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*The A to Z of the Holocaust - The A to Z Guide Series- well indexed Well indexed - over sized, Paperback book it's edges are lightly worn, bottom front slightly thumbed spine still type glued no creasing, attractive cover design. Book focuses on the nature of the German assault on the Jews, providing facts of the Holocaust, emphasizing the central roles Jews played in the Nazi Genocide. Introduction essay presents a historical overview of the Holocaust, followed by individual entries and an extensive bibliography as survivors age it's important to collate in catalog form this information, before it's forgotten and gone. LOL the murder of the millions of other victims Nazis deem inferior is notated......Author is chair of the history department - Millersville University, Pennsylvania, has participated in many outstanding judaica reference books, Publications, An excellent reference book for Hands-On dating &, pinpointing events in history, history Scholars, students, General readers.......Product…
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The A to Z of the Holocaust (A to Z Guide)
by Jack R. Fischel
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Abraham & Family New Insights into the Patriarchal Narratives
by Hershel (editor) Shanks
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*Abraham & Family New Insights into the Patriarchal Narratives-Excellent copy -very good - cover -- covers bright and shiny just the smallest amount of wear on its edges -almost appears to be new or not-read - middle of the book pictorial section with some color photos.-- Turmoil and tragedy, deception and violence, passion and desire, love and reconciliation -- they are all found in the family stories from Genesis. But Abraham and his family persevered and survived to found a great nation- Fifteen biblical experts wrestle with these stories from Genesis, and each provides a different avenue to understanding the biblical text -- serious, controversial, humorous, scholarly or challenging-including Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel and Pulitzer Prize winner Jack Miles-wrestle with the Biblical test in this unique look at the patriarchs and matriarchs of Israel. Ideal for Bible Study groups.- Abraham & Family: New Insights into the Patriarchal Narratives by various scholars (2000-09-01)- editor- Hershel…
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As Golems go
by Benjamin Kuras
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As Golems Go: Rabbi Loew, The Reluctant Czech -Benjamin Kuras - Excellent condition lightly red just the slightest amount of checking on it stopped probably from lack of dusting somewhere pages are bright and clean, Minstrel amount of wear on the edges of the book. Funny in a great Jewish story way... Never mind the Golem and probably never existed exception popular language, Rabbi Betzalel, named Marhal was into bigger tricks how to keep your mind sharp as ever at 97. How to make time stop without others noticing, do the things you always wanted to do if you only have the time. How to make influence more powerful than power. Cosmic energy flow in dash letting them blow out. Keeping the universe from disintegrated trying to be nice to your neighbors. And how to become the most famous Czech without ever trying. All the things ordinary people called Miracles, and more, much more As Golems- book relates some of the highlights from the writings of Rabbi Judah Loew aka the Maharal of Prague (1520-1609).…
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Confrontations with Judaism, part of the Great Society series
by Philip Longworth editor
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*Confrontations with Judaism, part of the Great Society series - edited by Philip Longworth Black covers hardcover silver titling spine, book does have wear on its perimeter Corners bumped printed on Buff colored stock -extensive notes in pencil back cover beige end paper - long small amount of stain on bottom of book might have been a tea spill long dried some underlining in pencil on several pages book is not in fabulous shape just good...- notes are in bullet points as if a researcher or serious scholar made them, dust jacket has some rather significant errors on its covers book was not handles probably very well at a later point in its life.... many Jews are strange from traditional Judaism, book as a result of a symposium in confrontation of the problem. Judaism's a way of life commanding observers every action, and intellectual system demanding lifelong study. Modern secular worlds can also be demanding. We have estrangement and antagonism between the Orthodox and other shades of faith.…
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The Jewish Holidays A Guide and Commentary
by Arnold M. Eisen Michael Strassfeld, Betsy Platkin Teutsch
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Gift able excellent copy -the Jewish holidays a guide and commentary Michael Strassfeld- excellent copy covers are clean bright and shiny, clean text nicely laid out - small amount of minutiae on its edges, - enormously popular Jewish Catalog "help[s] readers understand more fully the meaning of our holidays and thereby to observe these festivals . . . with a greater devotion and joy- encyclopedic in its contents. - The Jewish holidays: a guide and commentary- Michael Strassfeld, Betsy Platkin Teutsch, Arnold M. Eisen -Illustrated by -Betsy Platkin Teutsch -- Contributor Arnold M. Eisen -Edition - early - illustrated - Publisher Harper & Row, 1985 -ISBN 0060912251, 9780060912253 -- 248 pages - about - 8.5 x 0.6 x 10 inches -Subjects - Religion - Holidays - Fasts and feasts - Judaism Fasts and feasts Judaism Religion / Holidays / Jewish -Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa,Los Angeles Culver City-about 6.1 x 1.1 x 8.1 in- see pictures maybe this will do it! -At least you know what you're getting into- City-…
