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In the late fifteenth century, many of the Jews expelled from Spain made their way to Morocco and established a dynamic community in Fez. A number of Jewish families became prominent in commerce and……続きを見る

This book examines the establishment, operation, and legacy of Poland’s special post-war court created to prosecute leading German war criminals. Between 1946 and 1948, it conducted seven seminal la……続きを見る

A shocking account of Nazi genocide and the inhuman conditions in Auschwitz, but equally shocking is the initial disbelief with which the revelations were met. “Alfred Wetzler was a true hero. His e……続きを見る

Queerness remains one of the most stigmatized and overlooked aspects of Holocaust history, often erased due to the lingering homophobia of survivors. People Without History Are Dust challenges this ……続きを見る

The Last Stand at Betar: How the Bar Kokhba Revolt Reshaped Jewish History The Bar Kokhba revolt of 132-135 CE stands as the final and most catastrophic Jewish rebellion against Roman rule, a desper……続きを見る

This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. In "The Literature of Witchcraft," Professor George L. Burr provides an insightful examination of the evolution and……続きを見る

A Sephardi Sea tells the story of Jews from the southern shore of the Mediterranean who, between the late 1940s and the mid-1960s, migrated from their country of birth for Europe, Israel, and beyond……続きを見る

The year 1492 has long divided the study of Sephardic culture into two distinct periods, before and after the expulsion of Jews from Spain. David A. Wacks examines the works of Sephardic writers fro……続きを見る

The existence and achievements of Jewish “self-rescuers” within Nazi-occupied Hungary remains, in spite of their significance, historically underexplored. In this illuminating chronicle of the life ……続きを見る

Medieval Jewish Militants explores the complex question of self-defense and military agency in Jewish communities throughout the Middle Ages. Beginning with a search for historical evidence of defen……続きを見る

Beyond the Elite focuses on the everyday social history of Jews in medieval northern and central Europe using four interpretive lenses: people, space, objects, and rituals. Contributors to this inno……続きを見る

"In the darkest hours of World War II, where the light of hope was almost extinguished, a quiet resistance emergedーa group of Swedish diplomats who bent the rules of diplomacy to defy the Nazis and……続きを見る

Throughout the United States there are buildings that had been home to Jewish houses of worship, schools, and other institutions. What has happened to these buildings? What can we learn from their h……続きを見る

Depuis sa cellule où il attendait son exécution, l'architecte du centre d'extermination le plus meurtrier de l'histoire a enfin pris la parole. Ce récit définitif retrace la transformation glaçante ……続きを見る

This book offers a new perspective on the history of early modern Jewish communities by centering the experiences of Jewish midwives. In the wake of the Thirty Years' War, as cities and towns across……続きを見る

Wie wurde aus dem gelobten Land der Israeliten ein moderner Staat, der Geschichte, Religion, Politik und Wirtschaft des Nahen Ostens bis heute prägt? Wer Israel wirklich verstehen will, stößt auf we……続きを見る

This book highlights the contributions of Jewish physicians and medical scholars in the evolution of Medicine. From a very early period of European history the Jews had taken the lead in medicine;..……続きを見る

Taking an innovative approach to the study of religious literature and literary modernity, this book examines an overlooked body of texts – collections of Hasidic hagiographic stories about pious le……続きを見る

The shocking story of how a haven for the Lower East Side's Jewish population was destroyed by New York's rapacious real estate interests. There were few options for Jewish patrons looking for a pla……続きを見る

In Stained Glass, Flora Cassen traces a Jewish life shaped by family and history, moving between medieval Europe and the present to connect lived experience with the longer arc of Jewish history. Dr……続きを見る

Bronze Winner, Readers' Choice Award (5-Star Rated) For generations, the truth remained hiddenーuntil Christian pastor Doug Einfeld uncovered a family history long concealed: his paternal ancestors ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1986, From Berlin to Berkeley is an intellectual portrait of one of America’s leading 20th century social scientists, Reinhard Bendix, and his father, Ludwig Bendix. It discu……続きを見る

Antisemitism did not end in 1945. It reorganized. This book traces how a hatred the world swore to eliminate adapted across decades, ideologies, and borders thereby embedding itself in political mov……続きを見る

UNO DE LOS TESTIMONIOS MÁS IMPACTANTES SOBRE AUSCHWITZ Y EL PRECIO DE SEGUIR CON VIDA El infame campo de concentración de Auschwitz fue diseñado para borrar nombres, cuerpos y conciencias. Sin embar……続きを見る

From a leading historian, the story of how entrepreneurial Jewish immigrants transformed commercial banking and enabled the economic and social advancement of Jews in America. What are immigrants to……続きを見る

This fully illustrated study examines the Jewish armies of the Near East and traces the evolution of their organization and tactics across more than six tumultuous centuries. From their origins as n……続きを見る

For fans of Irena's Children and The Dressmakers of Auschwitz, the never-before-told story of a Jewish daycare director who led one of the most daring rescue operations of World War II, saving 600 c……続きを見る

Not to dream, not to be able, not to be. This is the reality of Jewish life in 20th-century Russia. The Penny is Gone is a lyrical and brutal account of Jewish life under the institutionalized antis……続きを見る

Provides a rare study of Jews in small town America For many years, histories of Jews in the United States focused on Jewish migrants who settled in large cities. Peddlers, Merchants, and Junk Deale……続きを見る

Se crescere vuol dire imparare a scegliere, la giovanissima Mala Zimetbaum si trova ad affrontare ben presto la scelta più drammatica: chi tra le compagne di prigionia ad Auschwitz-Birkenau poter ai……続きを見る