"In Through the Sands of Time, Judah M. Cohen offers a historical portrait of this unusual and tenacious group of Jews. Beset with frequent fires, hurricanes, earthquakes, epidemics, economic depressions, and political upheavals, the Jews of St. Thomas have survived into the twe…
"In Through the Sands of Time, Judah M. Cohen offers a historical portrait of this unusual and tenacious group of Jews. Beset with frequent fires, hurricanes, earthquakes, epidemics, economic depressions, and political upheavals, the Jews of St. Thomas have survived into the twe…
"Recounts the economic annihilation of the Hungarian Jews, who - from an economic point of view - were most influential than any other Jewish community in Europe. Following the German occupation in March 1944, the collaborating Hungarian government attempted to assert its claim …
"Recounts the economic annihilation of the Hungarian Jews, who - from an economic point of view - were most influential than any other Jewish community in Europe. Following the German occupation in March 1944, the collaborating Hungarian government attempted to assert its claim …
"The Rise of Modern Yiddish Culture explores the transformation of Yiddish from a low-status vernacular to the medium of a complex modern culture, and examines the efforts of east European Jews to establish their linguistic distinctiveness as part of their struggle for national …
Sets the scene with a brief history of anti-Semitism prior to Hitler, and documents the horrors of the Holocaust from 1933 onward, in an incisive, interpretive account of the genocide of World War II.
Sets the scene with a brief history of anti-Semitism prior to Hitler, and documents the horrors of the Holocaust from 1933 onward, in an incisive, interpretive account of the genocide of World War II.
This book explores the effects of diaspora upon Black and Jewish consciousness and demonstrates similar histories of marginality and oppression.
This book explores the effects of diaspora upon Black and Jewish consciousness and demonstrates similar histories of marginality and oppression.
Ch. 2 (p. 25-48), "Black (E)Masculinity and Anti-Semitism", discusses Black stereotypes of Jews, who were largely identified with Whites, as oppressors. States that antisemitism is linked to Black self-hatred. Notes that stereotypes of Jews in Black literature were less acceptab…
Ch. 2 (p. 25-48), "Black (E)Masculinity and Anti-Semitism", discusses Black stereotypes of Jews, who were largely identified with Whites, as oppressors. States that antisemitism is linked to Black self-hatred. Notes that stereotypes of Jews in Black literature were less acceptab…
The 7th Limerick conference in Irish-German studies held in June 2004 is the basis for this volume.
Jewish Identity and Civilizing Processes tells an old story in a new way. It asks why anti-Jewish feeling has persisted for so long in Europe and has had such devastating effects in the heart of Western modernity. It approaches these questions by using the insights of Norbert El…
Focusing on the way Jewish history - particularly the Holocaust - and tradition inform post-war Canadian and American Jewish literature, A House of Words offers innovative readings of the works of such influential writers as Saul Bellow, Leonard Cohen, Eli Mandel, Mordecai Richl…
