The War of Western Europe Against Israel
by Joseph Carmi and Arie Carmi
Both Europe and the United States have large and active Moslem communities devoted to their compatriots in the Middle East. Both, too, have visible Jewish communities. Yet according to the Anti-Defamation League, there has been no increase at all in anti-Jewish incidents during the past two years in the US, while in Europe such incidents are sharply on the rise.
This book takes a close look at the disturbing upswing in anti-Semitic violence in Europe by investigating European attitudes towards the State of Israel since its inception; by paying close attention to statements made by leading politicians and opinion-makers; and by following trends in European media.(160 Pages)
Publisher: Devora Publishers, 2003
Product details
* Hardcover: 96 pages
* Publisher: Gazelle Book Services DUMP LIST (1 Sep 2003)
* Language English
* ISBN: 193014377X
Monday, January 21, 2008
Everybody Has Somebody In Heaven
Everybody Has Somebody In Heaven
Essential Jewish Tales of the Spirit
For science fiction lovers - especially those who have followed the career of Avram Davidson - this is a special treat. Everybody Has Somebody In Heaven is a posthumous collection of the award-winning science-fiction writer's complete Jewish works. It includes some of his most famous short stories, such as "The Golem, " and many of his short nonfiction pieces which shed light on the vicissitudes of his own life, as well as the lives of the people he describes. In addition to Davidson's work, there are biographical sketches about the author by science fiction editor Jack Dann and several other writers and editors who knew him well. This will probably become a collector's item for sci-fi fans.
Leslie Cohen, The Jerusalem Post May 10, 2002
Nonpareil Fantasist Avram Davidson left our world - a world he magnified and enhanced with glimmering tales constructed according to his peculiar slant of intelligence and vision - in 1993. But since then, he's been well served by a host of loyal friends determined to keep his work alive. First came The Avram Davidson Treasury (1998), followed the same year by The Boss in the Wall, and shortly afterward by The Investigations of Avram Davidson (1999). Now we have the current book, subtitled Essential Jewish Tales of the Spirit, and edited by Jack Dann and Grania Davis. (And soon to come is another collection, The Other Nineteenth Century.) Not a bad legacy, and better than many other authors fare after their deaths.
The volume under discussion today is divided into several sections. First comes Davidson's early works: sketches, poems, and short stories printed from 1947 to the start of Davidson's fully professional career. Serving as a break at midpoint is a small symposium wherein fellow writers reminisce about Davidson. Next up: a selection of Davidson's mature work. Finally, to close: some previously unpublished gems found among Davidson's effects after his death.
Each item is perceptively introduced by one of the editors, or in the other cased by Davidson's son Ethan or by his literary custodian, Henry Wessells. These fact-filled paragraphs set everything firmly in historical and literary context. Additionally a biographical essay by Eileen Gunn rounds out the book.
Because Davidson's religion was so essential to his art, having a chance to read his apprentice work centering on Judaic topics is invaluable, offering insights into all his later work. These stories by a young man just finding his stride are themselves well crafted and entertaining, albeit not of the magnitude of later work, although the brief parable "The Fisherman … A Tashlich Legend" packs a certain punch. But the fully formed stories are just glorious. "The Golem, " "Goslin Day, " "Dr. Morris Goldpepper Returns, " and "The Crown Jewels of Jerusalem" all exhibit the unique Davidson blend of erudition, goofiness, and pathos. And the brand-new finds tease with dreams of what might have been had Davidson lived longer.
Taken as a whole, this book is a crucial piece of Davidson monument still abuilding.
Realms of Fantasy Ocotber 2, 2001
I Have Someone In Heaven And So Do You!
Do you ever get that tingly feeling between your shoulder blades? You know, the one that makes you feel like someone's watching you? Well guess what. Someone IS watching you. But it's not anyone here on Earth. According to the title of this book, it's someone up in heaven. Well, this doesn't have anything to do with the book except the title, but I thought it might give you a laugh.
Now read about the book and enjoy! In this collection of stories and poems written by Avram Davidson, you'll find laughter and tears, happiness and sadness within pages of one another. I found laughter even in the introductions! This book will give you something that you can pick up in whatever mood you're in.
Let's take for an example, the first story in this book, "The Golem". In the Table of Contents, written under "The Golem" is "Avram's Favorite Story". Now, I have to say, from what I've heard on golems before now, I was expecting something with a magician, lightning, fire, something scary. You know what I'm talking about of course. Well, that's not what I got at all! I got something that make me think of my visits to my Russian friends' homes, listening to their parents as we conversed in Hebrew and broken English. I laughed so hard at this story, my mom looked over at me with one of those "have-you-gone-mad?" looks. So I read her a paragraph and she started laughing too!
