba)

Spielberg, Brin, Dell, Seinfeld-phenomenally successful . . . and Jewish. Why have Jews risen to the top of the business and professional world in numbers staggeringly out of proportion to their percentage of the American population? Steven Silbiger has the answer. Based on the author's synthesis

The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays (Greenberg Irving)(Paperback)

Called 'enriching' and 'profoundly moving' by Elie Wiesel, The Jewish Way is a comprehensive and inspiring presentation of Judaism as revealed through its holy days.In thoughtful and engaging prose, Rabbi Irving Greenberg explains and interprets the origin, background, interconnections, ceremonial

Sacred Therapy: Jewish Spiritual Teachings on Emotional Healing and Inner Wholeness (Frankel Estelle)(Paperback)

In Sacred Therapy Estelle Frankel travels to the heart of Jewish mysticism to reveal how people of any faith can draw upon this rich body of teachings to gain wisdom, clarity, and a deeper sense of meaning in the midst of modern life. In an engaging and accessible style, Frankel brings together

Messianism, Zionism, and Jewish Religious Radicalism (Ravitzky Aviezer)(Paperback)

The Orthodox Jewish tradition affirms that Jewish exile will end with the coming of the Messiah. How, then, does Orthodoxy respond to the political realization of a Jewish homeland that is the State of Israel? In this cogent and searching study, Aviezer Ravitzky probes Orthodoxy's divergent

Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn (Gordis Daniel)(Paperback)

Winner of the Jewish Book of the Year AwardThe first comprehensive yet accessible history of the state of Israel from its inception to present day, from Daniel Gordis, 'one of the most respected Israel analysts' (The Forward) living and writing in Jerusalem.Israel is a tiny state, and yet it has

The JPS Jewish Heritage Torah Commentary (Garfinkel Eli L.)(Paperback)

The JPS Jewish Heritage Torah Commentary shows Jews of all ages and backgrounds that the Jewish people's most significant book is not dusty and irrelevant but an eternally sacred text wholly pertinent to our modern lives. Designed to keep the attention of all readers, each lively essay is both

Ancient Jewish and Christian Scriptures (Collins John J.)(Paperback)

Ancient Jewish and Christian Scriptures examines the writings included in and excluded from the Jewish and Christian canons of Scripture and explores the social settings in which some of this literature was viewed as authoritative and some was viewed either as uninspired or as heretical. John J

Level 4: The Diary of a Young Girl (Frank Anne)(Paperback / softback)

It is 1942 in Holland and the Germans have invaded. All Jewish people are frightened for their lives, so the Frank family hide. Life is dangerous but they hope for the best - until they are finally discovered. Anne Frank was a real person, and this is her

Hebrews (Price Charles (Author))(Paperback / softback)

Hebrews was written to address some of the fundamental misunderstandings that the Jewish people had about Jesus. This (unknown) author is correcting their ignorance of who Jesus was, and explaining how he completes and fulfils Israel's history, law, ceremonial rituals, and priesthood. And this is

Leeds and Its Jewish Community: A History (Fraser Derek)(Paperback)

The definitive history of the third-largest Jewish community in the UK, which analyses the factors which contributed to its growth and success and explores the disproportionate influence the community had on the modern history of

The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic and Mysticism (Dennis Geoffrey W.)(Paperback)

Jewish esotericism is the oldest and most influential continuous occult tradition in the West. Presenting lore that can spiritually enrich your life, this one-of-a-kind encyclopedia is devoted to the esoteric in Judaism--the miraculous and the mysterious. In this second edition, Rabbi Geoffrey W

Independence Memories - A People's Portrait of the Early Days of the Irish Nation (Cox Valerie)(Paperback / softback)

A people's portrait of a period of momentous change in Irish

The End of Jewish Modernity (Traverso Enzo)(Paperback)

Jewish modernity flourished between the age of Enlightenment and World War II--and in fact was a major driver of intellectual, scientific, social, literary, and artistic progress in that period. But the age of Jewish modernity is over. That's the argument that historian Enzo Traverso mounts in this

Their Darkest Hour - People Tested to the Extreme in WWII (Rees Laurence)(Paperback / softback)

How could Nazi killers shoot Jewish women and children at close

Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Volume 3 - The People's Revolution (Coates Ta-Nehisi)(Paperback / softback)

Philosophy in the Middle Ages - The Christian, Islamic, and Jewish Traditions(Paperback / softback)

Antisemitism and the left: On the return of the Jewish question (Fine Robert)(Paperback)

A highly original conceptual study of the opposing faces of universalism, its stimulation for Jewish emancipation and the struggle for its rescue from repressive, antisemitic