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Jerusalem, Israel: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1957. Annual catalogue of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, for the year 1957 noting its officers, governing bodies, historical review, aims, organization and administrations, faculties of its various colleges, students, finances, academic staff, and more. Includes a fold-out photograph of the then new Givath Ram campus, and a fold-out campus plan.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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New York: German Information Center. Illustrated 95 page publication on the relationship between Germany and Israeli, and the Jewish influence on German culture. Minor exterior marks.. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Articles Selected from the Dearborn Independent, 1921. Very little wear for its age, two library bookplates inside front cover, and two library stamps on leaf. Volume 2 of a series on Judaism around the world, American Judaism, discussing Jewish involvement in the U.S. economy, society, and much more. 255 pages.. Second Edition, Reprinted. Hard Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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New York: The Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation, Inc., 1960. Light normal wear, including some minor scuffing and edge wear. A nice copy of a collection of Jewish prayers and stories for the Holiday season, specifically Rosh Hashanah. Part 1 only. 216 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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Koln : Beim J. Melzer-Verlag, 1963. Cover has light wear; moreso along the spine strip; and light soils. "2000 Jahre Geschichte und Kultur der Juden am Rhein", 820 pages plus several additional pages of black and white plates. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Only. more information

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Koln: Beim J. Melzer-Verlag, 1964. Cover has light wear; moreso along the spine strip; and light soils. "2000 Jahre Geschichte und Kultur der Juden am Rhein", catalogue of "Eine Ausstellung im Kolnischen Stadtmuseum, 15 Oktober 1963 - 15 Marz 1964". Well illustrated throughout with black and white plates. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Only. more information

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Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1960. Cover has light edgewear, with more moderate wear at the head of the spine; light splash marks on rear cover. Scarce copy of this illustrated, 65 page work on Israel, written in French, discussing "D'Isreal A Israel" and "Terre D'Israel" - the people, places and history of Isreal.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Only. more information

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Poland: Drukarnia Rozenkranc Szrilthzecer, 1923. Cover has significant edgewear, the spine strip is torn; pages are age-toned. Scarce copy of this Hebrew work, published in Poland in 1923. No English translation of the title page, so this title is based on translation from matching the Hebrew letters with a Hebrew to English translation site.. Hard Cover. Fair. more information

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Highland Park, IL: American Institute of Holy Land Studies, 1975. Scarce copy of this 75 page, illustrated catalogue of The American Institute of Holy Land Studies on Mount Zion, Jerusalem, Israel. Illustrations include a map of the Old City of Jerusalem. Cover has light wear/marks.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Only. more information

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Bern Und Stuttgart: Verlag Hallwag , 1966. 143 full-page black-and-white photographs of Israel and her people and places. Hard cover, pocket-sized book. Minor edgewear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. June 1999 and September 1999 issue of this American Jewish History Society Quarterly Publication. Contains essays on American Jewish political conservatism.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +. more information

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NY: The Rabbinical Assembly, 1967. This issue of the periodical contains the articles "The Ironic Imagination" by Samuel Leiter, "Incident at Compiegne" by Zosa Szajkoswki, "Forgotten Hebraists" by M. Z. Frank, "May I Have A Word With You?" by Morris Adler, "Pop Theology" by David Wolf Silverman, and book reviews. 78 pages.. Original Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +. more information

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Philadelphia: Alumni Association, Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning, 1952. A nice copy; light normal wear, including some minor scuffs, with former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. A biography on the academic work of Max Leopold Margolis. 124 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations - Department of Leadership Training, 1957. A very scarce volume. A spiral bound commentary and guide to Judaism and Ethics - "...the theme of the Twelfth Annual National Hillel Summer Institute held at Camp B'nai B'rith from August 27th to September 3rd, 1957." From preface. Edge fading with some light soils; edge creasing and chipping, with light normal scuffs. 91 pages.. Spiral Bound. Good +/No Jacket. more information

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London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1876. Illustrated Jewish history story, based upon historical facts with the author noting that he has "ventured somewhat to compress the length of time which actually elapsed between the rising against Syrian tyrrany at Modin and the restoration of the Temple". 336 pages, nicely ilustrated. Some foxing and light exterior wear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. more information

