Jews and Judaism played a significant role in the history of the expansion of Europe to the west as well as in the history of the economic, social, and religious development of the New World. They played an important role in the discovery, colonization, and eventually exploitati…
Jews and Judaism played a significant role in the history of the expansion of Europe to the west as well as in the history of the economic, social, and religious development of the New World. They played an important role in the discovery, colonization, and eventually exploitati…
"The chapters in this volume examine a few facets in the drama of how the survivors of the Holocaust contended with life after the darkest night in Jewish history. They include the Earl Harrison mission and significant report, the effort to keep Europe's borders open to refugee …
Born in Soviet Moscow, Katerina Bodovski was twelve years old when Mikhail Gorbachev came to power, coming of age as the "perestroika" and "glasnost" movement gained full speed. She would later arrive in Israel during the peak of the peace process during which time Prime Ministe…
Born in Soviet Moscow, Katerina Bodovski was twelve years old when Mikhail Gorbachev came to power, coming of age as the "perestroika" and "glasnost" movement gained full speed. She would later arrive in Israel during the peak of the peace process during which time Prime Ministe…
Between the late 1700s and the 1920s nearly one third of the world's Jews emigrated to new lands, often the paths paved by intrepid peddlers who preceded them. Hasia Diner tells the story of these remarkable people who sought opportunities away from home.
Road warriors: the migration and the peddlers -- Road runners: Jewish peddlers in their new worlds -- Along the road: Jewish peddlers and their new-world customers -- Road rage: Jewish peddlers and the perils of the road -- The end of the road: life after peddling -- Legacies of…
"Between the late 1700s and the 1920s, nearly one-third of the world's Jews emigrated to new lands. Crossing borders and often oceans, they followed paths paved by intrepid peddlers who preceded them. This book is the first to tell the remarkable story of the Jewish men who put …
Between the late 1700s and the 1920s nearly one third of the world's Jews emigrated to new lands, often the paths paved by intrepid peddlers who preceded them. Hasia Diner tells the story of these remarkable people who sought opportunities away from home.
Jews of Turkey: Migration, Culture and Memory explores the culture of Jews, who immigrated from East Turkey to Israel. The study reveals the cultural values of their communities, way of life, beliefs and traditions in the multicultural and multi-religious environment that was th…
