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Semites and Anti-Semites
An Inquiry into Conflict and Prejudice
by Bernard Lewis
The Arab-Israeli conflict has unsettled the Middle East for over half a century. This conflict is primarily political, a clash between states and peoples over territory and history. But it is also a conflict that has affected and been affected by prejudice. For a long time this was simply the "normal" prejudice between neighboring people of different religions and ethnic origins. In the present age,... (more)
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A History of the Jews
by Paul Johnson
A national bestseller, this brilliant 4000 year survey covers not only Jewish history but he impact of Jewish genius and imagination on the world. By the author of Modern Times: The World From the Twenties to the Eighties.
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Foreskin's Lament
A Memoir
by Shalom Auslander
Shalom Auslander was raised with a terrified respect for God. Even as he grew up and was estranged from his community, his religion and its traditions, he could not find his way to a life where he didn't struggle against God daily. Foreskin's Lament reveals Auslander's youth in a strict, socially isolated Orthodox community, and recounts his rebellion and efforts to make a new life apart from it. Auslander... (more)
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A History of the Jewish Experience: Eternal Faith, Eternal People
by Leo Trepp
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Shiksa: The Gentile Woman in the Jewish World
by Christine Benvenuto
She is feared and desired. She is the symbol of a family's failure and a culture's dissolution. She is a courageous ally, a loyal fellow traveler, and a mother struggling for the survival of the same family and culture whose destruction she supposedly seeks. The gentile woman has been all these things and more to the Jewish people. Her almost mythic status has its roots in the dawn of Jewish history and... (more)
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The Holocaust on Trial
by D. D. Guttenplan
David Irving is a leading Holocaust revisionist. He sued Penguin Books for libel claiming he had been falsely labelled a Holocaust denier. The trial was one of the strangest to take place in an English court: the judge had to give a verdict on history. At stake was the freedom of neo-fascist historians to exonerate Hitler and to deny that the Nazis set out to commit genocide, but this was also a trial about the... (more)
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Antisemitism in America
by Leonard Dinnerstein
Dinnerstein's richly documented book traces American antisemitism from its roots in the dawn of the Christian era and the arrival of the first European settlers, through the 18th and 19th centuries, to its peak during World War II and its present day permutations.
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The Cross and the Pear Tree: A Sephardic Journey
by Victor Perera
Tracing the dramatic lives, through 500 years, of the old and distinguished Sephardic Jewish family from whom he is descended, Perera brilliantly recreates the history not only of his own people but of an entire culture.
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The Religion of Israel, from Its Beginnings to the Babylonian Exile
by Yechezkel Kaufmann
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Shadows of the Shoah: Jewish Identity and Belonging
by Victor J. Seidler
How can we make sense of being born and growing up in the shadows of the Shoah without being able to speak about the unspeakable terror that killed so many in our families? As the second generation we were rarely to hear stories of love and loss or to participate in the mourning of so many who had been brutally murdered. Rather we were to grow up 'normally', and to learn to turn our backs on the past as we... (more)
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Events and Movements in Modern Judaism
by Raphael Patai, Emanue Goldberg
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The Jewish Mind
by Raphael Patai
A Landmark Exploration of Jewish History and Culture e First published in 1977, The Jewish Mind provides a penetrating insight into the complex collective reality of the Jewish people. Raphael Patai examines how six great historical encounters, spanning three millennia, between the Jews and other cultures led to both change and continuity in Jewish communities throughout the global diaspora. A Timeless... (more)
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The Diaspora Story: The Epic of the Jewish People Among the Nations
by Joan Comay
288 Page soft back book measuring greater than 9 inches by more than seven inches. The story of the fluctuating fortunes of the Jewish people throughout the last nineteen centuries of their dispersion.
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The Hebrew Impact on Western Civilization
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of... (more)
Challenge Torah Views On Science and Its PAryeh Carmell
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by Aryeh Carmell
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The Uniqueness of Israel
by Lance Lambert
A timely reissue of Lance Lambert's classic book about the Jewish people. Looks at the unique features of the land of Israel and the city of Jerusalem, and examines their history and the special relationship between the Jews and the Messiah.
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O Christian! O Jew!
by Paul R. Carlson
From the bittersweet celebration of the first Passover to the founding of modern Israel, this book presents the fascinating facts of life of the Jewish people. The revelations of O CHRISTIAN! O JEW! offer a direct link to the mystery of the Jews, whose intriguing past is part of the common heritage of all Christians.
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A Treasury of Jewish Folklore
by Nathan Ausubel
Author of The Jewish Book of Knowledge and The Pictorial History of the Jewish People . "A must for everyone, Christians and Jews alike." -- New York Times . This classic collection of more than 800 traditions, legends, parables, and songs, with a glossary of Yiddish and Hebrew words, has remained a favorite gift-giving item and a family treasure for decades. 12 pieces of sheet music.
Elder and Younger Brothers: The Encounter of Jews and ChristiansA. Roy Eckhardt
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Elder and Younger Brothers: The Encounter of Jews and Christians
by A. Roy Eckhardt
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The Aryan Myth
A History of Racist And Nationalistic Ideas in Europe
by Léon Poliakov
Text: English, French (translation)