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Cincinnati: The Johnson & Hardin Company, 1956. Scuffs and quite a few soils on DJ. An inspirational story about Jewish culture in the United States. 430 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good -. more information

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Rutherford, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1975. Focuses on the past - "the social, political, economic, and religious factors that combined to single out the Jews as a people apart from the rest of the world, and therefore the target for all of society's ills". Begins with the appearance of the Hebrews as a people and ends at the start of the Middle Ages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good +. more information

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NY: Grove Press, Inc., 1988. Discusses the historical, social, and literary background to Chaim Nachman Bialik's development as a Romantic-nationalist Hebrew poet.. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. more information

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Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1992. Very minor spots of edge wear on spine corners. A nice copy of a look at the Jewish society and how it survives in the world, despite all of its struggles. 319 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. more information

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Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Committee, 1943. Minor edgewear on dust jacket; small dampstain on bottom of spine strip. Illustrated stories of Jewish history and notable Jews.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Very Good -. more information

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Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1899. Scuffs, soils, edge wear, inner hinge cracking; some interior pencil scribbles; a readable copy. 275 pages.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. more information

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Jerusalem: Youth and Hechalutz Department of the World Zionist Organization, 1963. DJ has edge wear and some large tears at corners of spine, light fading on book. A guide to the ancient locations of Israel and their place in religious history. 278 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good -. more information

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Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1928. A rare volume. Light normal exterior wear, including some scuffs and minor soils, with lightly worn edges and corners; former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. A detailed study and commentary on Hebrew Prophets and their influence on modern (early twentieth century) Western Religion. 218 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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Philadelphia, NY and London: Chilton Book Co., 1968. With writings by Meyer Levin, Golda Meir, Gerold Frank, Robert Graves, David Ben-Gurion, Flora Lewis, Barbara W. Tuchman, Terence Prittie, Aubrey Menen, James A. Michener, Max Lerner, and J. Robert Moskin.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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New York: The Philosophical Library, 1960. Light normal wear on DJ and book. A nice copy of a guide to Jewish Philosophy. 160 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Tel-Aviv: Sadan Publishing House, 1974. Light normal wear on DJ. A nice copy of a collection of comedic and satiric short stories and jokes from Israel. 143 pages.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. Illus. by Kerman-Kerman. more information

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Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1995. Although ex-library, it was never taken out and is in very nice condition. SIGNED on the title page by the author.. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/VG+. Ex-Library. more information

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Hanover and London: Brandeis University Press, 1999. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE!!! Small tear in upper right corner of DJ cover. A very nice copy of documented conversations with Jewish women who immigrated (not often by choice) to America, and the struggles they face with their new lives; not only adapting to American society, but also leaving behind their former religious communities. 214 pages.. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. more information

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New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1978. A nice copy of a reference on modern Judaism and the effect society has on its personal image. 463 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. more information

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New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1966. Light normal wear on DJ. A nice copy of an overview on Jewish Ethics and their interpretations. 365 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. more information

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New York: Horizon Press, 1975. Light normal wear on DJ. A nice copy of a guide to American politics and the involvement with the Middle East. 189 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. more information

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Rutherford, Madison and Teaneck, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1971. Dust jacket has minor edgewear. Explorations of a pop culture phenomenon, looking at the images of Jews in films, theatre, television, and popular books.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. more information

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Philadelphia, 1896. Minor edgewear; scrape marks on the spine label. VERY RARE First Edition of this late 19th century work which discusses the Jewish law of divorce "according to Bible and Talmud with some reference to its development in post-Talmudic times". Focuses on the ancient theory of divorce, the views of the Talmudists and of Jesus, the laws of the Mishnah restricting the husband's right to divorce, the wife's right to sue for divorce, causes entitling the wife to a divorce under Talmudic law, reconciliation and remarriage, judicial separations under the quasi-criminal jurisdiction of the Rabbis, the legal and social status of the divorced woman, the property rights of the divorced woman and the custody and maintenance of her children, the bill of divorce, "when the Get is null and void, or lost", and Seder Ha-Get. 224 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1996. This issue contains the articles "On the politics and semantics of Austrain memory: Vienna's monument against war and fascism" by Matti Bunzl; "Victims, memory, history: antifascism and the question of national identity in East German narratives after 1990" by Katharina von Ankum; "The skeleton in the closet: the memory of Putten, 1/2 October 1944" by Lawrence Douglas; and "Representing Auschwitz" by Sidra DeKoven Ezrahi.. Original Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. more information