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Jewish Reflections on Death
by Jack Riemer
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*Jewish reflections on death - 1975 paperback, beige covers, buff colored stock / pages..Schocken Books (1975) Jewish reflections on death - Clean sturdy- lightly read if at all - remains in clean condition Author Jack Riemer - Foreword by Elisabeth KublerRoss,- Judaic beliefs on life and death.- essays - portray the historical development - current status of the Jewish way of death/ Acquaints the reader with a glimpse of an impressive, meaningful tradition,belief system that is rich with ritual and symbolism.,... Editor Jack Riemer. Compiled by Jack Riemer Publisher Schocken Books, 1975 , 3rd printing 1976 -ISBN -0805205160, ASIN: B007ERLW68- Schocken SB 516 -cover design Bernard Scheifer- Subjects - Religion ' Judaism ' Theology Family & Relationships / Death, Grief, Bereavement Religion / Judaism / Theology ... LAX Vespa,Los Angeles Culver City- maybe this will do it! -At least you know what you're getting into- Media Mail USPS-you get the copy you were viewing carefully Drop kick-packed to…
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The Jewish War Revised Edition (The Penguin Classics)
by Flavius Josephus
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Vintage, The Jewish War, penguin Classics paperback, it took 7 years and several Roman Legions to suppress the Jewish rebellion in a D6 six. Excavations at Masada curiously collaborate some details of History which is so Grimly evidence in the New Testament turbulent. A war which was so laid by every kind of treachery, atrocity Josephus, though a Jewish governor of Galilee, sided with Romans not always being historically reliable, but his unique account of the war in figures as Herod, Chronicles the Jewish rebellion against Rome between 66 and 70 A.D., as seen from the point of view of Josephus, originally a rebel leader who later changed sides. Outlines the history of Jews under Roman rule and highlights many of the major conflicts during this rebellion. ....Covers are bright crisp shiny, spine uncreased , Small amount of minutia edges, Good tight copy pages slight tanning, later reissued..This is the revised ed. new introduction notes , appendices, E. Mary Smallwood, Printed England by Clays LTD. St…
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Liberation 1945 - 1995
by Simon Wiesenthal Center
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Liberation 1945 - 1995, A 50th Anniversity Memoir of Jewish Survival - The journal is a limited edition with major historical value, bringing together for the first time a collection of rare photos, letters and quotes from both the liberated and the liberators. Journal is in very good condition paper covers are glossy, clean with only minor signs of use. Pages are bright crisp, unmarked in very good condition. Journal of a fund raising event for the Museum of Tolerance at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, designed by Horlick Levin Advertising and printed by Continental Colorcraft, Photo by Jack Anderson. 110 pages, book size about 11 x 8 1'2 x 5/16 in.......... Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa, Los Angeles Culver City- maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into-City-Media Mail USPS-you get the copy you were viewing carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit....... Liberated 5408 PB Judica 6
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The Nazi and the Psychiatrist: Hermann Göring, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a Fatal Meeting of Minds at the End of WWII
by Jack El-Hai
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Gift able copy -The Nazi and the Psychiatrist: Hermann Göring,\, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a Fatal Meeting of Minds at the End of WWII Excellent crisp clean copy, White boards Black titling spine, nice quality buff pages,Lightly read if at all. - 1945, after his capture at the end of the Second World War, Hermann Göring arrived at an American-run detention center in war-torn Luxembourg, accompanied by sixteen suitcases and a red hatbox. The suitcases contained all manner of paraphernalia: medals, gems, two cigar cutters, silk underwear, a hot water bottle, and the equivalent of 1 million in cash. Hidden in a coffee can, a set of brass vials housed glass capsules containing a clear liquid and a white precipitate: potassium cyanide. Joining Göring in the detention center were the elite of the captured Nazi regime—Grand Admiral Dönitz; armed forces commander Wilhelm Keitel and his deputy Alfred Jodl; the mentally unstable Robert Ley; the suicidal Hans Frank; the pornographic propagandist Julius…
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Old Bohemian and Moravian Jewish Cemeteries
by Arno Parik; Jiri Fiedler; Petr Ehl
