All Good Tova Goodman by Mary E. Carter
This book answers the question of what happened to Sarah at the end of Carter’s award-winning debut novel I, Sarah Steinway. When Tova Goodman is born, her mother calls her Tova. Along with her...
Category: New Books
The Philosophical Pathos of Susan Taubes by Elliot R. Wolfson
Between Nihilism and Hope Stanford Studies in Jewish Mysticism The Philosophical Pathos of Susan Taubes offers a detailed analysis of an extraordinary figure in the twentieth-century history of Jewish thought, Western philosophy, and the...
The Therapized Antisemite by Christopher L. Schilling
The Myth of Psychology and the Evasion of Responsibility Routledge Studies in Criminal Behaviour The Therapized Antisemite seeks to determine the failure of psychology in the understanding and punishment of antisemitism. For over a...
Rose Spoke Out by Emma Carlson Berne
The Story of Rose Schneiderman Illustrator: Giovanni Abeille A young Jewish immigrant from Poland, Rose Schneiderman went to work in a cap factory in New York City when she was just thirteen years old....
Modern Jewish Philosophy and the Politics of Divine Violence by Daniel H. Weiss
Is commitment to God compatible with modern citizenship? In this book, Daniel H. Weiss provides new readings of four modern Jewish philosophers – Moses Mendelssohn, Hermann Cohen, Franz Rosenzweig, and Walter Benjamin – in...
Sources for Studying the Holocaust: A Guide by Paul R. Bartrop (Editor)
Routledge Guides to Using Historical Sources Sources for Studying the Holocaust provides a pathway for readers to engage with questions about what sources can be used to study the Holocaust. For many historians, the...
Straddling Black and White by Kim Salzman
Straddling Black and White follows the story of brave, fourteen-year-old Azmera, who takes part in the mass immigration of Ethiopian Jewry to Israel in the 1980s. Azmera embarks on the treacherous journey to join...
Shabbat. A Day to Create Yourself by Warren Goldstein
Building Character, Shaping Perspectives, and Finding Happiness throughout Shabbat What unites a Russian refusenik, a US senator, a Parisian fashion designer, a world-famous behavioral psychologist, and a world championship boxer? What brings together prime...
The Babylonian Talmud and Late Antique Book Culture by Monika Amsler
In this book, Monika Amsler explores the historical contexts in which the Babylonian Talmud was formed in an effort to determine whether it was the result of oral transmission. Scholars have posited that the...
Unearthed by Meryl Frank
A Lost Actress, a Forbidden Book, and a Search for Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust A thrilling mystery woven into a beautifully constructed family memoir: Meryl Frank’s journey to seek the truth...
