Search Results: Titles starting with W from Dan Wyman Books

Krakow: Centralny Komitet Zydów Polskich, 1946. First Edition. Paperback. Original Publisher's Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 197 pages. illus. ports. maps. 23 cm. In Polish. Title translates to English as, "3rd Anniversary of the Destruction of the Ghetto of Cracow." Wolff # I: 1376. See Robinson & Friedman # 2623. SUBJECT(S): World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland -- Kraków. Jews -- Poland -- Kraków. Zydzi -- Polska -- Kraków -- 1900-1945. Geographic: Kraków (Polska) -- Getto (1941-1943). Front cover show s some wear, detached from the spine, tape repair, some front pages also detached. Paper is tanned, but still nice. Very good condition. (HOLO2-83-72).

Amersfoort, Hervormde Gemeente Der Z. D. A., 1946. Paperback. First edition. Original illustrated paper wrappers with bearded man coming out of a star of David. 12mo. 63 pages; 20 cm. In Dutch. Immediate post-war Christian tract explaining the Holocaust in light of Christian prophesy Title translates to "Why Persecution? : The Terrible Persecution of the Jews in the Light of the Bible and the Biblical Solution of the Plan of God with Israel. " Interesting look at how this sector of Dutch society was making sense of the Holocaust in the period just after the war. SUBJECT (S) : Bible, Jewish persecution, Jesus. OCLC lists 8 holdings worldwide. Mild edgewear. Browning to pages. Some rubbing. Minimal staining. Very minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Very good condition. (HOLO2-134-23).

No Place Listed: Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League, N.D.. Paperback. No Date (1933? ) . 1st edition. Folded 1 leaf pamphlet. Unfolded 11x17 inches. Red and blue color, 12 photographs and illustrations in blue ink. "The Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League to Champion Human Rights has opposed Nazism since 1933 when it began the boycott of German goods and services in America. By means of the boycott it is stopping millions of American dollars from going to Germany to be utilized for Nazi world-propaganda, to be converted into armaments for world war. By means of its educational campaign the League is arousing enlightened men and women to the need of defending our ideals. And (sic) institutions of our democratic government. These efforts to destroy Nazism in the United States also serve to aid the German people in their struggle for liberation. " There is a section, "Warnings vs. Nazism, " which has quotes from President Roosevelt, Pope Pius XI, Sir Walter M. Citrine, The Nation, George II. Earle, William E.… Read More

Prentice Hall, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 183 pages; Inscription from previous owner. (HOLO2-18-41).

Jerusalem; Penina Press, 2011. Softbound. 8vo. 287 pages. 24cm. Illustrated. First edition. Inscribed by author Helen Mitsios. "Photo Album" appendix contains black and white photographs and reproductions of documents. "Filled with insight and humor, this dual memoir by Rasia, born in Vilnius, Lithuania (who survived the Holocaust on a false identity) , and her daughter Helen, born in Montreal, Canada, examines the long-term implications of being a survivor of the Holocaust and the unique pressures and anxieties the children of survivors inherit from their parents. Rasia, determined to protect Helen from anti-Semitism, continues to pose as a Christian and raises her daughter in the Catholic faith, forbidding her from mentioning her Jewish identity. This compassionate memoir addresses the unspoken tension that complicated a mother-daughter relationship, follows Helen on her journey to embrace Judaism, and is a heart-stopping story of escape and survival from Nazi terror. " (Publisher's description) .… Read More

Paperback. Munich: Süddeutsche Monatshefte, 1930. Wrappers; 8vo. 9 pages. In German. Offprint from Süddeutsche Monatshefte 27 (September 1930) , 802-809. Sunned. Very good condition. (LB-1).

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover, 8vo, 460 pages. Contents: pt. 1. The final solution. The Jews in Hitler's mental world -- Anti-semitism in modern Germany -- Phase one: anti-Jewish legislation, 1933-1935 -- The ss: instrument of the final solution -- Foreign policy, race, and war -- Phase two: from internal war to world war -- The annihilation camps: kingdom of death -- A retrospective view -- pt. 2. The holocaust. Between freedom and ghetto: the Jews in Germany, 1933-1938 -- Death and life in the east European ghettos -- The official community: from Kehilla to Judenrat -- The alternative community -- The countercommunity: the political underground -- Who shall live, who shall die -- "For your freedom and ours" -- Jewish behavior in crisis and extremity. SUBJECT(S):Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Antisemitism -- Germany. Holocauste, 1939-1945 -- Histoire. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references (p. 437-450). With map of Europe under German rule,… Read More

