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A Historical Atlas Of the Jewish People
by Eli Barnavi
Elie Barnavi is Director of the Department of History at the University of Tel Aviv and Associate Professor at the Ecole des Haute Etudes et Sciences Sociales in Paris.
Major Farran's Hat
by David Cesarani
DAVID CESARANI is Research Professor in History at Royal Holloway, University of London. His most recent book is Eichmann: His Life and Crimes, which won the 2006 US National Jewish Book Award for History.From the Hardcover edition.
The Avengers
by Rich Cohen
Rich Cohen is the author of Tough Jews and The Avengers. His work has appeared in The New Yorker and Vanity Fair, among many other publications. He is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone. He lives in New York City.
The Case For Israel
by Alan Dershowitz
The Case for Israel is an ardent defense of Israel's rights, supported by indisputable evidence. Presents a passionate look at what Israel's accusers and detractors are saying about this war-torn country. Dershowitz accuses those who attack Israel of international bigotry and backs up his argument with hard facts. Widely respected as a civil libertarian, legal educator, and defense attorney extraordinaire, Alan Dershowitz has also been a passionate though not uncritical supporter of Israel.
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ISRAEL DIARY
by BLOOMFIELD, Bernard M
1950. BLOOMFIELD, Bernard M. ISRAEL DIARY. Illustrated. NY: Crown Publishers, [1950]. 8vo., tan cloth in dust jacket; 182 pages. First Edition. A diary-type, first-hand look at the new nation of Israel through letters to the author's wife, Nery (sometimes spelled Neri) Judith Loewy, who was an ardent Zionist, and notes taken on his travels there. Signed presentation from Bloomfield, to his wife, on the front endpaper: "To my dear Nery, to whom I wrote the letters which formed the basis of this...
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$150.00
Dawn of the Promised Land: Creation of Israel
by Wicks, Ben
Hyperion, New York 1997.. 1997. Hardcover. 8vo. hardcover. 209pp. b/w illus. Near Fine, maps have been pasted to endpapers by previous owner. notes on fep. / Near Fine d/w. .
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$18.53
IZRAEL GYOZELMES HAT NAPJA
by OFRY, Dan
1967. OFRY, Dan. IZRAEL GYOZELMES HAT NAPJA. Tel Aviv: Salom Konyvkiado, [1967]. Quarto., pictorial boards. Signed by the author on the title page. Later printing. Good (some wear & cracks to binding). $50.00.
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$50.00
The Man in the Gray Flannel Skirt
by Goulian, Jon-Jon
Crawley: University of Western Australia Press. 2011. Very Good condition. Card wraps. Reading creasing to rear cover. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. xxix, 294 pages. A memoir of androgyny: a vibrant, funny and heartwarming story of an outcast who became the odd man in. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Trade Paperback.
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$9.27
THE JEW IN AMERICAN SPORTS
by RIBALOW, Harold U
1966. RIBALOW, Harold U. THE JEW IN AMERICAN SPORTS. NY: Bloch Publishing Company, [1966]. 8vo., green cloth in dust jacket. Third Edition, Revised & Enlarged. First published in 1948, this book is considered a classic in its field and is compiled by a noted sports columnist and author. Signed by two Jewish baseball players: Al Rosen beneath his picture on page 84) and by Al Schacht on his picture on page 96. Also laid in is a card signed by Barney Ross: "Good luck from Barney Ross." An...
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$175.00
LIFE LINE TO A PROMISED LAND
by HIRSCHMANN, Ira A
1946. HIRSCHMANN, Ira A. LIFE LINE TO A PROMISED LAND. NY: The Vanguard Press, [1946]. 8vo., cloth in the fragile dust jacket. First Edition, third printing. The author relates how he, as a special representative of the U. S. Department of State, tried to rescue Jews from the Balkans. Signed presentation from Hirschmann on the front endpaper, to author Anita Loos.: "For Anita. Who was a blonde life-line when I needed it. Sincerely, Ira Hirschmann. 4/30/48." Of course, Loos is best known for...
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$45.00
The Dead Sea Scrolls: From Codex Tchacos
by Burrows, Millar
Secker & Warburg, 1956. Book. Very Good. hardback. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a well preserved pictorial dust jacket, 185pp.