But now, you must be asking yourself, "Didn't she say she cried at parts too?" And the answer to that is "Yes" I did say that. And I DID cry. When I read the story "Dan Cohen" I cried, but I laughed too.
Avram Davidson's Everybody Has Somebody in Heaven is an incredible collection that is lots of fun to read, and something to pick up when you're in between books and just want something to page through. Or, if you're like some of my friends, you might pick it up and read straight through. As I look at the book in front of me now, I have to smile to myself, remembering things I've read in it, but I'm not going to tell you everything because then it'll ruin the book for you!
Suffice it to say, I enjoyed this book immensely, not just the short stories, or the introductions, but also the poetry that is so beautifully written. Even the cover is magnificently drawn with bright, fun colors, easy on the eye and something light for the heart when everything around you is going crazy. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did and keep it on your bookshelf along with all your other favorites and not hidden in the back with the books you don't plan on reading again! I give Avram Davidson's Everybody Has Somebody in Heaven four stars, but you might rate it differently. The only way to know is by reading the book! Have fun!
Rebekah James, Teen to Teen Website, January 8, 2003
Essential Jewish Tales of the Spirit
For science fiction lovers - especially those who have followed the career of Avram Davidson - this is a special treat. Everybody Has Somebody In Heaven is a posthumous collection of the award-winning science-fiction writer's complete Jewish works. It includes some of his most famous short stories, such as "The Golem, " and many of his short nonfiction pieces which shed light on the vicissitudes of his own life, as well as the lives of the people he describes. In addition to Davidson's work, there are biographical sketches about the author by science fiction editor Jack Dann and several other writers and editors who knew him well. This will probably become a collector's item for sci-fi fans.
Leslie Cohen, The Jerusalem Post May 10, 2002
Nonpareil Fantasist Avram Davidson left our world - a world he magnified and enhanced with glimmering tales constructed according to his peculiar slant of intelligence and vision - in 1993. But since then, he's been well served by a host of loyal friends determined to keep his work alive. First came The Avram Davidson Treasury (1998), followed the same year by The Boss in the Wall, and shortly afterward by The Investigations of Avram Davidson (1999). Now we have the current book, subtitled Essential Jewish Tales of the Spirit, and edited by Jack Dann and Grania Davis. (And soon to come is another collection, The Other Nineteenth Century.) Not a bad legacy, and better than many other authors fare after their deaths.
The volume under discussion today is divided into several sections. First comes Davidson's early works: sketches, poems, and short stories printed from 1947 to the start of Davidson's fully professional career. Serving as a break at midpoint is a small symposium wherein fellow writers reminisce about Davidson. Next up: a selection of Davidson's mature work. Finally, to close: some previously unpublished gems found among Davidson's effects after his death.
Each item is perceptively introduced by one of the editors, or in the other cased by Davidson's son Ethan or by his literary custodian, Henry Wessells. These fact-filled paragraphs set everything firmly in historical and literary context. Additionally a biographical essay by Eileen Gunn rounds out the book.
Because Davidson's religion was so essential to his art, having a chance to read his apprentice work centering on Judaic topics is invaluable, offering insights into all his later work. These stories by a young man just finding his stride are themselves well crafted and entertaining, albeit not of the magnitude of later work, although the brief parable "The Fisherman … A Tashlich Legend" packs a certain punch. But the fully formed stories are just glorious. "The Golem, " "Goslin Day, " "Dr. Morris Goldpepper Returns, " and "The Crown Jewels of Jerusalem" all exhibit the unique Davidson blend of erudition, goofiness, and pathos. And the brand-new finds tease with dreams of what might have been had Davidson lived longer.
Taken as a whole, this book is a crucial piece of Davidson monument still abuilding.
Realms of Fantasy Ocotber 2, 2001
I Have Someone In Heaven And So Do You!
Do you ever get that tingly feeling between your shoulder blades? You know, the one that makes you feel like someone's watching you? Well guess what. Someone IS watching you. But it's not anyone here on Earth. According to the title of this book, it's someone up in heaven. Well, this doesn't have anything to do with the book except the title, but I thought it might give you a laugh.
Now read about the book and enjoy! In this collection of stories and poems written by Avram Davidson, you'll find laughter and tears, happiness and sadness within pages of one another. I found laughter even in the introductions! This book will give you something that you can pick up in whatever mood you're in.
Let's take for an example, the first story in this book, "The Golem". In the Table of Contents, written under "The Golem" is "Avram's Favorite Story". Now, I have to say, from what I've heard on golems before now, I was expecting something with a magician, lightning, fire, something scary. You know what I'm talking about of course. Well, that's not what I got at all! I got something that make me think of my visits to my Russian friends' homes, listening to their parents as we conversed in Hebrew and broken English. I laughed so hard at this story, my mom looked over at me with one of those "have-you-gone-mad?" looks. So I read her a paragraph and she started laughing too!