London; Narod Press, 1940. Pamphlet. Original Wraps. 8vo. 19 pages. 24 cm. Early (1940) report on the massacre of the Jews of Poland; Second Impression. "First published: May 1940. Second Impression: September 1940." Variant, second impression, with name of publisher on rear wrap, and added preface (mentions the capitulation of France in the war) and date of impression on verso of front wrap. Memorandum submitted to the 39th Annual Conference of the Labour Party at Bournemouth by the Jewish Socialist Labour Party (Poale Zone) of Great Britain. Memorandum on Nazi persecution of Jews in the first months of the war and the need for immediate settlement in Palestine: "The second world war has revealed the unparalleled tragedy of the Jewish people. ... The sufferings and humiliation of the Jews under Nazi rule have no counterpart even in the cruelty and crime deliberately practised against other inhabitants of the vanquished states. Robbery of the last means of subsistence, starvation, physical… Read More

Cape Town (South Africa) ; Mercantile-Atlas, Printing Co, 1944. Pamphlet. Original Wraps. 8vo. 31 pages. 22 cm. First edition. "Cape Town Hebrew Congregation". Contents: Address to Field Marshal the Rt. Hon. J. C. Smuts - Purim thoughts for modern times - Spiritual realignment: goodwill service (broadcast) - Delville Wood: address at M. O. T. H. Service - Shema: sermon broadcast - Czechoslovakia: sermon ... In honour of the 25th anniversary of the Czechoslovak Republic - For whom do we mourn? : address delivered ... On the Jewish Day of Mourning - "A victory of ideals": sermon broadcast ... At the Special Chanucah Military Service. Sermons on the war against Nazism, in memory of those murdered, and in support of the South African war effort by Israel Abrahams (1903-1973) , "South African rabbi and scholar. Born in Vilna and educated at Jews' College and London University, he was rabbi in London and Manchester before going to South Africa in 1937 as chief rabbi of the Cape Town Hebrew Congregation. "… Read More

Moscow; Novosti Press Agency Pub. House, 1969. Paperback. Original Wraps. 12mo. 159 pages. 20 cm. First edition. Conference material of the International Conference on Prosecution of Nazi Criminals, held March 25-28, 1969. Issued also in Russian: Osnovnye materialy. Conference participants included ministers of justice from the Eastern Bloc and prominent legal theorists, scholars, and lawyers from several countries in Western Europe (Czeslaw Pilichowski, D. N. Pritt, etc. ) . The materials address precedent trials (Nuremberg, etc. ) and the ongoing legal ramifications and need for further prosecution of Nazi war criminals still at large, or currently not facing prosecution, in West Germany and other countries in the world. Scholars address the legal statutes and ways of addressing further and recent trials of Nazi war criminals in their respective countries (Belgium, France, etc. ) . Subjects: War crimes - Congresses. War criminals - Congresses. World War, 1939-1945 - Atrocities. Atrocities. War… Read More

United States; Harwood Academic Publishers, 1995. Hardcover. Original Boards. 8vo. Xxix, 504, [12] pages. 24 cm. Illustrated. First edition. Volume 1 of the New History of Russia Series. "The Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee was an organization created by the Soviet authorities as a tool of Soviet war propaganda. However, the committee gradually assumed a Jewish identity and served as a focus for Jewish problems and concerns. Soviet Government, Party and Security began to view the committee with suspicion. Increasing conservatism and anti-Jewish policy rendered the existence of this "Jewish" organization precarious. War, Holocaust and Stalinism presents a documented history of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee in the Soviet Union during the Second World War, the Holocaust and the immediate post-war years to the end of 1948. It centers upon the tragic fate of Soviet Jewry under both Hitler and Stalin during this most significant period in Jewish history. This is the first publication of documents from… Read More

New York: Scribners, 1919. Cloth. Illustrated by Boardman Robinson. Hinges starting, frontis plate loose (but present) , otherwise Good Conditio. N; 8vo; 329 pages; First edition. Original boards. 8vo. 329 pages, 20 cm. In English. Early reporting by Reed, part of the same reporting work that took him just a bit further east to report on Ten Days that Shook the World a year later. Includes tissued frontis plate, as well as 47 other single-sided illustrated plates. SUBJECTS: World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives. Very Good Condition. (KH-3-28).

New York: Scribners, 1919. Cloth. 8vo; 329 pages. Original boards. 8vo. 329 pages, 20 cm. In English. Michael Walzer's copy with his ownership signature, "M & J [Judy] Walzer August 1975 Hyannis." The Institute for Advanced Study, where Walzer is Emeritus, notes that "One of America's foremost political thinkers, Michael Walzer has written about a wide variety of topics in political theory and moral philosophy, including political obligation, just and unjust war, nationalism and ethnicity, economic justice, and the welfare state. He has played a critical role in the revival of a practical, issue-focused ethics and in the development of a pluralist approach to political and moral life. Walzer's books include Just and Unjust Wars (1977), Spheres of Justice (1983), On Toleration (1997), Arguing About War (2004), and The Paradox of Liberation (2015); he served as co-editor of the political journal Dissent for more than three decades, retiring in 2014. Currently, he is working on issues having to do with… Read More

New York: WHY?" Publications Committee, 1944. First Edition Thus. Pamphlet. Creases & dog-ears to several pages, a few have light edgewear, too. Paper browing but not fragile. Good Condition; 8vo; 72 pages; "Translated from the Italian by the Editorial Staff of WHY? " Nice revolutionary linoleum cut on front cover. No copy listed at Harvard. (P-6-36).

