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London Yiddishtown

East End Jewish Life in Yiddish Sketch and Story, 1930–1950: Selected Works of Katie Brown, A. M. Kaizer, and I. A. Lisky

by Katie Brown, I. A. Lisky, A. M. Kaizer, Vivi Lachs ...

Lively and engaging new view of London's Jewish East End through translated stories of its Yiddish writers.In London Yiddishtown: East End Jewish Life in Yiddish Sketch and Story, 1930–1950, Vivi Lachs presents a selection of previously un-translated short stories and sketches by Katie Brown, A. M. Kaizer, and I. A. Lisky, for the general reader and academic alike. These intriguing and ... Read more

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Lively and engaging new view of London's Jewish East End through translated stories of its Yiddish writers.In London Yiddishtown: East End Jewish Life in Yiddish Sketch and Story, 1930–1950, Vivi Lachs presents a selection of previously un-translated short stories and sketches by Katie Brown, A. M. Kaizer, and I. A. Lisky, for the general reader and academic alike. These intriguing and
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People Love Dead Jews

Reports from a Haunted Present

by Dara Horn ...

**Winner of the 2021 National Jewish Book Award for Contemporary Jewish Life and PracticeFinalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize in NonfictionA New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Wall Street Journal, Chicago Public Library, Publishers Weekly, and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearA startling and profound exploration of how Jewish history is exploited to comfort the living.**Renowned and ... Read more

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**Winner of the 2021 National Jewish Book Award for Contemporary Jewish Life and PracticeFinalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize in NonfictionA New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Wall Street Journal, Chicago Public Library, Publishers Weekly, and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearA startling and profound exploration of how Jewish history is exploited to comfort the living.**Renowned and
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The Other Schindlers

Why Some People Chose to Save Jews in the Holocaust

by Agnes Grunwald-Spier ...

Thanks to Thomas Keneally's book Schindler's Ark, and the film based on it, Schindler's List, we have become more aware of the fact that, in the midst of Hitler's extermination of the Jews, courage and humanity could still overcome evil. While 6 million Jews were murdered by the Nazi regime, some were saved through the actions of non-Jews whose consciences would not allow them to pass by on the ... Read more

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Thanks to Thomas Keneally's book Schindler's Ark, and the film based on it, Schindler's List, we have become more aware of the fact that, in the midst of Hitler's extermination of the Jews, courage and humanity could still overcome evil. While 6 million Jews were murdered by the Nazi regime, some were saved through the actions of non-Jews whose consciences would not allow them to pass by on the
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The House of Twenty Thousand Books

by Sasha Abramsky ...

A KIRKUS “BEST NONFICTION BOOK” OF THE YEAR: A grandson’s “warmhearted, frank memoir” of family, literature, and Jewish history (Shelf Awareness).Fascinating stories and 43 photos paint a lively portrait of the remarkable Chimen Abramsky—collector of rare books and friend to the greatest 20th-century thinkers.The House of Twenty Thousand Books is the story of Chimen Abramsky, an extraordinary ... Read more

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A KIRKUS “BEST NONFICTION BOOK” OF THE YEAR: A grandson’s “warmhearted, frank memoir” of family, literature, and Jewish history (Shelf Awareness).Fascinating stories and 43 photos paint a lively portrait of the remarkable Chimen Abramsky—collector of rare books and friend to the greatest 20th-century thinkers.The House of Twenty Thousand Books is the story of Chimen Abramsky, an extraordinary
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Pogrom

Kishinev and the Tilt of History

by Steven J. Zipperstein ...

Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award (History)Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Economist and the East Hampton StarShortlisted for the Mark Lynton History PrizeSeparating historical fact from fantasy, an acclaimed historian retells the story of Kishinev, a riot that transformed the course of twentieth-century Jewish history.So shattering were the aftereffects of Kishinev, the ... Read more

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Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award (History)Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Economist and the East Hampton StarShortlisted for the Mark Lynton History PrizeSeparating historical fact from fantasy, an acclaimed historian retells the story of Kishinev, a riot that transformed the course of twentieth-century Jewish history.So shattering were the aftereffects of Kishinev, the
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Yiddish

The Biography of a Language

by Miriam Weinstein ...

This first-ever biography on Yiddish is “a charming and highly readable history of the language” that “recreates the sound of a world . . . gone forever” (The Washington Post)For a thousand years Yiddish, was the glue that held a people together. Through the intimacies of daily use, it linked European Jews with their heroic past, their spiritual universe, their increasingly far-flung relations. In ... Read more

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This first-ever biography on Yiddish is “a charming and highly readable history of the language” that “recreates the sound of a world . . . gone forever” (The Washington Post)For a thousand years Yiddish, was the glue that held a people together. Through the intimacies of daily use, it linked European Jews with their heroic past, their spiritual universe, their increasingly far-flung relations. In
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Rywka's Diary

The Writings of a Jewish Girl from the Lodz Ghetto

by Anita Friedman, Rywka Lipszyc ...

