Jewish Cultures of the World – serie
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Arabs of the Jewish Faith
The Civilizing Mission in Colonial Algeria
Inbunden, 2010
961 kr
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Exploring how Algerian Jews responded to and appropriated France's newly conceived "civilizing mission" in the mid-nineteenth century, Arabs of the Jewish Faith shows that the ideology, while rooted in French Revolutionary ideals of regeneration, enlightenment, and emancipation, actually developed …
Becoming Frum
How Newcomers Learn the Language and Culture of Orthodox Judaism
Häftad, 2012
414 kr
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Winner, 2013 Sami Rohr Choice Award for Jewish LiteratureWhen non-Orthodox Jews become frum (religious), they encounter much more than dietary laws and Sabbath prohibitions. They find themselves in the midst of a whole new culture, involving matchmakers, homemade gefilte fish, and …
Becoming Frum
How Newcomers Learn the Language and Culture of Orthodox Judaism
Inbunden, 2012
1462 kr
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Winner, 2013 Sami Rohr Choice Award for Jewish LiteratureWhen non-Orthodox Jews become frum (religious), they encounter much more than dietary laws and Sabbath prohibitions. They find themselves in the midst of a whole new culture, involving matchmakers, homemade gefilte fish, and …
Through Soviet Jewish Eyes
Photography, War, and the Holocaust
Av David Shneer
Häftad, 2012
513 kr
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Winner of the 2013 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award in the category of Jews and the ArtsFinalist for the 2011 National Jewish Book Award in the Holocaust categoryMost view the relationship of Jews to the Soviet Union through the lens of repression and silence. Focusing on an elite group of two dozen …
Kabbalistic Revolution
Reimagining Judaism in Medieval Spain
Inbunden, 2014
1764 kr
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The set of Jewish mystical teachings known as Kabbalah are often imagined as timeless texts, teachings that have been passed down through the millennia. Yet, as this groundbreaking new study shows, Kabbalah flourished in a specific time and place, emerging in response to the social prejudices that …
One People, One Blood
Ethiopian-Israelis and the Return to Judaism
Av Don Seeman
Häftad, 2010
470 kr
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"Little by little, an egg will come to walk upon its own leg." Ethiopian-Israelis fondly quote this bit of Amharic folk wisdom, reflecting upon the slow, difficult history that allowed them to fulfill their destiny far from the Horn of Africa where they were born.But today, along with those …
Phantom Holocaust
Soviet Cinema and Jewish Catastrophe
Häftad, 2013
428 kr
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Even people familiar with cinema believe there is no such thing as a Soviet Holocaust film. The Phantom Holocaust tells a different story. The Soviets were actually among the first to portray these events on screens. In 1938, several films exposed Nazi anti-Semitism, and a 1945 movie depicted the …
