Search Results: Jewish History

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1968. Very good (faded cover tops and a small, faint smudge on the top page edges) in good only dust jacket (intact but heavy edgewear with a few small missing chips, now in Brodart to prevent further wear; price-clipped). 333 pages including index, a bibliography of Sholom Aleichem's works in English translation, and a 16-page collection of family photographs.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Illus. by Photographs.

Taplinger Publishing, 1967. HARDCOVER. VG / G. 0x0x0. VERY-GOOD HARDBACK IN MODERATELY WORN DUSTJACKET WITH MENDED EDGE TEAR & SMALL CHIPS

Washington DC: New Israel Fund, 2001. A pamphlet (27 pages) intended to enrich the seder not only through inclusion in the formal elements of the seder ("Miriam's Cup" and "We were strangers in the Land of Egypt") but through discussion groups as guests arrive ("At the Red Sea: Two Midrashim" and "The Embattled Leader: Rabban Gamaliel II of Yavne"). The publishing organization is "Israel's foremost social-change institution, providing hundreds of Israeli non-profit organizations with financial and technical support. . . ." and intended to "strengthen democracy and promote social justice in Israel.". Soft Cover.

New York: Harper & Row, 1988. Third printing. Very good (black remainder mark along top page edges, some edgewear, previous owner's name on first free endpaper; interior clean and unmarked) in very good dust jacket (edgewear as on book itself). Library binding, but NOT ex-lib. 168 pages. Aimed at young readers but suitable for all ages. . Hard Cover.

New York: Harper Collins, 2003. Near fine (minimal edgewear, a couple of light marks on the front cover) in very good+ dust jacket (very light edgewear). A startling story of abuse of power and murder. Jewish only in the sense that in this case the criminal happened to be a rabbi, but the author does investigate the way in which the clergy sometimes misuse their prestige. 295 pages.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover.

Gambier, OH: Kenyon College, 1991. New Series, Volume XIII Number 2, Spring 1991. Very good (wrinkled back cover, some edgewear, interior clean and unmarked). Paper covers. 200 pages. The central work in this issue is the translation of Czech writer Arnost Lustig's short novel (about 60 pages), "Colette," which grows out of Lustig's Nazi labor camp experiences. Colette is a 19-year-old Jewish girl from Belgium who searches for meaning and love in Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. Later published as a separate work in the Czech Republic (1992). Other contributions include fiction from Reynolds Price and poetry, essays, reviews, and drama. . Paperback original. Soft Cover.

Washington, D.C.: Inscape Publishes, 1976. A collection of short stories, included in his "Children of the Holocaust" and conceived as a single work by Lustig. Translated by George Theiner, this is a reprint of the 1962 edition. Made into a film, there are 8 stills from the film included in the book. Near fine (some slight edgewear, mostly at the spine top and bottom) in very good dust jacket (edgewear, especially at spine and corners).. Hard Cover.

Sherman Oaks CA: Weiss Books, 1975. Soft cover book with about 35 humorous illustrations of the cultural changes that the Messiah will bring, including the draydle table in Las Vegas and Wonder Challah (builds spirits eight ways!). Includes a few repetitions of the pages at the end--either a binding error or just to see if you're paying attention. Very good soft cover (some light spotting on front cover and page edges and some light insect damage just noticeable on the white covers).. Soft Cover. Illus. by Kathryn Jacobi.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1982. Very good (a few light foxing spots on page edges, one bumped corner) in very good dust jacket (light edgewear including some small chips at folds, one fold looks fragile but the dust jacket is fully intact). A first novel.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover.

Vintage, 1988. Nice copy with just minor wear. Pages of text are clean, bright and free of markings. Binding is tight and secure. ***Shipped within 24 hours from the beautiful Baltimore inner harbor area. First class service; accurate descriptions. Most items packed in boxes, not envelopes.*** . Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Grove Press, 2004-02-05. Uncorrected Proof. Hardcover. Very Good. Uncorrected, advance proof. Book is in very good condition, with typical light wear to cover. Inside pages clean and white.