"A work of elegant translation and painstaking contextualization by Holocaust scholars and surviving family members that sharpens the historical and spiritual lens through which it's absorbed." —Chicago TribuneThe newly discovered diary of a Polish teenager in the Lodz ghetto during World War II—originally published by Jewish Family & Children’s Services of San Francisco, now revised, illustrated, ... Read more

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"A work of elegant translation and painstaking contextualization by Holocaust scholars and surviving family members that sharpens the historical and spiritual lens through which it's absorbed." —Chicago TribuneThe newly discovered diary of a Polish teenager in the Lodz ghetto during World War II—originally published by Jewish Family & Children’s Services of San Francisco, now revised, illustrated,
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The Shadows Behind Me

by Willie Sterner ...

Series series The Azrieli Series of Holocaust Survivor Memoirs
For six desperate years, Willie Sterner’s skill as a painter saved him from death at the hands of the Nazis. Faced with inhumane conditions in slave labour camps and grieving the loss of his close-knit family, Sterner relied on courage and ingenuity to hold onto his dignity. Through almost random luck, he came under the protection of the famed Oskar Schindler and became his personal art restorer. ... Read more

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For six desperate years, Willie Sterner’s skill as a painter saved him from death at the hands of the Nazis. Faced with inhumane conditions in slave labour camps and grieving the loss of his close-knit family, Sterner relied on courage and ingenuity to hold onto his dignity. Through almost random luck, he came under the protection of the famed Oskar Schindler and became his personal art restorer.
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No Joke

Making Jewish Humor

by Ruth R. Wisse ...

Series series Library of Jewish Ideas
Humor is the most celebrated of all Jewish responses to modernity. In this book, Ruth Wisse evokes and applauds the genius of spontaneous Jewish joking--as well as the brilliance of comic masterworks by writers like Heinrich Heine, Sholem Aleichem, Isaac Babel, S. Y. Agnon, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Philip Roth. At the same time, Wisse draws attention to the precarious conditions that call Jewish ... Read more

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Humor is the most celebrated of all Jewish responses to modernity. In this book, Ruth Wisse evokes and applauds the genius of spontaneous Jewish joking--as well as the brilliance of comic masterworks by writers like Heinrich Heine, Sholem Aleichem, Isaac Babel, S. Y. Agnon, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Philip Roth. At the same time, Wisse draws attention to the precarious conditions that call Jewish
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Joy Runs Deeper

by Bronia Beker, Joseph Beker ...

Series series The Azrieli Series of Holocaust Survivor Memoirs
Bronia and Josio (Joseph) grew up in Kozowa, a shtetl filled with lively culture, eccentric characters and extended family. When Bronia met Josio, she was charmed by his confidence and fearlessness. Separated when Josio was drafted into the army, reunited amid the chaos of war, their connection endured as their persecution intensified. When everything they held dear was lost, together they built a ... Read more

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Bronia and Josio (Joseph) grew up in Kozowa, a shtetl filled with lively culture, eccentric characters and extended family. When Bronia met Josio, she was charmed by his confidence and fearlessness. Separated when Josio was drafted into the army, reunited amid the chaos of war, their connection endured as their persecution intensified. When everything they held dear was lost, together they built a
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The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem

The Remarkable Life and Afterlife of the Man Who Created Tevye

by Jeremy Dauber ...

Series series Jewish Encounters Series
Part of the Jewish Encounters seriesThe first comprehensive biography of one of the most beloved authors of all time: the creator of Tevye the Dairyman, the collection of stories that inspired Fiddler on the Roof.Novelist, playwright, journalist, essayist, and editor, Sholem Aleichem was one of the founding giants of modern Yiddish literature. The creator of a pantheon of characters who have been ... Read more

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Part of the Jewish Encounters seriesThe first comprehensive biography of one of the most beloved authors of all time: the creator of Tevye the Dairyman, the collection of stories that inspired Fiddler on the Roof.Novelist, playwright, journalist, essayist, and editor, Sholem Aleichem was one of the founding giants of modern Yiddish literature. The creator of a pantheon of characters who have been
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The Correspondence of Hannah Arendt and Gershom Scholem

by Hannah Arendt, Gershom Scholem ...

Translated by Anthony David ...

Few people thought as deeply or incisively about Germany, Jewish identity, and the Holocaust as Hannah Arendt and Gershom Scholem. And, as this landmark volume reveals, much of that thinking was developed in dialogue, through more than two decades of correspondence.Arendt and Scholem met in 1932 in Berlin and quickly bonded over their mutual admiration for and friendship with Walter Benjamin. They ... Read more

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Few people thought as deeply or incisively about Germany, Jewish identity, and the Holocaust as Hannah Arendt and Gershom Scholem. And, as this landmark volume reveals, much of that thinking was developed in dialogue, through more than two decades of correspondence.Arendt and Scholem met in 1932 in Berlin and quickly bonded over their mutual admiration for and friendship with Walter Benjamin. They
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