But now, you must be asking yourself, "Didn't she say she cried at parts too?" And the answer to that is "Yes" I did say that. And I DID cry. When I read the story "Dan Cohen" I cried, but I laughed too.
Avram Davidson's Everybody Has Somebody in Heaven is an incredible collection that is lots of fun to read, and something to pick up when you're in between books and just want something to page through. Or, if you're like some of my friends, you might pick it up and read straight through. As I look at the book in front of me now, I have to smile to myself, remembering things I've read in it, but I'm not going to tell you everything because then it'll ruin the book for you!
Suffice it to say, I enjoyed this book immensely, not just the short stories, or the introductions, but also the poetry that is so beautifully written. Even the cover is magnificently drawn with bright, fun colors, easy on the eye and something light for the heart when everything around you is going crazy. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did and keep it on your bookshelf along with all your other favorites and not hidden in the back with the books you don't plan on reading again! I give Avram Davidson's Everybody Has Somebody in Heaven four stars, but you might rate it differently. The only way to know is by reading the book! Have fun!
Rebekah James, Teen to Teen Website, January 8, 2003
Budget Cooking Elegant Dining: The Kosher Experience
Budget Cooking Elegant Dining: The Kosher Experience
by Sue Epstein
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 235 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.75 x 8.32 x 9.70
Publisher: Pitspopany Press; (September 1, 1996)
ISBN: 0943706629
Book Description
For the balaboosta (homemaker) who runs the kitchen on a budget, or would like to! Dozens of Kosher recipies for Hanukkah, Shabbat, Purim, and all year long. Common sense information on how to budget meals, the best ways to use leftovers, and how to create menu plans that work.
For serving up affordable holiday feasts , July 20, 2003
Reviewer: Midwest Book Review from Oregon, WI USA
Budget Cooking Elegant Dining: The Kosher Experience by cooking expert and teacher Sue Epstein, is an exquisitely written guide to cooking within kosher directives while on a budget, and yet creating an elegant and delicious culinary experience. From Baked Bologna; Carrot Bread; Baked Nile Perch; and Beverly's Brisket; to Cream of Cucumber Soup; Veggie Bake; Pecan-Praline Bread Pudding; and Strawberries in Orange Juice, Budget Cooking Elegant Dining is excellent and economical resource for serving up affordable holiday feasts or fine daily cuisine for a kosher household.
by Sue Epstein
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 235 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.75 x 8.32 x 9.70
Publisher: Pitspopany Press; (September 1, 1996)
ISBN: 0943706629
Book Description
For the balaboosta (homemaker) who runs the kitchen on a budget, or would like to! Dozens of Kosher recipies for Hanukkah, Shabbat, Purim, and all year long. Common sense information on how to budget meals, the best ways to use leftovers, and how to create menu plans that work.
For serving up affordable holiday feasts , July 20, 2003
Reviewer: Midwest Book Review from Oregon, WI USA
Budget Cooking Elegant Dining: The Kosher Experience by cooking expert and teacher Sue Epstein, is an exquisitely written guide to cooking within kosher directives while on a budget, and yet creating an elegant and delicious culinary experience. From Baked Bologna; Carrot Bread; Baked Nile Perch; and Beverly's Brisket; to Cream of Cucumber Soup; Veggie Bake; Pecan-Praline Bread Pudding; and Strawberries in Orange Juice, Budget Cooking Elegant Dining is excellent and economical resource for serving up affordable holiday feasts or fine daily cuisine for a kosher household.
Sources for Funding: The Israel Foundation Directory
Sources for Funding: The Israel Foundation Directory
by Eliezer D. Jaffe
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 240 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.71 x 10.14 x 6.64
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 1, 2001)
ISBN: 1930143281
From Booklist
Designed for nonprofit organizations and individuals seeking grants, this directory provides detailed profiles of hundreds of philanthropic foundations working in Israel. The book is a companion to Giving Wisely: The Israel Guide to Nonprofit and Volunteer Organizations (Gefen Publishers, 2000). The profiles can also be found on the Web at Givingwisely.org]. Mary Ellen Quinn
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
From the Publisher
For the tens of thousands of people who are looking to fund their Israel-related projects, and for the hundreds of organizations affiliated with Israel, this is an invaluable guide to the sources for funding that they must have. Each foundation has reviewed the material entered in this volume and agreed that the contents are up-to-date and accurate, thereby assuring the reader of undiluted, precise information on the potential sources for funding their project.
Book Description
A detailed description and analysis of the hundreds of foundations that are prepared to fund projects that relate to the State of Israel. This book also gives the reader an insight into what each foundation is looking for, and how to reach these foundations both in the United States and in Israel.
