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To the End of the Earth

A History of the Crypto-Jews of New Mexico

by Stanley Hordes ...

In 1981, while working as New Mexico State Historian, Stanley M. Hordes began to hear stories of Hispanos who lit candles on Friday night and abstained from eating pork. Puzzling over the matter, Hordes realized that these practices might very well have been passed down through the centuries from early crypto-Jewish settlers in New Spain. After extensive research and hundreds of interviews, Hordes ... Read more

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In 1981, while working as New Mexico State Historian, Stanley M. Hordes began to hear stories of Hispanos who lit candles on Friday night and abstained from eating pork. Puzzling over the matter, Hordes realized that these practices might very well have been passed down through the centuries from early crypto-Jewish settlers in New Spain. After extensive research and hundreds of interviews, Hordes
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Shadows at Dawn

An Apache Massacre and the Violence of History

by Karl Jacoby ...

A masterful reconstruction of one of the worst Indian massacres in American historyIn April 1871, a group of Americans, Mexicans, and Tohono O?odham Indians surrounded an Apache village at dawn and murdered nearly 150 men, women, and children in their sleep. In the past century the attack, which came to be known as the Camp Grant Massacre, has largely faded from memory. Now, drawing on oral ... Read more

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A masterful reconstruction of one of the worst Indian massacres in American historyIn April 1871, a group of Americans, Mexicans, and Tohono O?odham Indians surrounded an Apache village at dawn and murdered nearly 150 men, women, and children in their sleep. In the past century the attack, which came to be known as the Camp Grant Massacre, has largely faded from memory. Now, drawing on oral
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Haggadah Of Pesach - The Order Of The Passover Seder: History, House Preparations, Guide To Table Set-Up, Detailed Order Of The Seder, Songs And Prayers In Hebrew With English Transliteration (Mobi Reference)

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Indulge Yourself with the best Passover Haggadah on Your PDA. Study the history of the Passover, read how to set up the table, navigate easily to any step of the Seder, sing and pray in Hebrew with English transliteration. FEATURES:- Complete edition - Intuitive navigation. - Advanced search function. - Includes the History and Origins of the Passover, - Preparations, - Guide To Table Set-up, - ... Read more

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Indulge Yourself with the best Passover Haggadah on Your PDA. Study the history of the Passover, read how to set up the table, navigate easily to any step of the Seder, sing and pray in Hebrew with English transliteration. FEATURES:- Complete edition - Intuitive navigation. - Advanced search function. - Includes the History and Origins of the Passover, - Preparations, - Guide To Table Set-up, -
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The Ten Lost Tribes

A World History

by Zvi Ben-Dor Benite ...

The legendary story of the ten lost tribes of Israel has resonated among both Jews and Christians down through the centuries: the compelling idea that some core group of humanity was ''lost'' and exiled to a secret place, perhaps someday to return triumphant. In The Ten Lost Tribes, Zvi Ben-Dor Benite shows for the first time the extent to which the search for the lost tribes of Israel became, ... Read more

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The legendary story of the ten lost tribes of Israel has resonated among both Jews and Christians down through the centuries: the compelling idea that some core group of humanity was ''lost'' and exiled to a secret place, perhaps someday to return triumphant. In The Ten Lost Tribes, Zvi Ben-Dor Benite shows for the first time the extent to which the search for the lost tribes of Israel became,
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Becoming the People of the Talmud

Oral Torah as Written Tradition in Medieval Jewish Cultures

by Talya Fishman ...

Series series Jewish Culture and Contexts
In Becoming the People of the Talmud, Talya Fishman examines ways in which circumstances of transmission have shaped the cultural meaning of Jewish traditions. Although the Talmud's preeminence in Jewish study and its determining role in Jewish practice are generally taken for granted, Fishman contends that these roles were not solidified until the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries. The ... Read more

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In Becoming the People of the Talmud, Talya Fishman examines ways in which circumstances of transmission have shaped the cultural meaning of Jewish traditions. Although the Talmud's preeminence in Jewish study and its determining role in Jewish practice are generally taken for granted, Fishman contends that these roles were not solidified until the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries. The
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After Expulsion

1492 and the Making of Sephardic Jewry

by Jonathan S Ray ...

A "groundbreaking" portrait of the migration and resettlement of Spain's Jewish community after 1492, and how the Sephardic identity emerged ( American Historical Review).Honorable Mention, Jordan Schnitzer Book Award in Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History presented by the Association for Jewish StudiesOn August 3, 1492, the same day that Columbus set sail from Spain, the long and glorious ... Read more

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A "groundbreaking" portrait of the migration and resettlement of Spain's Jewish community after 1492, and how the Sephardic identity emerged ( American Historical Review).Honorable Mention, Jordan Schnitzer Book Award in Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History presented by the Association for Jewish StudiesOn August 3, 1492, the same day that Columbus set sail from Spain, the long and glorious
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Spin Masters

How the Media Ignored the Real News and Helped Reelect Barack Obama

by David Freddoso ...

