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  • Holy Days

    The World Of The Hasidic Family

    by Lis Harris ...
    A beloved contemporary classic, Holy Days is a personal account of New York's Hasidic community, its beliefs, its mysteries, and its encounter with secularism in the present age.Combining a historical understanding of the Hasidic movement with a journalist's discerning eye, Harris captures in rich detail the day-to-day life of this traditional and often misunderstood community. Harris chronicles ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Tilting At Mills

    Green Dreams, Dirty Dealings, and the Corporate Squeeze

    by Lis Harris ...
    It is New York City in 1992. Unaware of the heartbreak he will encounter, the veteran environmentalist Allen Hershkowitz proposes developing a major recycled-paper mill in the city. He's tired of being outgunned too often by industry lobbyists in legislative battles and wants to develop an environmentally friendly and profitable business that will bring jobs to one of the city's poorest ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • In Jerusalem

    Three Generations of an Israeli Family and a Palestinian Family

    by Lis Harris ...
    An entirely fresh take on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that examines the life-shaping reverberations of wars and ongoing tensions upon the everyday lives of families in Jerusalem.An American, secular, diasporic Jew, Lis Harris grew up with the knowledge of the historical wrongs done to Jews. In adulthood, she developed a growing awareness of the wrongs they in turn had done to the Palestinian ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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    In Jerusalem

    Three Generations of an Israeli Family and a Palestinian Family

    by Lis Harris ...
    Narrated by Nan McNamara ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 9 min

    An entirely fresh take on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that examines the life-shaping reverberations of wars and ongoing tensions upon the everyday lives of families in Jerusalem.An American, secular, diasporic Jew, Lis Harris grew up with the knowledge of the historical wrongs done to Jews. In adulthood, she developed a growing awareness of the wrongs they in turn had done to the Palestinian ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

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  • Jerusalem Maiden

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    Inside the closed community of Borough Park, where most Chassidim live, the rules of life are very clear, determined by an ancient script written thousands of years before down to the last detail-and abuse has never been a part of it. But when thirteen-year-old Gittel learns of the abuse her best friend has suffered at the hands of her own family member, the adults in her community try to persuade ... Read more

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  • Please Say Kaddish for Me

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    First in the historical trilogy set in Czarist Russia: "Filled with suspense, beauty, love, and true-life horror . . . a riveting read." —Diane Yates, author of Pathways of the HeartNineteenth-century Russia is not a safe place for those of Jewish faith. They are prisoners in their country, unable to own land, and denied an education beyond their Hebrew schools. Pogroms rage—and it is one such ... Read more

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