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Books on: jewish history

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History and Jewish Historians: Essays and Addresses

Book by Salo W. Baron, Arthur Hertzberg, Leon A. Feldman; Jewish Publication Society of America, 1964

Subjects:

Jewish Historians, Jews--History--Historiography

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Harbor, 37 f. Peddlers, Jewish, pioneering role of...303 Persecutions, and Jewish history, 96 Persia ns , 6...Rossi on, 233 Political history, relation to religious...97 f. Population, Jewish, growth of, 50 f...
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From Mesopotamia to Modernity: Ten Introductions to Jewish History and Literature

Book by Burton L. Visotzky, David E. Fishman; Westview Press, 1999

Subjects:

Jewish Literature--History And Criticism, Jews--History, Jews--Intellectual Life, Judaism--History

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Literature, Entire Library

...era. In Chapter 8, "Modern Jewish History", the focus remains on Jewry...scholars for the works and history they discuss. Jewish history and literature cover...offer an individual overview of Jewish history and literature for each period...
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Jewish Women Pioneering the Frontier Trail: A History in the American West

Book by Jeanne E. Abrams; New York University Press, 2006

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Jewish Women--West (U.S.)--History, Jewish Women--West (U.S.)--Social Conditions, Judaism--West (U.S.), Women In Judaism--West (U.S.)

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Blanton, Lives of Quiet Affirmation: The Jewish Women of Early Anniston, Alabama, Southern Jewish History 2 (1998), 25 53, the author discusses the active roles Jewish women played in the small southern town...
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Hear O Israel: The History of American Jewish Preaching, 1654-1970

Book by Robert V. Friedenberg; University of Alabama Press, 1989

Subjects:

Jewish Preaching--United States--History, Judaism--United States--History

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Grayzel Solomon. A History of the Jews . Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society...1983." American Jewish Archives 35 November...Contribution to the History of the Jewish Sermon...Cincinnati: American Jewish Archives, 1954. Kully...
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The Image of the Black in Jewish Culture: A History of the Other

Book by Betty Sigler Rozen, Abraham Melamed; RoutledgeCurzon, 2003

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Blacks In Literature, Blacks--Public Opinion--History--To 1500, Blacks--Relations With Jews--History--To 1500, Jewish Literature--History And Criticism, Jews--Attitudes--History--To 1500

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...image of the black as other in Jewish culture has its origins in biblical...evolving image of the black in the history of Jewish culture is being traced here in...Professor in the Department of Jewish History and Thought at the University...

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Journal Articles on: jewish history

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Deaf American Jewish Culture in Historical Perspective

Journal article by Sarah Abrevaya Stein; American Jewish History, Vol. 95, 2009

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American Jewish Historical Society--Training, Cahn, Sammy, Center for Jewish History--Training, Deaf persons--Training, Deaf--Training, Maxwell, William Henry

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Yet despite these Jewish aspects of its history, the IIDM never classified...itself as a specifically Jewish institution, perhaps...his three-volume Histories of American Schools...Strikingly, a history of the IIDM penned...to the institutions Jewish roots. See Greene...Mutes," in Fay, Histories of American Schools...
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Communalist and Dispersionist Approaches to American Jewish History in an Increasingly Post-Jewish Era

Journal article by David A. Hollinger; American Jewish History, Vol. 95, 2009

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Communalism--Influence, Jewish culture--Social aspects, Jewish history--Social aspects, Jewish organizations--Social aspects, Jews--History, Jews--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...here to explain why Jewish women were demographically...century American history, although I imagine...how we might explain Jewish overrepresentation...scholarly and popular histories take virtually no notice...opportunities for American Jewish history. Not only are groups...engage the particular histories of Asia-derived populations...
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"Resistance and War": The Holocaust in American Jewish Education, 1945-1960

Journal article by Rona Sheramy; American Jewish History, Vol. 91, 2003

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American Jews--Education, Holocaust, 1933-1945--Study and teaching, Jewish religious education--History, Jews, American--Education

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, History, Entire Library

...theme in his 1957 Highlights of Jewish History: "Among those who have been...Holocaust hero who emerged in Jewish history texts was an amalgam of images...15) Indeed, throughout Jewish history, Jews have perceived education...
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Tongue Ties: The Emergence of the Anglophone Jewish Diaspora in the Mid-Nineteenth Century *

Journal article by Adam Mendelsohn; American Jewish History, Vol. 93, 2007

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Damascus Affair, 1840, Gratz, Rebecca--History, Jewish diaspora--History, Jewish history--19th century AD, Jews--19th century AD, Jews--History, Leeser, Isaac--History

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...radical transformation in modern Jewish history, the emergence of an Anglophone...Atlantic: Further Thoughts," Jewish History 20 (Jun. 2006): 217. This...of Mary M. Cohen," American Jewish History 83 (Jun. 1995): 153-76...
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Socialism and the Writing of American Jewish History: World of Our Fathers Revisited(1)

Journal article by Tony Michaels; American Jewish History, Vol. 88, 2000

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American Jews--Criticism and interpretation, Howe, Irving--Criticism and interpretation, Jewish ghettos--History, Jewish identity, Jews, American--Criticism and interpretation, Jews--Identity, Socialism--Analysis, World of Our Fathers (Book)--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Socialism and the Writing of American Jewish History: World of Our Fathers Revisited...contrast, specialists in American Jewish history have paid little attention to...the main direction of American Jewish history. This perspective has significant...

