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A fresh look at Jewish-Arab relations in Palestine under the British Mandate

In the first book to investigate the cultural contributions of the banker Eduard Todesco, the steel tycoon Karl Wittgenstein and many others, Shapira reconsiders theories identifying the crisis of Jewish assimilation as a primary creative stimulus for the Jewish contribution to Viennese modernism.

In her reading of Hebrew autobiography, Tamar Hess identifies the textual presence and function of the collective and its interplay with the Israeli self. A systematic review of contemporary Hebrew autobiography, this study raises fundamental questions essential to the debates about identity at the heart of Israeli culture today.

The first German-Jewish cookbook in a century, a history and memoir with over 100 recipes

The first history of the eight Jewish men and women who have served or who currently serve as justices of the Supreme Court.

Illustrates the complex and diverse ways that Jews in the United States and Israel are reshaping dating, marriage, and family life - with some surprising consequences

Sheds new light on the views and attitudes of Latin American writers during the Nazi era

A data-based analysis of social life and social problems in contemporary Israel that draws a vivid portrait of a dynamic and rapidly changing society

Essays in honor of the scholarly work and institutional leadership of Jehuda Reinharz, focusing on the role of the individual in history

A new and provocative reassessment of the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict

A smart, funny, and lyrical memoir of an Iraqi Jewish girl's experiences in five countries before settling in the United States

The role of Judaism in the formation of Western aesthetics

An incisive look at gender inequities in Jewish day school education

The long-awaited sequel to the classic Hebrew language textbook, this book is intended for intermediate and advanced students

The first book to examine religious feminist activists in Israel, the U.S., and Kuwait

A provocative look at the centrality of desire for "the Land" among early settlers in pre-state Israel

A lively look at magazine ads during World War II and their roles in sustaining morale and promoting home-front support of the war, with lots of illustrations

Dramatic personal stories of the unexpected discovery of a Jewish heritage.

A probing study that demystifies the common portrayal of Leo Strauss as the inspiration for American neo-conservativism by tracing his philosophy to its German Jewish roots.

A lavishly illustrated and lively introduction to a unique American Jewish community.

A concise, practical, and timely guide for board members of arts organizations

A memoir by a prominent and highly respected historian and political commentator

An in-depth look at the lives of religious Jewish women in Jerusalem at a transitional moment in its history.

A fascinating look at the end of British rule in Palestine, through the eyes of its final high commissioner

Fascinating revisionist history of Jewish life in Tel Aviv in the Mandate era

Practical advice (supported by extensive case studies) for fixing troubled arts organizations