RIP Manny Steinberg
Manny Steinberg, the author of Outcry: Holocaust Memoirs, passed away on December 21, 2015. From all the hundreds of books/posts on this site his book was the second most visited. Probably because he was...
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AJL READS Discussion : My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner
Please join the Association of Jewish Libraries for a discussion of My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner by Meir Shalev on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 9pm Eastern/8pm Central/6pm Pacific Time via call-in...
My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner; A Famly Memoir by Meir Shalev
From the author of the acclaimed novel A Pigeon and a Boy comes a charming tale of family ties, over-the-top housekeeping, and the sport of storytelling in Nahalal, the village of Meir Shalev’s birth....
In the Shadow of God: Poems of Memory & Healing by Chaya Rosen
In the Shadow of God is a thoughtful and self-reflective poetic journey into the silent sounds, the shadows of loss and healing that pervade the lives of children of Holocaust survivors. Betzalel, whose name...
The Perspective from Mt. Sinai; The Book of Jubilees and Exodus by Betsy Halpern-Amaru
Although termed “the little Genesis”, the Book of Jubilees is significantly engaged with Exodus. It reworks key Exodus narratives, develops modules of Exodus law, and highlights Exodus motifs. The most fundamental connection to Exodus...
Lashon HaKodesh: History, Holiness, & Hebrew by Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
English, Hebrew and Aramaic Edition Throughout Jewish literature, the Hebrew language is referred to as Lashon HaKodesh. Its history, origins, decline, and rebirth are simply fascinating. Furthermore, at its deepest level, Lashon HaKodesh is...
Miriam’s Song by Smadar Shir
The story of Miriam Peretz’s life the story of a mother and a homeland; of love for the Land of Israel, the State of Israel, and the Jewish people; and of the victory of...
Reign and Religion in Palestine by Anne Lykke
The Use of Sacred Iconography in Jewish Coinage Ancient Jewish coinage is one of the few material sources offering detailed insight into the political developments taking place throughout a specific period of ancient Jewish...
Shadal on Exodus: Samuel David Luzzatto’s Interpretation of the Book of Shemot
Samuel David Luzzatto (1800-1865), known by his Hebrew acronym Shadal, was the leading Italian Jewish scholar of the 19th century. A linguist, educator, and religious thinker, he devoted his talents above all to the...
Encounters: My Life in Publishing by George Braziller
In his memoir, Encounters, completed at age 99, George Braziller, the groundbreaking independent publisher, describes in vivid detail going to work at age 16 in Depression-Era Brooklyn, his political awakening with the Spanish Civil...
