Examines Jewish economic activities in England prior to the expulsion of the Jews from the country in 1290 by Edward I. Moneylending was the main trade of the Jews at the time; of all the operations carried out in this realm, mortgages of land and trafficking of Jewish bonds evo…
Presents a unique compilation of recipes representing the various cultures of the Holy Land, with dishes that reflect the influences of the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Asia and that range from pita bread with za'atar seasoning to ARabic Malawach and Mutabeck.
Presents a unique compilation of recipes representing the various cultures of the Holy Land, with dishes that reflect the influences of the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Asia and that range from pita bread with za'atar seasoning to ARabic Malawach and Mutabeck.
In a remote corner of the world, forgotten for nearly three thousand years, lived an enclave of Kurdish Jews so isolated that they still spoke Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Mostly illiterate, they were self-made mystics and gifted storytellers and humble peddlers who dwelt in …
by Boda, Mark J., Werline, Rodney Alan, Falk, Daniel K.
fromEarly Judaism and its literature
Introduction: The transnational community. - I. From concern to outcry 1939-1942. Chapt. I. The Hebrew-language press in Palestine (Davar, Hatzofe, Ha'aretz, Haboqer, Hamashqif). - Chapt. 2. Sounding the alarm: the American Jewish press, 1939-1942. - II. The illusion dashed 1942…
Bologna, 1858: A police posse, acting on the orders of a Catholic inquisitor, invades the home of a Jewish merchant, Momolo Mortara, wrenches his crying six-year-old son from his arms, and rushes him off in a carriage bound for Rome. His mother is so distraught that she collapse…
Bologna, 1858: A police posse, acting on the orders of a Catholic inquisitor, invades the home of a Jewish merchant, Momolo Mortara, wrenches his crying six-year-old son from his arms, and rushes him off in a carriage bound for Rome. His mother is so distraught that she collapse…
Bologna, 1858: A police posse, acting on the orders of a Catholic inquisitor, invades the home of a Jewish merchant, Momolo Mortara, wrenches his crying six-year-old son from his arms, and rushes him off in a carriage bound for Rome. His mother is so distraught that she collapse…
"This book is a survey of the history of the Jewish people from biblical antiquity to the present, spanning nearly 2,500 years and traversing five continents. Opening with a broad introduction which addresses key questions of terminology and definition, the book's ten chapters t…
" ... It documents the decline of the historically dominant Russian Jewish community at the Central Synagogue in Moscow from 1995 to 1996"--Introduction.
Based on extensive fieldwork, Jewish Russians examines a population in crisis, in a city in crisis, in a state in crisis. Sascha Goluboff examines in depth a single community and the conflicts and struggles--sometimes physically violent ones--over control of its synagogue. She c…
