The Encyclopedia of Modern Jewish Culture is an extensively updated revision of the very successful Companion to Jewish Culture published in 1989 and has now been updated throughout. Experts from all over the world contribute entries ranging from 200 to 1000 words broadly, cover…
The Companion to Jewish Culture - From the Eighteenth Century to the Present was first published in 1989. It is a single-volume encyclopedia containing biographical and topic entries ranging from 200 to 1000 word each.
This encyclopedia the humanities, arts, social sciences, sport and popular culture, and provides overviews to aspects of culture in the Jewish world.
"Of the many early civilizations of which we are aware, few are smaller than the ancient kingdom of Israel. Small both in geographical area and population, it was barely noticed by the major civilizations of the time. The great states that arose in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and elsewh…
