Minyan
Ten Jewish Lives in Twenty Centuries of History
by Chaim Raphael
ISBN: 0934710287
ISBN-13: 9780934710282
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Judi Henteloff
Published date: 1992
Size: 7.25 x 10.25 inches
Weight: 1.2 pounds
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Minyan: Ten Jewish Lives in Twenty Centuries of History
Chaim Raphael
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MINYAN : 10 JEWISH LIVES IN 20 CENTURIES OF HISTORY
RAPHAEL, CHAIM
Malibu, California Joseph Simon / Pangloss Press 1993 HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION NEAR FINE IN VERY GOOD PLUS DUST JACKET The author chose 10 prominent Jews of the 20th Century whose lives he saw "as benchmarks of every Jew's experience". His aim was to present a unified projection of Jewish history, and developed a BBC radio series, which inspired this book. ( more information) Offered by Aardvark Books / Ezra The Bookfinder /Gertie The Bookstore On Wheels (United States)
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Minyan: 10 Jewish Lives in 20 Centuries of History
Raphael, Chaim
Malibu, CA: Pangloss Press, 1992. Illustrated. 4to - 10 1/4" tall.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/VG+ price clipped. ( more information) Offered by Dan Behnke Bookseller (United States)
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Minyan. 10 Jewish Lives in 20 Centuries of History
Raphael, Chaim
California: Joseph Simon/Pangloss Press., 1992. 4to. 127 pgs. Fine hardcover in Fine jacket, clean andunmarked. King David, Rabbi Hillel, Maimonides, Dona Gracia Nasi, Menassah ben Israel, Glueckel of Hameln, The Vilna Gaon, Sir Moses Montefiore, Emma Lazarus, Chaim Weizmann. With reference list for further readings. ISBN 0934710287. #647.. ISBN: 0934710287. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Minyan, Chaim Raphael, non-fiction, biography, reference, Judaic, Hebrew, Yiddish, , Jews, Rabbis, religious Reference. ( more information) Offered by Ravenroost Books (United States)
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Raphael, Chaim
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