Princeton University Press, October 1973. Trade Paperback. A richly detailed account of the only messianic movement ever to engulf the entire Jewish world. The twentieth century produced a galaxy of extraordinary Jewish historians. Gershom Scholem stands out among them for the richness and power of his historical imagination. Born in..... More
Random House Inc, October 2005. First Edition. Cloth. A criritcal study of the twelfth-century philosopher and physician describes Maimonides's efforts to reconcile his rationationalist thinking and scientific knowledge with a faith in God, his remarkable influence as a Jew in a Muslim world, and the lasting legacy of his teachings..... More
Vintage, April 1989. Trade Paperback. More
Pyramid Books, December 1961. Mass Market PaperBack. A new translation from the French by Marion Wiesel. Night is Elie Wiesel's masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps. This new translation by Marion Wiesel, Elie's wife and frequent..... More
Avon Books, June 1993. Mass Market PaperBack. Offers a moving and humane approach to understanding life's windstorms.Raises many questions that will challenge your mind and test your faith regarding the ultimate questions of life and death. This thoughtful, life-affirming book by a distinguished Jewish rabbi will help you cope with..... More
Penguin Books, Limited (UK), March 2000. Trade Paperback. Presents the diary of a teenage girl, who along with her family in Amsterdam, in the summer of 1942 was forced into hiding by Nazis. This title presents an intimate record of tension and struggle, adolescence and confinement, anger and heartbreak. More
Bantam, March 1997. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Anne Frank's "The Diary of a Young Girl" is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century. Since its publication in 1947, it has been read by tens of millions of people all over the world. It remains a beloved and deeply..... More
Nan A. Talese, March 1998. Hardcover. Taking us first to Sumer in the third millennium, Cahill explores a civilization in which life is seen -- as it was in all ancient societies -- as part of an endless cycle of birth and death: time perceived as a wheel, spinning ceaselessly..... More
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, January 1991. Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Text free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very Good w/ no significant flaws to disclose; An excellent copy. More
Simon & Schuster, December 1995. Paper Back. First published in English in 1965, The Reawakening is Primo Levi's bestselling sequel to his classic memoir of the Holocaust, Survival in Auschwitz. The Reawakening is the inspiring story of Levi's liberation from the German death camp in January 1945 by the Red..... More
Penguin Books, October 1962. Mass Market PaperBack. More
Massadah and Alumoth, January 1967. Hardcover. Solid binding; Clean, sturdy boards w/ gilt at front and spine; Previous owner inscription present at front free-end page, pages otherwise free of markings; Dust jacket is moderately edge-worn and faded but over-all in great shape; Jacket housed in protective mylar to ensure further..... More
Charles Scribner's Sons, June 1970. Trade Paperback. 100 years after its original publication, Martin Buber's landmark work of philosophy and theology I and Thou remains one of the most important books of Western thought and a seminal work of 20th-century intellectual history. Considered to be one of the most influential..... More
Other Press, April 2017. Hardcover. Taking his lead from his subject, Gershom Scholem--the 20th century thinker who cracked open Jewish theology and history with a radical reading of Kabbalah--Prochnik combines biography and memoir to counter our contemporary political crisis with an original and urgent reimagining of the future of Israel..... More
W W Norton & Co Inc, January 2002. Hardcover. History is preserved in the memories of the survivors of the Holocaust and the imaginations of their children, the so-called second generation. This collection of writings considers the heritage of the descendants of those who faced the horrific lie that adorned..... More
Hill and Wang, March 1995. Trade Paperback. All But My Life is the unforgettable story of Gerda Weissmann Klein's six-year ordeal as a victim of Nazi cruelty. From her comfortable home in Bielitz (present-day Bielsko) in Poland to her miraculous survival and her liberation by American troops--including the man who..... More
Pyramid Books, December 1961. Mass Market PaperBack. A new translation from the French by Marion Wiesel. Night is Elie Wiesel's masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps. This new translation by Marion Wiesel, Elie's wife and frequent..... More
Oxford University Press, USA, April 2003. Reprint. Paper Back. In this classic reference book the Fowler brothers illustrate by example all the commonly-made blunders of English usage and guide the reader to improved expression and style. If Dickens had owned a copy of The King's English for example, he would..... More
Schocken, October 2018. Hardcover. ***2019 NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD WINNER--Jewish Education and Identity Award*** The award-winning author of The Eichmann Trial and Denial: Holocaust History on Trial gives us a penetrating and provocative analysis of the hate that will not die, focusing on its current, virulent incarnations on both the..... More
Cambridge University Press, October 2014. Paper Back. Few books in the English language seem to demand a companion more insistently than James Joyce's Ulysses, a work that at once entices and terrifies readers with its interwoven promises of pleasure, scandal, difficulty, and mastery. This volume offers fourteen concise and accessible..... More
HarperOne, December 1987. Paper Back. An authoritative look at Judaism's historical sweep and distinctive religious dimensions, showing how it developed out of the Hebrew Bible and has diversified throughout history and throughout the world. Previous owner's name. Remainder mark. More
St Martins Pr, August 2005. Hardcover. As the main spoken language of the Jews for more than a thousand years, Yiddish has had plenty to lament, plenty to conceal. Its phrases, idioms, and expressions paint a comprehensive picture of the mind-set that enabled the Jews of Europe to survive a...... More
Everyman's Library / Dent, 1966. Reprint. Cloth. 12mo. In well worn dustjacket. Spine is slightly leaning. Green cloth covered boards with gold lettering along spine. Considerable ink underlining. Dust stains & foxing textblock fore-edge. Textblock topstained light pink. [337 [pages]. More
Pyramid Books, December 1961. Mass Market PaperBack. A new translation from the French by Marion Wiesel. Night is Elie Wiesel's masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps. This new translation by Marion Wiesel, Elie's wife and frequent..... More