Jerusalem, Israel: Jerusalem : Yad Vashem, 1975. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. Jerusalem : Yad Vashem, 1975. 1st. Very Good. Martyrs' and Heroes of the Holocaust<br /><br />1975, Book is in very good condition NOT EX-LIBRARY Minor shelfwear present Small signs of visible wear SEE PICTURES for any wear or defects Condition based on age of book To ensure you receive the quality of book expected we provide pictures of NOTICEABLE WEAR for ALL books we sell with marked conditions of GOOD + If you have any questions at all don't hesitate to send us an email

Inner Traditions International , 1993. 144pp. trade paperback, slight rubbing on cover at corner tips, VG, Includes: Tales of the ancestral powers, Tales of the animal powers, Tales of the magical powers, Tales of healing, . Soft Cover. Very Good.

New York: Doubleday, 1995. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. This edition updated, with a new chapter. A most intelligent and comprehensive account of the present and future of the Middle East. This is a controversial and important book. Friedman won two Pulitzer Prizes for his New York Times dispatches from Beirut and Jerusalem in the 1980s. Very clean and unmarked card cover, no edgewear. Internals are very clean and unmarked. 558 pages with Index. 5.2 x 8 inches. Doubleday Publishing, New York, 1995.

New York: Doubleday, 1990. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. A most intelligent and comprehensive account of the present and future of the Middle East. This is a controversial and important book. Friedman won two Pulitzer Prizes for his New York Times dispatches from Beirut and Jerusalem in the 1980s. Very clean and unmarked, slight edgewear to cover, tight and solid binding. Internals are very clean and unmarked. 541 pages with Index. 8 x 5". Doubleday Publishing, New York, 1990.

New York: Doubleday, 1995. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. This edition updated, with a new chapter. A most intelligent and comprehensive account of the present and future of the Middle East. This is a controversial and important book. Friedman won two Pulitzer Prizes for his New York Times dispatches from Beirut and Jerusalem in the 1980s. Very clean and unmarked wraps; no edgewear. Pages evenly toned, clean and unmarked, no creasing. . 558 pages with Index. 5.2 x 8 inches. Doubleday Publishing, New York, 1995.

Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1983. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. Good, clean, unmarked condition with moderately toned pages, yellowing along the edges, otherwise clean and unmarked, no creasing, tight and square. New foreword by the author. Published in 1983, this is a portrait of Israel at that time. Amos Elon places the ongoing conflict in the Middle East in historic perspective. He offers insight into the rise of Menachem Begin and the complications of the Egyptian-Israeli 1979 peace treaty. And he shows how Zionism led to the development of Israel's bitterest enemy, the Palestinian nationalist movement. 359 pages, indexed. 5 x 7.75 inches. 1983, Penguin Books, Middlesex, England.

New York and Toronto: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1965. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. xiv + 574 pages with bibliography, indexes and a map. 5.25 x 8 inches. Volume I I of two volume set. Contains Part IV of the original one-volume edition. Clean and unmarked white wraps with gold and blue titles, whisper of wear to corners; binding tight, solid and square. Pages quite clean, no marks of any kind, no creases. A brilliant, definitive study about the religion of ancient Israel which permeated the entire social life of the nation. It covers every aspect of Israelite life in Old Testament times. An indispensable reference work for scholars but written primarily for the non-specialist, providing a fascinating and readable account of the society that was ancient Israel. 1965, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York and Toronto.

NY: Anchor (#A477)/Doubleday, 1965. (1st thus). Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Tight, bright, clean interior, light age soil to exterior, tilted. Light edgewear and a bump to top front corner. "Jewish life in America from Colonial Times to the Present...It's historical, religious & sociological currents."

NY: Laurel Leaf / Dell, 1977. Paperback. NEAR FINE. Appears unread. As new except for age tanning of pages. In clear protective cover. "What was it like to pull up roots in your native village and make a home in a strange new land? What kind of people did it? What was it like for the millions of Jews who came to the United States between the 1880s and the 1920s? They came to Castle Garden , later to Ellis Island..." 256 indexed pages. ISBN: 0440984920.