Search Results: Authors starting with E from Dan Wyman Books

New York: The Macmillan Co, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Small stamp on end paper, Very Good condition; 12mo (small) ; x, 100, [4] pages; "Four Jewish songs" (with music) : [4] pages at end. Holocaust-era book designed for teachers of non-Jewish youngsterson how to engender appreciation and respect for Jews. Interesting item. (HOLO2-98-18).

New York, 1990. Paperback. 1st Edition. Original Illustrated Paper Wrappers. 4to. 172 pages ; 27cm. Christie's Auction Catalog from November 13, 1990. OCLC lists 14 copies worldwide. Some wear to wrappers but overall very good condition. (ITART-1-43).

Paperback. New York: Christie's East, 1995. Wrappers; 4to. 64 pages. Illustrated with photographs. Hebrew imprints -- Private collections -- Catalogs. Judaism -- Bibliography -- Catalogs. Day of sale: December 6, 1995. "This sale should be referred to as PRINS-7801." OCLC lists six copies worldwide. Back cover lightly scuffed. Very good condition. (CT-4).

Chicago: Kerr, N.D.. Stapled Wraps. No Date. ca 1912. Heavy wear & markings to cover, paper brown & chipping. Pamphlet; Small 8vo; 63 pages. (P-5-44).

New York: Israel Office of Information. Paperback. Paper wrappers; small 8vo. 16 pages. OCLC lists one copy worldwide. Ex-l ibrary copy with minimal markings. Very good condition. (W-62).

Chico, Calif. : Scholars Press, 1985. Paperback. Paper wrappers, x, 189 p. : port. ; 23 cm. Series: Biblical scholarship in North America; Centennial publications; Variation: Centennial publications (Society of Biblical Literature) SUBJECT(S) : Jodendom. Bibliographie. Goodenough, Erwin Ramsdell, 1893-1965. Includes a bibliography of the writings of Goodenough. Very good condition. (ART-13-2).

Würzburg: Triltsch, 1938. Paperback. 1st edition. Original wrappers. 8vo. 120 pages, 20 cm. In German. Title translates to "Marriage Nullification Due to Error about Racial Affiliation. " A university dissertation on intermarriages from the University of Jena. In Nazi Germany, "Marriage defined the Volksgemeinschaft, or ‘community of people, ' of Germany because it was the basis relationship that connected the small world of the household to the larger German community. Also, marriage made it rightfully possible to produce ‘pure blood' German children with the genetically correct German parents. Marriage was so vital to the Nazis because it was the true basis of their socio-political perspectives. In effect....In order to define Volksgemeinschaft, the Nazis constructed marriage by associating the relationship with modeled public male and private female roles, and with the assumption of procreating ‘pure blood' Aryan children. The Nazis used marriage to define their Volksgemeinschaftbecause it… Read More

Hardcover. New York: Shengold, 1974. Cloth, 8vo. 214 pages. Gilt titles. Second revised edition. Bibliography pages 205-211. Israel Meir Kagan was a Polish-born Orthodox rabbi, Halakhist, Kabbalist, and ethicist, and author of the Hafets Hayyim. Ex-library. Very good condition. (RAB-1-18).

Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 1983. Hardcover. First edition. Original boards. 8vo. 369 pages. 25 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to "Schatz's Betzalel, 1906-1929." Features articles on Boris Schatz and the Bezalel school of art in Jerusalem. It contains many color and black and white photographs of his works, many of which were printed for the first time in this publication. SUBJECTS: Jewish art -- Palestine. Jewish artists -- Palestine -- Biography. Jewish art. Jewish artists. Kunstonderwijs. Betsal'el. (ART-27-4).

Stuttgart : Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1963. Paperback. Original Paper Wrappers. 8vo. [pages 354-379] (26 pages total) ; 23 cm. In German. Title translates into English as, "The Preservation of the Jewish Press during the Nazi Threat. " Offprint from "Deutsches Judentum : Aufstieg und Krise : Gestalten, Ideen, Werke" (Weltsch, ed) . Margarete Therese Meseritz Edelheim (1891-1975) "received her religious education in the school of the Reformgemeinde in Berlin, where her teacher was Rabbi Klemperer.... Together with Marie Munk and Margarete Berent she established the organization of Women Law Graduates, the first of its kind, and served as its first president for seven years. The aim of the organization was to open the law profession to women and allow them to take the state examinations...[She] ran for election to the Reichstag on the Democratic ticket and was elected City Councilor in Berlin. In addition, she was for more than ten years a member of the Court of Honor of the German Federation of… Read More

Paperback. ORT Economic Research Committee, New York, 1941. Paper Wrappers, 8vo, 1941 pages. Holocaust Period. Articles include: "The Jews in Soviet Russia, " by Jacob Lestschinsky, " "History of the Jews in Argentina, " by Ilja Trotzky, "ORT's Work in the French Internment Camps, " by Vladimir Akivisson, and others. Very good condition. (P-2).

Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press; London, England: Mansell Pub, 1988. Hardcover. Publishers cloth. 8vo. XIX, 569 pages. 24 cm. First edition. Offers critical reviews of books, pamphlets, and key journal articles on Jewish history since 1650, with an emphasis on the area studies topology of historical inquiry. Chapter 7 deals directly with the issue of Jewish public affairs. Subjects: Jews - History - 1789-1945 - Bibliography. Jews - History - 1945- - Bibliography. Juifs - Histoire - 1789-1945 - Bibliographie. Juifs - Histoire - 1945- - Bibliographie. Holocaust historian David Kranzler's copy, with his signature on title page, post it notes in margins, and light highlighting on two pages, otherwise very fresh and clean. Very good + condition. (BIBLIOG-33-13).