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New York: Ktav Publishing House, Inc., 1970. Light normal wear; a nice copy. 64 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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New York, Chicago, San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1963. Rubbing and soils on covers, large crease down back cover. A detailed and extensive reference on Jewish beliefs regarding the Day of Atonement. 295 pages.. Stated First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. more information

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New York: Schocken Books, 1949. DJ has edge wear and tearing, including a few large tears at various places, light normal wear on book. A collection of Yiddish proverbs and their English translations. 127 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Reder, Bernard (Woodcuts). more information

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Bangor, ME: Privately Printed. Favorite Jewish recipes from the B'Nai B'Rith Women form the Pine Tree Chapter, No. 44, Bangor, Maine. Light rubmarks, minor edgewear. Undated; circa 1960's. 117 pages.. Original Annual Edition. Spiral Bound. Very Good -. more information

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Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 1958. Essays on "a modern theologian's discussion of basic issues between the two religions", with essays entitled "The Son of Man", "The Gospel as a Document of the History of the Jewish Faith", "The Faith of Paul", "Mystery and Commandment", and "Romantic Religion". Translated by Walter Kaufmann.. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. more information

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New York: New York Hebrew Publishing Company, 1938. SCARCE!!!! Exterior wear includes some light scuffs, with slightly worn corners and edge wear, a chip in spine edge, and some light soils; last page is uncut. The documented stories of King David and King Solomon as told in traditional Jewish legends. 281 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Illus. by Woodcuts By Howard Simon. more information

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New Castle, Great Britain: Privately Printed, 1961. Very scarce copy; minor exterior fading. "A new interlinear Hebrew-English translation, Interlinear grammatical analysis of every word, accentual dichotomy, revised Hebrew text and new critical apparatus and collation with BH3 and Snaith. Also a lost page of Genesis of the Ben Asher Aleppo Codex." Described as "a love-lyric of exquisite beauty and excellence which has a unique appeal to the affections; especially if divinely moved". . Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1956. DJ has normal age wearing, including light fading and soils. "The material comprised in this monumental volume consists of aphorisms, maxims, proverbs and comments of Jewish authorship, or on Jewish themes." 623 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good -. Remainder. more information

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Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 1977. Dust jacket has light wear/rubmarks. Addresses the issues of violence and defense of the Jewish people in the ancient and Medieval periods, and in the modern and contemporary periods. With several contributing authors.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. more information

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Jerusalem: The Zionist Organization, 1956. Dust jacket is quite faded and has edgechips. Published by the Religious Section of the Youth and Hechalutz Department of the Zionist Organization; translated from the Hebrew by Haim Shachter.. English Translation. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. more information

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New York: Stein and Day, Publishers, 1984. DJ has a few minor soils. A nice copy of a reference on the conflict in Lebanon, and the religious differences that contributes to it. 261 pages.. First Published. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Very Good +. more information

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New York: Garrett Publications, 1972. DJ has light rubbing and edge wear. A nice copy of a look at Jewish history through the light of Parapsychological research with emphasis on Biblical paranormal abilities. 144 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. more information

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Grand Rapids, MI and Cambridge, UK: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1995. Small white stain on book cover. A nice copy of a collection of essays (by various authors) on the studies of David Noel Freedman and his research on Judaism. 672 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good ++. more information

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Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 1946. Contains a biographical essay of the author, by Solomon Liptzin, Acts One and Two of Jacob's Dream, and related passages from the Bible.. English Translation. Hard Cover. Very Good +. more information

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NY: St Martin's Press, 1992. Tells the story of Israel's development since its foundation, and of the central issues which preoccupy it.. First Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good +. more information

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Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1942. DJ has edge wear and scuffing; some soils on book spine. A detailed biography on Theodore Herzl, an influencial Jewish author. 545 pages.. Second Impression. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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