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$8.87
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A JEW
by SHULMAN, Charles E
1960. SHULMAN, Charles E. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A JEW. NY: Crown Publishers, Inc., [1960]. 8vo., cloth & boards in a dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Shulman on the front endpaper: "To Moe & Dorothy Hoffenburg, with with personal regards, Charles E. Schulman- May 26, 1960." Very Good (tiny repaired tear to head of spine; little browning (few chips & tears) d/j. $75.00.
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$75.00
THE NEW ISRAELIS
by SCHOENBRUN, David
1973. SCHOENBRUN, David. THE NEW ISRAELIS: A REPORT ON THE FIRST GENERATION BORN IN ISRAEL. NY: Atheneum, 1973. 8vo., green boards in dust jackest. First Edition, second printing. Signed by Schoenbrun on a front blank page: "Shalom, David Schoenbrun, 1977." Near fine; few short tears & creases d/j. $20.00.
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$20.00
The Rothschilds : A Family Portrait
by Frederic Morton
Simon & Schuster, 1991. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$7.94
THE LEGAL SYSTEM OF ISRAEL
by BAKER, Henry E
1961. BAKER, Henry A. THE LEGAL SYSTEM OF ISRAEL. London: Sweet & Maxwell/ NY: Oceana Publications Inc., [1961]. 8vo., blue cloth in dust jacket; 132 pages. First English/American Edition, with another edition published in Tel Aviv the same year. This English/American Edition, however, is harder to find. Baker was a Relieving President for District Court in Jerusalem and a professor at Hebrew University there. Signed presentation from Baker on the front endpaper, to a fellow justice: "To Reuben...
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$85.00
![[WHAT WAS PUBLISHED FOR JEWISH PEOPLE DURING NEP] Katalag #5 [i.e. Catalogue #5]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/278/323/1182323278.0.b.jpg)
[WHAT WAS PUBLISHED FOR JEWISH PEOPLE DURING NEP] Katalag #5 [i.e. Catalogue #5]
Moscow: Aktsyen gezelshaft 'Shul un bukh', 1927. 40 pp.: ill., [8] ads. 19x13,5 cm. In original covers. Restored, glue traces on the inner margin of first and last pages, otherwise very good. First and only edition. Scarce. One of 15000 copies. Constructivist cover is printed in Yiddish and Russian, the catalogue itself is in Yiddish. The catalogue could be regarded as the reference material for the constructivist book design of Moscow-published yiddish books. The catalogue contains nine sections...
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$1,200.00
A TREE STILL STANDS: JEWISH YOUTH IN EASTERN EUROPE TODAY
by STROM, Yale
NY: Philomel Books, 1990. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation from Strom on the half-title page [in Yiddish and with a rough translation provided here]: "To Chaya and Meir, Deep warm thanks- it was really nice meeting the two of you- Long diverse culture- Yale Strom 20/11/93." Strom spent 12 weeks talking to and photographing young people in Eastern European countries. The Jewish population in Eastern Europe before World War II was about five million. As of 1990, fewer than 200,000...
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$50.00
MY FATHER THE ACTOR
by BERNARDI, Jack
1971. BERNARDI, Jack. MY FATHER THE ACTOR: A MOVING STORY OF A WONDERFUL FAMILY- AND A FATHER WHOSE WIT NEARLY MATCHED HIS COURAGE. NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [1971]. 8vo., boards in dust jacket; 233 pages. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation from Jack Bernardi on the front endpaper, to Cy Chermak. The story of Yiddish actor Berel Bernardi. Cy Chermak was born in 1929 in Bayonne, New Jersey. He is known for his work as a writer and executive producer on CHiPs (1977), Ironside...
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$75.00
UNTO THE MOUNTAIN: ESSAYS
by LEWIN, Isaac
1975. LEWIN, Isaac. UNTO THE MOUNTAINS: ESSAYS. NY: Hebrew Publishing Company, 1975. 8vo., blue cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Lewin discusses many of the great personalities who led the Agudath Israel World Organization and some of the issues of vital concern to that movement. The final essays deal with problems of the defense of Shehitah and the use of heirless Jewish property in Germany. Signed presentation from Lewin on the half-title page: "To my good friend Rabbi Menachem Shayovich with...