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Old Bohemian and Moravian Jewish cemeteries,Paseka. Large coffee table book just good condition appears there may have been some water involved long ago slight water stain back of book and on Dust jacket clean dry tight book, Illustrated and papers black map on back, Hebrew characters front end paper. Off white cloth covers , black titling Photography Petr Ehl, layout Alec Krejca,1991, interesting book with black and white photos of gravestones - listing in back of book of the Jewish religious communities their burial places and locations and short history.. photos depicts many of the interesting folklore Oracle symbols and ethnic symbols used in burials, many of these date from 14 th /15th century. During the Holocaust 90% of the inhabitants of Bohemia and Moravia were deported to concentration camps. Memorial memory of once important Jewish communities dilapidated, desolate, overgrown by weed, but after all enveloped in the tissue of an Amber bull Mystic Charming / preserving valuable information.…
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Shiv'im Essays and studies in honor of Ira Eisenstein (Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Press publication ; 1)
by Editors Ronald A. Brauner, Ira Eisenstein & 23 Scholars
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Handsome book without dust jacket –dark tan rich cloth boards gold titling spine small amount of funding towards the top, not bad actually book is like clean peers pretty much unread couple folded pages – dust jackets another matter it does show quite a bit of where small tears –not in great shape but it did the job to check the book--sunning /spine –dust jacket –Collection of essays studies. By the 70 birthday of Rabbi Ira Einstein editor of reconstruction president of Jewish - Reconstructionist foundation & rabbinical college –we offer these contributions to Torah and the purple hope that you will see many more years of health , that you may be granted the strength and inspiration to continue your endeavors- Editors Ronald A. Brauner, Ira Eisenstein- 23 scholars contributing Shiv'im: Essays and Studies in Honor of Ira Eisenstein Volume 1 of Publications of the Reconstructionist rabbinical college Volume 1 of Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Press publications- Editors Ronald A.…
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Two Among the Righteous Few
by Marty Brounstein
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Two Among the Righteous Few by Marty Brounstein, softcover copy inscribed Natalie thanks so much for your interest and positive engagement with the story best wishes..lightly read paperback clean except the inscription smallest amount of minutiae on its edges very good Frans & Mien Wijnakker. from Dieden of the Netherlands- Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust, a remarkable tale of how Frans and his wife, Mien, saved the lives of at least two dozen Jews in southern Holland during World War II. They were Catholics who led a simple life in a small town, but they took risks,displayed bravery to help others in dire need, instilling hope during a horrific points of history. Nestled in the hills on the western side of Jerusalem - is the Yad Vashem museum. People from around the world visit daily to learn about the tragic period of history from 1933 - 1945 known as the Holocaust. Museum serves as an education, research, historical center in remembrance of the six million Jews across…
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What Made Sammy Run?: My Story
by Sam Silberberg
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* 1933, on the eve of World War II, Europe was home to 9 million Jews. By 1945, when the war ended, Nazi Germany had systematically slaughtered 6 million of these innocent people, including 1 million children. More than six decades later, Sam Silberberg invites readers to journey back with him to the terrifying years of his youth in Nazi-occupied Poland, when staying alive meant using street smarts beyond his years, ultimately, making a decision that would haunt him for the rest of his life. With Sam's feisty narrative, his readers become eyewitnesses to the Second World War, the Holocaust , fight to establish the modern state of Israel, but they also see a boy their own age struggling to find meaning in a world filled with danger / evil. Gripping tale by one of a diminishing number of living Holocaust survivors.... What Made Sammy Run?: My Story, Sam Silberberg -- In 1933, on the eve of World War II, Europe was home to 9 million Jews. By 1945, when the war ended, Nazi Germany had systematically…
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The town Beyond the Wall
by Elie Weisel, translated Stephen Becker
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Vintage small paperback -The town Beyond the Wall Elie Wiesel-covers are still somewhat bright and shiny although there is a certain amount of a wear on its edges, some chipping - a small tear at the foot of the book of cover a couple small tears- first three pages interior the book is clean an unmarked however it's pages are heavily tanned due to the age , and the type of paper used ---The town Beyond the Wall - Elie Wiesel, The Executioner's I understood - also the victims, but with more difficulty. Michael, a young Jew who has survived the Holocaust, follows a compulsion to return to the town from which he came where the first test step was taken in separating him from family forever. A spectral face of a passive onlooker which haunts him, which will not fit into the framework of tentative understanding he has built to support his searing memories of the events of the Nazi period.... shifting, flickering scenes of Michael's life as he lived in the camps, after word pass in and out of the events of…
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