The Schocken Guide to Jewish Books; Where to Start Reading about Jewish History, Literature, Culture and Religion

New York, N.Y.: Schocken Books, 1999. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. x, 357, [1] pages. Gift inscription to former owner inside front free endpaper. Includes Acknowledgments, Introduction, Index, and About the Contributors. Also includes Introduction by Barry W. Holtz, as well as chapters on Ports of Entry: Introductory Jewish Books; The Bible and It's World; The World of the Talmud; The Jewish Middle Ages; The European Experience: Jews Confront Modernity; The American Jewish Experience; The Holocaust; Israel and Zionism; Jewish Mysticism; Jewish Philosophy: Medieval and Modern; Jewish Women's Studies; Hebrew Literature; Yiddish Literature; The Jewish Novelist in America; and The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Book. Among the contributors are: Lawrence Kushner, Everett Fox, Eliezer Diamond, Ivan Marchs, Michael Stanilsawski, Jonathan Sarna, Devorah Lipstadt, David Twersky, Elliot Ginsburg, Michael Paley, Jacob Staub, Sue Levi Elwell, Alan Mintz, David Roskies, Mark Shechner, and Rita Berman Frischer. Offers an annotated bibliography of books about Judaism, Jewish history, American Jews, the Holocaust, Israel, Zionism, Jewish mysticism, Hebrew and Yiddish literature, and Jewish customs.