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2019
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1 online resource
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Two Jews, Three Opinions examines a unique educational movement that began in 1980 when eight school leaders met to create RAVSAK: the Jewish Community Day School Network, an association of schools distinguished by being inclusive of all Jews in their communities.
This singularly-purposed segment of the Jewish educational mosaic has not been studied before. As American Jews struggle with changing demographics and identities, it is instructive to...
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A chain of dramatic stories from mankind's past, strung on the thread of an account of an archaeological expedition in western Galilee (Israel).
Pub. Date
2021
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1 online resource
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The two decades since the last authoritative general history of Dutch Jews was published have seen such substantial developments in historical understanding that new assessment has become an imperative. This volume offers an indispensable survey from a contemporary viewpoint that reflects the new preoccupations of European historiography and allows the history of Dutch Jewry to be more integrated with that of other European Jewish histories. Historians...
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Pub. Date
2020
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1 online resource (341 p.).
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Outlines of Jewish History from B.C. 586 to C.E. 1885 by Lady Katie Magnus provides readers with a comprehensive overview of Jewish history spanning from ancient times to the late 19th century. In this illuminating work, Lady Katie Magnus delves into the rich tapestry of Jewish civilization, tracing its origins from the destruction of the First Temple in 586 B.C. to the developments of the modern era in 1885 C.E. Through meticulous research and engaging...
Pub. Date
2023
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1 online resource
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This book takes the reader through a genealogical embodied journey, explaining how our historical context, through various expressions of language, culture, knowledge, pedagogy, and power, has created and perpetuated oppression of marginalised identities throughout history. The volume is, in essence, a social justice initiative in that it shines a spotlight on elitist forms of knowledge, and their attached privileged protectors. As such, the reader...
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2014
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1 online resource (477 pages)
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Over the course of American history, Jews have held many American leaders in high esteem, but they maintain a unique emotional bond with Abraham Lincoln. From the time of his presidency to the present day, American Jews have persistently viewed Lincoln as one of their own, casting him as a Jewish sojourner and, in certain respects, a Jewish role model. This pioneering compendium- The first volume of annotated documents to focus on the history of Lincoln's...
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2019.
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1 online resource
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This book portrays aspects of the life of a community of over 1,200 Jews who were either born in Yemen, or who were, in 1975-77, the young sons and daughters of immigrants from Yemen. It contains implications for the important and currently debated topic of ethnic integration in Israel.
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[2014]
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1 online resource (x, 814 pages) : illustrations.
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As part of the German Jewish Cultural Heritage project, the expert contributors to this volume examine the cultural influence of the German-speaking Jewish intelligentsia around the world. This influence continues to be felt in many countries of origin and exile without being adequately reflected in collective consciousness. This volume makes a substantive contribution to the search for traces of German-speaking Jewish culture in the wake of emigration....
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Details the story of the Jewish experience, tracing it across three millennia, from their beginnings as an ancient tribal people to the opening of the New World in 1492 to the modern day. A tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews. Details the story of the Jewish experience, tracing it across three millennia, from their beginnings as an ancient tribal people to the opening of the New World in 1492 to the modern day. A tie-in to the PBS...
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2022.
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1 online resource.
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"The 12th volume of the Archive opens with a study by Yefim Melamed (Kyiv) on the history of Stalinist secret services' surveillance of Jewish writers in the late 1930s and early 1950s, which resulted in repression and the physical destruction of many of them. In the appendix to his article, a unique material is published - reports of a secret agent who reported on the activities of the "fellow-writers". Grigory Khan (Moscow) makes another contribution...





