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Jewish power: inside the American Jewish establishment
By J. J Goldberg, J. J. Goldberg, Henning Gutmann. 1996
Journalist Goldberg discusses the myths and realities surrounding Jewish leadership and influence in America. He examines the extent of Jewish…
involvement in the media, politics, and U.S. foreign policy. He also looks at the complexities of the Jewish community and at organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish OrganizationsKaddish
By Leon Wieseltier. 1998
Wieseltier had not lived according to Jewish law for more than twenty years. Yet when his father died in 1996,…
Wieseltier recited the mourner's kaddish and continued to do so three times a day for a year. He also began to question what he was saying and why. This spiritual journal recounts his inquiry into the origins and meanings of the kaddish and of his responsibility to his parents and to the past. BestsellerThe kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara: The Extraordinary Story of How a Jewish Child, Made a Prisoner of the Vatican in 1858, Ended the Rule of the Popes in Italy
By David I Kertzer, David I. Kertzer. 1997
An account of the 1858 abduction of a six-year-old Jewish boy in Bologna by Papal authorities. The boy had been…
secretly baptized by a servant girl, and church dogma dictated that he be raised as a Catholic. The author asserts that the resulting furor hastened the collapse of the Vatican's temporal power in Italy. Strong languageBasic Judaism
By Milton Steinberg. 1975
The ideals, beliefs, and practices of the Jewish religion written for both Jews and non-Jews. Explains the significance of the…
Torah, and outlines the idea of God and the concept of the good lifeI love Gootie: my grandmother's story
By Max Apple. 1998
A grandson's recollections of his grandmother, who grew up in a Lithuanian village and preferred Yiddish to English. Gootie is…
the wife of Rocky, Apple's grandfather portrayed in Roommates (DB 41562, BR 09790)The Dead Sea scrolls
By Ilene Cooper, John Thompson. 1997
Describes the 1947 discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls by a Bedouin shepherd boy. Traces the history of custody, restoration,…
interpretation, and public release of the ancient documents. Explains the historical significance of the scrolls. For grades 5-8What do Jews believe?: the spiritual foundations of Judaism
By David S Ariel. 1995
Ariel, president of the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies, covers the major ethical, ritual, and theological topics that concern all…
sects of Judaism. He addresses the questions: What are the enduring Jewish beliefs? How have these beliefs developed over the years? And what are the distinctive beliefs of Judaism today? 1995.Growing up Jewish in America: an oral history
By Myrna K. Frommer, Harvey Frommer. 1995
Childhood memories of Jewish men and women of all ages from across the country. They describe their urban and suburban…
experiences and discuss long-held traditions and religious rituals. Presents a kaleidoscopic view of twentieth-century life from immigrant and minority perspectivesHilde and Eli, children of the Holocaust: Children of the Holocaust
By David A Adler, David A. Adler, Karen Ritz. 1994
Hilde was the daughter of a German shop owner and Eli was the son of a Czechoslovakian rabbi. Using information…
from surviving family members, the author describes how the lives of Hilde and Eli were affected by Hitler's coming to power in 1933. For grades 3-6 and older readersFour centuries of Jewish women's spirituality: a sourcebook
By Dianne Ashton, Ellen M. Umansky. 1992
Collection of spiritual writings reflecting the religious self-identity of Jewish women between 1560 and 1990. The authors include works from…
the four major movements--Orthodoxy, Conservatism, Reform, and Reconstructionism--and encompass works by North American, European, and Israeli women. Includes sermons, blessings, letters, poetry, and essaysIn this first volume of a new translation, Fox uses as his base the German translation done by Martin Buber…
and Franz Rosenzweig between 1925 and 1962. Guided by the principle that the Hebrew Bible was meant to be read aloud, Fox renders a poetic version with careful attention to rhythm and sound. Includes commentaries and notes. 1995. (The Schocken Bible ; 1)Heavenly sex: sex in the Jewish tradition
By Ruth K Westheimer, Jonathan Mark. 1995
Celebrity sex therapist "Dr. Ruth" discusses, in her straightforward manner, sexuality within the framework of Orthodox Judaism. She asserts that…
the Bible is a little-known sex manual, and that Judaism is a very sexual religion. The book focuses on sex within marriage, although she addresses controversial issues such as extramarital and same-gender sex. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1995.Religion and the racist right: the origins of the Christian Identity movement
By Michael Barkun. 1994
A political science professor documents the little-known movement he says underpins the 1990s United States extreme right. Members, Barkun says,…
project a world divided between the children of God--white Aryans--and the offspring of Satan--Jews, blacks, and others; hold institutions suspect; see conspiracy everywhere; and think an apocalyptic struggle is imminentBar mitzvah: a Jewish boy's coming of age
By Eric A Kimmel. 1995
At the age of thirteen plus one day, a Jewish boy participates in the centuries-old bar mitzvah ceremony in which…
he takes on adult responsibilities. Kimmel discusses the reasons for the observance, the year-long preparation, the actual ceremony, and changes that have taken place over the centuries. He also describes similarities and differences of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths. Junior high. 1995.The family treasury of Jewish holidays
By Malka Drucker, Nancy Patz. 1994
Arranged by the Jewish calendar, this collection of stories, poems, songs, crafts, and games discusses each of the religious holidays…
beginning with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Included are Sukkot, Simhat Torah, Hanukkah, Tu B'Sh'vat, Purim, Pesah, Shavuot, Yom HaShoah, Yom Ha'atzmaut, and finally the Sabbath. The history and rituals of the observance are discussed at the beginning of each section. For grades 4-7 and older readersExtended essay by a French scholar examines a growing reaffirmation of faith among Islamic, Christian (Protestant and Catholic), and Judaic…
radicals. The author is convinced that such movements reflect a rejection of modernity and secularism. Kepel also suggests that there is a renewal of respect for sacred texts as a source of guidance for personal and political conductA history of God: the 4000-year quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
By Karen Armstrong. 1993
The author, a former nun, teaches at the Leo Baeck College for the Study of Judaism and is an honorary…
member of the Association of Muslim Social Sciences. In her study of the three major monotheistic religions, Armstrong looks at the changing ways people have conceived of God from the time of Abraham to the 1990s. She also addresses mysticism and the notion of the death of GodTo life!: a celebration of Jewish being and thinking
By Harold Kushner, Harold S Kushner. 1993
Kushner offers Jews and Gentiles an account of Jewish life which he describes as "being part of a very special…
community...made special by its relationship to God." His topics include Jewish customs and ceremonies, the purpose of prayer, the Jews' love of Israel, anti- Semitism, and a discussion of the roots of both Jewish and Christian beliefsA history of the Jews in America
By Howard Morley Sachar. 1992
Sachar, a professor of modern history, begins with the transplanting of European Jews to the New World and the establishment…
of New Amsterdam in 1654. He discusses subsequent Jewish immigration, especially from eastern Europe; challenges newcomers face adapting to a new world while retaining their heritage; milestones in Jewish life, such as the Holocaust and the Six-Day War; and Jewish involvement in societySouls on fire: portraits and legends of Hasidic masters
By Elie Wiesel. 1982
Biographical sketches are linked to form a personal account of the Hasidic movement, a mystical sect of Judaism of which…
the author is a member. Wiesel recounts his grandfather's tales of the Hasidic leaders and their disciples in Eastern Europe. His role is to transmit the story. But "all experiences cannot be transmitted by the word ... [only] by a glance, or ... through laughter."