New York; Printing By Marstin Print. Corp, 1969. Original Wraps. 4to. [16] pages; 4 plates. 31 cm. First edition. Detailed catalog, with one color plate. A catalog of the 32 items exhibited in America through the cooperation of the Jewish Museum, the National Council of Jewish Women, the Danish Information Office, and SAS. Subjects: Manuscripts, Hebrew - Denmark - Copenhagen - Exhibitions. Hebrew imprints - Exhibitions. Hebrew imprints. Manuscripts, Hebrew. Kongelige Bibliotek (Denmark) - Exhibitions. Kongelige Bibliotek (Denmark) Exhibition catalogs. Denmark - Copenhagen. Light ageing to edges of wraps, otherwise fresh. Very good condition. (SPEC-40-20).

Vienna: Schmid, 1814. (FT) Hardcover, foilo, 2 volumes in 1, 38 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Title Subject: Talmud -- Commentaries. This edition comprises the author's larger work, H? Idushe halakhot, plus a smaller last recension, H? Idushe halakhot mahadure batra. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (JTS, YU, National Library of Israel) . Wear to binding. Missing title page in first volume. Bumped corners and edges. Good condition. (Heb-29-11).

Hardcover. Publication: London, Macmillan & Co. Ltd. , 1957. Cloth, 8vo, 152 pages. Lehmann A10: 153. Very Good Condition in Very Good jacket. (BR-1).

New York: Jewish Committee On Scouting, 1945. Paperback. 1st edition. Original paper wrappers. 58 pages with illustrations. 21 cm. In English. Published as the Holocaust was ending, somehow anticipating the growth of post-war suburban Jewish life with scouting as a part of it. As stated by the Committee on Scouting, their mission is to prepare young Jews to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of Judaism as expressed in the Scout Oath and Scout Law (NJCOS, 2018) . SUBJECTS: Fasts and feasts - Judaism. Boy scouts. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (HUC, Balch, NYPL) . Very good condition. Scarce. (AMR-54-17).

Jerusalem; Publishing Department Of The Jewish Agency At Hashiloah Press, 1950. Softcover. . Original paper wrapper. 2 issues, 47 pages each with illustrations. 8vo 24 cm. A serial that published articles, short stories, and songs such as: "Aliyah Front: Immigrants as People, " "Economic Whirl: Mayim, Mayim, " "Working Together - Industrial Cooperatives, " "The Arab School System in Israel, " "The Children's Community in the Kibbutz, " "Painters and Sculptors in Israel, " "The Veil, " and "Night. " The March issue includes a fold out map the North's kibbutzim and kvutzot. Subjects: . Palestine-Kibbutz-Israel OCLC lists 13 copies worldwide. Light age toning to wrappers, otherwise, fresh and clean. Very good + condition (ZION-1-4).

Jerusalem; Publishing Department Of The Jewish Agency At Hashiloah Press, 1950. Softcover. . Original paper wrappers. 3 issues, each 47 pages with illustrations 8vo. 24 cm. A serial that published articles, short stories, and songs such as: "5710: Israel Grapples with Kibbutz Galuyot, " "Arab Teacher Training in Israel, " "A. D. Gordon-The Philosopher of Deganiah, " "Dancing in Israel, " "The Psychology of Leadership. " "Absorption Begins upon Arrival, " "The Minyan, " etc. Subjects: Palestine-Kibbutz-Israel OCLC lists 13 copies worldwide. Light aging to wraps, otherwise, fresh and clean. Very good + condition. (ZION-1-5).

Geneva And Vienna, Spilka And Rossiyskaya Sotsial-Demokraticheskaya Rabochaya Partiya, 1912. (FT) Original Newspaper. Folio. First four issues are 12 pages each (36cm) ; remainder are 4-6 pages each (48cm) . In Russian. Title translates to English as, "Truth: Labor Newspaper. " The original Pravda was founded in 1905 by Spilka, a breakaway party from the Revolutionary Ukrainian Party. In October 1908 Leon Trotsky was called in to edit the newspaper and pick it up from its insignificant and run down state. After several issues, the Spilka left the newspaper to Trotsky - the subtitle "Organ Ukrainskago Soyuza 'Spilki' [Organ of the Ukrainian Union 'Spilka'] appears only on the first two issues - who converted it into a Russian social democratic newspaper aimed at Russian workers. The editorial staff consisted of Trotsky and, at various times, Victor Kopp, Adolf Joffe and Matvey Skobelev, who tried to avoid the factional issues that divided Russian émigrés and concentrated on the issues of interest to… Read More

New York : Ferayn "dos Naye Leben, 1910. Paperback. 1st edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 58 pages with 6 pages of ads. 23 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates to "The New Life. " Zhitlowsky, an immigrant socialist revolutionary, sought to synthesize socialism with nationalism as early as 1883. He demanded for Jews "national equal rights with all peoples" and asserted that only through the Yiddish language could the social and national revival of the Jewish people be effected. He maintained that one could remain identified with the Jewish nationality even if abandoning the Jewish religion. He urged the Jewish masses to participate in the class struggle as a national unit. Alone among the cosmopolitan Jewish socialists he favored national socialism. In 1897 he began publishing philosophical studies in Jewish history and a comprehensive program of action which later appeared in book form as Pisma o starom I novom yevreystvie ("Letters on Old and Modern Judaism, " 1907) . His main thesis was that… Read More