The biggest story of the election was how the media ignored the biggest story of the election.Amid all the breathless coverage of a non-existent War on Women, there was little or no coverage of Obama’s war on the economy—how, for instance, part-time work is replacing full-time work; how low-wage jobs are replacing high-wage ones; how for Americans between the ages of 25 and 54 there are fewer jobs ... Read more

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The biggest story of the election was how the media ignored the biggest story of the election.Amid all the breathless coverage of a non-existent War on Women, there was little or no coverage of Obama’s war on the economy—how, for instance, part-time work is replacing full-time work; how low-wage jobs are replacing high-wage ones; how for Americans between the ages of 25 and 54 there are fewer jobs
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Recollections of a Tejano Life

Antonio Menchaca in Texas History

by Justin Poché ...

Series series Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture
San Antonio native, military veteran, merchant, and mayor pro tem José Antonio Menchaca (1800–1879) was one of only a few Tejano leaders to leave behind an extensive manuscript of recollections. Portions of the document were published in 1907, followed by a “corrected” edition in 1937, but the complete work could not be published without painstaking reconstruction. At last available in its ... Read more

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San Antonio native, military veteran, merchant, and mayor pro tem José Antonio Menchaca (1800–1879) was one of only a few Tejano leaders to leave behind an extensive manuscript of recollections. Portions of the document were published in 1907, followed by a “corrected” edition in 1937, but the complete work could not be published without painstaking reconstruction. At last available in its
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Holocaust

An American Understanding

by Deborah E. Lipstadt ...

Series Book 7 - Key Words in Jewish Studies
Immediately after World War II, there was little discussion of the Holocaust, but today the word has grown into a potent political and moral symbol, recognized by all. In Holocaust: An American Understanding, renowned historian Deborah E. Lipstadt explores this striking evolution in Holocaust consciousness, revealing how a broad array of Americans—from students in middle schools to presidents of ... Read more

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Immediately after World War II, there was little discussion of the Holocaust, but today the word has grown into a potent political and moral symbol, recognized by all. In Holocaust: An American Understanding, renowned historian Deborah E. Lipstadt explores this striking evolution in Holocaust consciousness, revealing how a broad array of Americans—from students in middle schools to presidents of
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Galveston Island, or, A Few Months off the Coast of Texas

The Journal of Francis C. Sheridan, 1839–1840

by Francis C. Sheridan ...

On the last Sunday of the year 1839, Francis Sheridan, an elegant young Irishman in the British diplomatic service, sailed from Barbados for the Republic of Texas. His mission in the new nation was to contribute the opinion of an eyewitness to the deliberations going on in London concerning proposed recognition of Texas.This jounal contains some of the material that Sheridan used for his official ... Read more

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On the last Sunday of the year 1839, Francis Sheridan, an elegant young Irishman in the British diplomatic service, sailed from Barbados for the Republic of Texas. His mission in the new nation was to contribute the opinion of an eyewitness to the deliberations going on in London concerning proposed recognition of Texas.This jounal contains some of the material that Sheridan used for his official
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Undaunted

A Norwegian Woman in Frontier Texas

by Charles H. Russell ...

Series Book 20 - Tarleton State University Southwestern Studies in the Humanities
Elise Waerenskjold is known to fans of Texas women writers as "the lady with the pen," from the title of a book of her writings. A forward-looking journalist, she sent letters and articles back to Norway that encouraged others to follow her footsteps to Texas, where a small colony of Norwegian settlers were making a new life alongside—but distinct from—other European immigrants.Undaunted is the ... Read more

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Elise Waerenskjold is known to fans of Texas women writers as "the lady with the pen," from the title of a book of her writings. A forward-looking journalist, she sent letters and articles back to Norway that encouraged others to follow her footsteps to Texas, where a small colony of Norwegian settlers were making a new life alongside—but distinct from—other European immigrants.Undaunted is the
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Wings Over San Antonio

by Mel Brown ...

Series series Images of Aviation
In March 1910, Lt. Benjamin Foulois was ordered to Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, Texas, with a used Wright Brothers aeroplane and a small contingent of enlisted men. His mission was to teach himself how to operate this primitive flying machine and begin demonstrating the practical uses it might have for the United States Army. This history is chronicled through in-depth captions and over 200 ... Read more

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In March 1910, Lt. Benjamin Foulois was ordered to Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, Texas, with a used Wright Brothers aeroplane and a small contingent of enlisted men. His mission was to teach himself how to operate this primitive flying machine and begin demonstrating the practical uses it might have for the United States Army. This history is chronicled through in-depth captions and over 200
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