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$125.00
EICHMANN IN MY HANDS
by MALKIN, Peter Z. [With Harry STEIN]
[NY]: Warner Books, 1990. First Edition, first printing. Signed by Malkin on the title page. With an interesting signature on the front endpaper. Peter Zvi Malkin [1927-2005] was an Israeli secret agent and member of the Mossad intelligence agency. He was part of the team that captured Adolf Eichmann in Argentina in 1960 and brought him to Israel to stand trial. A senior Nazi bureaucrat, Eichmann had played a key role in organizing the extermination of Jews during World War II. His trial was widely...
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$125.00
LETTERS OF REBECCA GRATZ
by PHILIPSON, Rabbi David
1929. PHILIPSON, Rabbi David. LETTERS OF REBECCA GRATZ. Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1929. 8vo., brown cloth. First Edition. Signed presentation from Philipson on the front endpaper: "To Mr. & Mrs. Louis Salant, With the compliments of David Philipson. Cincinnati, Sept 29 1941." Gratz is believed to be the model for the Rebecca character in Sir Walter Scott's "Ivanhoe." Very Good (minor cracking front hinge- still tight; lower corner front cover...
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$75.00
WHAT PRICE ISRAEL
by LILIENTHAL, Alfred M
1953. LILIENTHAL, Alfred M. WHAT PRICE ISRAEL. Chicago, Illinois: Henry Regnery Company, 1953. 8vo., red cloth stamped in black. First Edition. Signed presentation by Lilienthal on front endpaper: "To Bill Sands, who knows the background behind this book and stood by a friend in moments of need. Cordially, Alfred M. Lilienthal, October 25, 1953." Very Good. $125.00.
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$125.00
SHALOM, GOLDA
by MORRIS, Terry
1971. MORRIS, Terry. SHALOM, GOLDA. NY: Hawthorn Books, [1971]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation by Morris on front endpaper: "To Fanny Clark, With warm regards, Terry Morris." Near fine; some wear (few tears & creases) d/j. $25.00.
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$25.00
JOURNEY TO THE GOLDEN DOOR: A SURVIVOR'S TALE
by SOMMER, Jay
NY: Shengold Publishers, Inc.;, 1994. First Edition. Signed presentation by Sommer on the front endpaper: "To the Jewish War Veteran 125, Best Wishes Jay Sommer. 8vo., brown boards in dust jacket; 314 pages. Illustrated.. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); very nice d/j.
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$50.00
THE NEW DIPLOMACY
by EBAN, Abba
1983. EBAN, Abba. THE NEW DIPLOMACY: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS IN THE MODERN AGE. NY: Random House, [1983]. Small quarto, black cloth in dust jacket. First Edition, first printing. A study of post World War II diplomacy by the well-known Israeli U.S. ambassador and U.N. delgate. Signed presentation from Eban on the front endpaper: "To Zoni and Sam from Abba Eban. Denver, 9/26/1983." With an original photograph of Eban signing the book for the recipients. Fine in like d/j. $75.00.
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$75.00
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
by ZANGWILL, Israel
1896. ZANGWILL, Israel. WITHOUT PREJUDICE. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1896. 8vo., navy blue cloth. First Edition. Good (ink name half-title page, some wear covers). $15.00.
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$15.00
PEOPLE AT BAY
by JANOWSKY, Oscar I
1938. JANOWSKY, Oscar I. PEOPLE AT BAY. The Jewish Problem in East-Central Europe. NY: Oxford University Press, 1938. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed by Janowsky on front endpaper. Very Good (some darkening endpapers); some browning spine area, few tiny tears d/j. $85.00.
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$85.00
The Dead Sea Scrolls
by Burrows, Millar
Viking Press, 1955. first edition. hardcover. very good: sunned spine, some wear to boards, bumped corners, text clean, binding tight. Octavo 435pp. stated first printing November 1955. An explanation of the Dead Sea Scrolls for the layman from noted Biblical scholar and emeritus professor of the Yale Divinity School. Includes chapters on the discovery of the scrolls, evidence for their age, dates of composition, the history of the Qumran settlement where the scrolls were discovered, the religious,...
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$28.00
The Dead Sea Scrolls
by Millar Burrows
The Viking Press, 1956. Hardcover. Very good/None. Boards are solid, the spine is square, and binding is firm. The pages are bright, crisp, and unmarked aside from previous owner’s stamp on front pastedown and dent on fore edge of pages from Preface xv-page 23.
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$15.00