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Magazine Articles on: jewish history

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Becoming American: Jewish Women Immigrants 1880-1920

Magazine article by Barbara Schreier; History Today, Vol. 44, March 1994

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Costume, Jewish--History, Immigrants--Clothing, Jews, American--Clothing

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...customs, the appearance of Jewish women was radically altered...Heinze, Adapting to Abundance: Jewish Immigrants, Mass Consumption...Hyman and Sonya Michel, The Jewish Woman in America (New York...How We Lived: A Documentary History of Immigrant Jews in America...
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Pride, Joy and Tragedy: Corinne Julius Is Impressed by the Breadth of Material on Display at London's Newly Reopened Jewish Museum

Magazine article by Corinne Julius; History Today, Vol. 60, May 2010

Subjects:

Antiquities--Exhibitions, Emigration and immigration--Portrayals, Jewish history--Portrayals, Jews--History, Jews--Portrayals, Museums--Collections and collecting, Museums--Evaluation

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...relevance of the experience of Jewish immigrants to todays immigrant...or religious items from the Jewish Museum founded in 1932 and the artefacts of social history that were assembled by the London Museum of Jewish Life. Although the museums...
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Kindertransport: Terror, Trauma and Triumph: Caroline Sharples Discusses the Bitter-Sweet Experiences of the Jewish Children Permitted to Travel to England to Escape the Nazi Regime, Leaving Their Families Behind Them

Magazine article by Caroline Sharples; History Today, Vol. 54, March 2004

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Refugees, Jewish--1938 AD, Refugees, Jewish--1939 AD, Refugees, Jewish--History, Refugees, Jewish--Personal narratives

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...in vain. Returning to the Jewish religion, upholding the traditions...efforts to eradicate European Jewish life. Laura Selo is typical...been born and raised in the Jewish faith are celebrated. There...the annals of recent British history may rest in its being perceived...
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Jewels of Disease and Discrimination: Corinne Julius Introduces a New Exhibition of Dazzling Medieval Jewellery at London's Wallace Collection, Which Reveals Both the Vigour and the Vulnerability of Jewish Communities in Central Europe during the Years before and during the Black Death

Magazine article by Corinne Julius; History Today, Vol. 59, March 2009

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Black Death, ca. 1347-1400--Social aspects, Black death--Social aspects, Jewelry--Exhibitions, Jewish history--Exhibitions, Jews--Exhibitions, Jews--History

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...and the Vulnerability of Jewish Communities in Central...dark chapter of European history. A new exhibition Treasures...number of identifiably Jewish items, including the three earliest known examples of Jewish wedding rings, inscribed...
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To the Jew First: The Case for Jewish Evangelism in Scripture and History

Magazine article by Louis Markos; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, December 2009

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Books--Book reviews, To The Jew First: The Case for Jewish Evangelism in Scripture and History (Essay collection)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

To the Jew First: The Case for Jewish Evangelism in Scripture and History. by Louis Markos edited by Darrell L. Bock and Mitch Glaser Kregel, 352 pages, $16.99 paper To the Jew First issues a powerful...

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Newspaper Articles on: jewish history

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D.C. Jewish 'Scrapbook' Exhibit; 210-Year History Shown at Museum

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 2, 2005

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National Building Museum

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

D.C. Jewish Scrapbook Exhibit; 210-Year History Shown at Museum. Byline...nbm.org. Notes: * "Jewish Washington: Scrapbook of...details the 210-year history of Washingtons Jewish community. The exhibit looks...
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Tour Features Jewish History in Elgin

Newspaper article by Jeffrey Gaunt; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 10, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Tour Features Jewish History in Elgin. by Jeffrey Gaunt Byline...listened to descriptions of the rich Jewish traditions. "This was a center for...and a handful of others described one Jewish tradition after another, from the meaning...
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Sweeping History of Jewish People, Religion, Notable for Its Omissions

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 24, 2002

Subjects:

Gilbert, Martin

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Sweeping history of Jewish people, religion, notable for...of distinguished and influential Jewish intellectuals like Leo Strauss and...Gilbert could so slight contemporary Jewish-American history and its leading figures. Absent...
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Collector as Unusual as His Rare Treasures: He's Jewish, but Black History Is His Forte

Newspaper article by Toni Marshall; The Washington Times, February 9, 1996

Subjects:

Douglass, Frederick

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...unusual as his rare treasures: Hes Jewish, but black history is his forte by Toni Marshall...Despite his being white and Jewish, the 49-year-old Mr. Mitchell...different history: It is not his Jewish-American ancestry or European...
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Jewish Role in Mersey History Told on Film

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), September 28, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Jewish Role in Mersey History Told on Film. Byline: BY KARLEY WRIGHT...the story of the part played by the Jewish community in Liverpools history. There...David Lewis - was a member of the citys Jewish community. He started the business...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: jewish history

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Exile , in Jewish History

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

EXILE , in Jewish history see Babylonian captivity . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Maccabees , Jewish Family

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

MACCABEES , Jewish family or Machabees both: mak bez, Jewish family of the 2d and 1st cent...brought about a restoration of Jewish political and religious life...Hashmon. The Maccabees appear in history as the family of a priest, Mattathias...
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Jews

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...religious elements of Jewish culture interact has varied throughout history and has been a matter...North Africa. Arab-Jewish relations have been complicated...Bibliography See H. Graetz, History of the Jews (6 vol...1965); C. Roth, The Jewish Contribution to Civilization...
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Baron, Salo Wittmayer

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...1923), and where he was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary (1920). He taught history at the Jewish Teachers College in Vienna (1919 26...going to the United States to teach at the Jewish Institute of Religion (1927 30). From...
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Deutsch, Gotthard

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...to become professor of the history and philosophy of religion...Cincinnati. His contributions to Jewish newspapers and journals, in...an outstanding leader of the Jewish community. He was an editor of the Jewish Encyclopedia, contributing...

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