Los Angeles : Wilshire Boulevard Temple, 1974. Paperback. Long 12mo. 64 pages. Illustrated. First edition. SUBJECT (S) : Jews - history - pictorial works; Mural painting and decoration, American; Wilshire Boulevard Temple (Los Angeles, Calif. ) . OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (Auburn Univ, California State Univ-Fullerton, Loyola Marymount Univ, Claremont School of Theology, UCLA) . Moisture spot and light crease on front cover, very good condition. (AMR-20-3).

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).

Philadelphia Jewish Publication Society Of America, 1987. Hardcover, 8vo, IX, 278 pages. SUBJECT(S) : Descriptor: Judische Philosophie. Divine knowledge. Levi ben Gershom (1288-1344; acronym: RaLBaG; also called Maestre Leo de Bagnols; Magister Leo Hebraeus; Gersonides) was a "mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and biblical commentator, born probably at Bagnols-sur-Ceze (Languedoc - now departement du Gard, France) . He lived primarily in Orange and briefly at Avignon. Little is known about his life beyond the fact that he maintained relations with important Christian persons. Levi had very broad intellectual interests and contributed to many areas of human learning" (Touati, Charles, and Bernard R. Goldstein in EJ 2010) . OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide (Better World Books INC, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Herzog August Bibliothek, Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin, Universititsbibliothek Werzburg, University Bibl Johann Christian Senckenberg). Frontpiece signed by previous owner, otherwise very good in… Read More

Philadelphia Jewish Publication Society Of America, 1987. Hardcover, 8vo, IX, 278 pages. SUBJECT (S) : Descriptor: Judische Philosophie. Divine knowledge. Levi ben Gershom (1288-1344; acronym: RaLBaG; also called Maestre Leo de Bagnols; Magister Leo Hebraeus; Gersonides) was a "mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and biblical commentator, born probably at Bagnols-sur-Ceze (Languedoc - now departement du Gard, France) . He lived primarily in Orange and briefly at Avignon. Little is known about his life beyond the fact that he maintained relations with important Christian persons. Levi had very broad intellectual interests and contributed to many areas of human learning" (Touati, Charles, and Bernard R. Goldstein in EJ 2010) . OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide (Better World Books INC, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Herzog August Bibliothek, Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin, Universititsbibliothek Werzburg, University Bibl Johann Christian Senckenberg) . Very Good in Very Good Jacket. (Heb-46-2).

Philadelphia Jewish Publication Society Of America, 1984. Hardcover, 8vo, IX, 278 pages. SUBJECT(S) : Descriptor: Judische Philosophie. Divine knowledge. Levi ben Gershom (1288-1344; acronym: RaLBaG; also called Maestre Leo de Bagnols; Magister Leo Hebraeus; Gersonides) was a "mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and biblical commentator, born probably at Bagnols-sur-Ceze (Languedoc - now departement du Gard, France) . He lived primarily in Orange and briefly at Avignon. Little is known about his life beyond the fact that he maintained relations with important Christian persons. Levi had very broad intellectual interests and contributed to many areas of human learning" (Touati, Charles, and Bernard R. Goldstein in EJ 2010) . OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide (Better World Books INC, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Herzog August Bibliothek, Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin, Universititsbibliothek Werzburg, University Bibl Johann Christian Senckenberg). Light foxing on outer edges, Good Condition in Very Good… Read More

New York : Education Dept. of the Workmen's Circle, 1967. paperback. 1st edition. 4to, [2]+ 11+ [3] +7 pages, 23 pages total. Illustrations throughout. "This Ghetto-Memorial Program is issued by the Education Department of the Workmen's Circle to assist the Workmen's Cirlce branches. Parent's organizations, as well as other Workmen's Circle groups to present interesting and educational programs for their membership. The program may be given as a tribute to the memories of the martyrs of the ghettos in the month of April, or as a program in conjunction with ‘Jewish Music Month.' The program was compiled by the well-known singer and author of ‘The Treasury of Yiddish Folksongs,' Ruth Rubin, and is also available on tape." (from book) Songs and sheet music throughout. SUBJECT(S): World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews. History. Songs and music. Warsaw (Poland) -- History -- Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. OCLC: 6757708, oclc lists 9 copies worldwide. Slight wear to cover, Very Good Condition. (HOLO2-159-46-ABZ)xx;… Read More