This book examines the social, economic, political, and cultural context of first-century Judaism. Precipitated by the coming of the Romans during the previous century, Judaism experienced a crisis of...
The author of the runaway bestseller How the Irish Saved Civilization has done it again. In The Gifts of the Jews Thomas Cahill takes us on another enchanting journey into history, once again recreati...
A unique history of the turbulent and often violent relations between Christians and Jews in the Middle Ages by a leading authority in the field.
In "Augustine and the Jews, " Fredriksen draws us into the life, times, and thought of Augustine of Hippo (396-430). Focusing on the period of astounding creativity that led to his new understanding o...
One May day in 1896, at a dining-room table in Cambridge, England, a meeting took place between a Romanian-born maverick Jewish intellectual and twin learned Presbyterian Scotswomen, who had assembled...
At the end of World War II, nearly three million Jews were trapped inside the Soviet Union. They lived a paradox--unwanted by a repressive Stalinist state, yet forbidden to leave. "When They Come for ...
Written for observant and non-observant Jews and anyone interested in religion, this remarkable book by the distinguished scholar David Gelernter seeks to answer the deceptively simple question: What ...
Compares the experiences of Soviet/Russian Jewish immigrants to the U.S. during two different time frames.
Dramatic changes have taken place in the last decade with respect to the views of the American Jewish community toward Israel and Zionism. Since the beginning of the Second Intifada in 2000, the invol...
Over 2,000 facts and hundreds of full-color photos inform this comprehensive survey. A 144-page booklet and a 12-foot accordion fold pull-out section make up this thorough, and thoroughly entertaining...
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