Jews
by Eliezer D. Jaffe
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 240 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.71 x 10.14 x 6.64
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 1, 2001)
ISBN: 1930143281
From Booklist
Designed for nonprofit organizations and individuals seeking grants, this directory provides detailed profiles of hundreds of philanthropic foundations working in Israel. The book is a companion to Giving Wisely: The Israel Guide to Nonprofit and Volunteer Organizations (Gefen Publishers, 2000). The profiles can also be found on the Web at Givingwisely.org]. Mary Ellen Quinn
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
From the Publisher
For the tens of thousands of people who are looking to fund their Israel-related projects, and for the hundreds of organizations affiliated with Israel, this is an invaluable guide to the sources for funding that they must have. Each foundation has reviewed the material entered in this volume and agreed that the contents are up-to-date and accurate, thereby assuring the reader of undiluted, precise information on the potential sources for funding their project.
Book Description
A detailed description and analysis of the hundreds of foundations that are prepared to fund projects that relate to the State of Israel. This book also gives the reader an insight into what each foundation is looking for, and how to reach these foundations both in the United States and in Israel.
Jews
There's No Place Like Jerusalem
There's No Place Like Jerusalem
by Samson Levy
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 220 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.67 x 11.02 x 5.76
Publisher: Pitspopany Press; (September 2001)
ISBN: 1930143303
From the Publisher
Taken from his carefully kept diaries, Mr. Levy writes in the short, concise, readable sentences that echoes the style of Hemingway. He was a ”Jewish “Everyman” maintaining his religious attitudes and practices in the army, under difficult circumstances and in many of the countries of the Middle East. Like his illustrious grandfather, Rabbi Hirsch, he feels the need to be near the smell and touch of books, and his understated wit is evident on every page.
About the Author
Samson Raphael Levy is the great-grandson of the illustrious 19th Century biblical scholar, Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch. Like his namesake, Levy has assiduously sought to defend his religious beliefs both in his writings and by personal example. In this memoir, which takes us from 1918 through today, Samson has recorded many of the great moments of the 20th Century, especially those that led to the creation of "The State of Israel.
Book Description
A scion of the great 19th Century biblical scholar Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsh, Samson Raphael Levy is an active bibliophile living a quiet, ordered life in his beloved Jerusalem. But his life was not always quiet and ordered. Samson was in the RAF during the “Great War” and was present during the pivotal days of Jewish independence in 1948 and onward.
by Samson Levy
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 220 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.67 x 11.02 x 5.76
Publisher: Pitspopany Press; (September 2001)
ISBN: 1930143303
From the Publisher
Taken from his carefully kept diaries, Mr. Levy writes in the short, concise, readable sentences that echoes the style of Hemingway. He was a ”Jewish “Everyman” maintaining his religious attitudes and practices in the army, under difficult circumstances and in many of the countries of the Middle East. Like his illustrious grandfather, Rabbi Hirsch, he feels the need to be near the smell and touch of books, and his understated wit is evident on every page.
About the Author
Samson Raphael Levy is the great-grandson of the illustrious 19th Century biblical scholar, Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch. Like his namesake, Levy has assiduously sought to defend his religious beliefs both in his writings and by personal example. In this memoir, which takes us from 1918 through today, Samson has recorded many of the great moments of the 20th Century, especially those that led to the creation of "The State of Israel.
Book Description
A scion of the great 19th Century biblical scholar Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsh, Samson Raphael Levy is an active bibliophile living a quiet, ordered life in his beloved Jerusalem. But his life was not always quiet and ordered. Samson was in the RAF during the “Great War” and was present during the pivotal days of Jewish independence in 1948 and onward.
The Nebbish Principle
The Nebbish Principle
by Alan Unger , Allen Unger
Reading level: Young Adult
Edition: Paperback / Hardcover
Product Details
Paperback: 96 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.46 x 6.20 x 9.74
Publisher: Pitspopany Press; (January 1, 2002)
ISBN: 1930143362
From the Publisher
1) Clever, humorous illustrations that will make anyone chuckle. 2) Nebbish is a Jewish word like “shlemazal” which means if it can go wrong it will go wrong, and it will happen to me. 3) Jewish buyers above 40 years old will instantly recognize and laugh at this word. 4) Some of these illustrations have appeared in The Jewish Chronicle in England and met with great success. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
About the Author
Allen’s first illustrations were of Sioux Indians, which he drew obsessively as he grew up in London’s East End. Needless to say, there was no market for such “foreign subjects” and so, taking off his bonnet and putting his war paint aside, Allen began to cultivate these talents that would make him a striking example of the Nebbish Principle.
Completing a five year apprenticeship learning composites for printing books and newspapers – an art that was quickly supplanted
Book Description
In the Yiddish language, a nebbish is a person whose life is dictated by the simple proposition: "If it can go wrong it will go wrong, and it will happen to me."
These clever, humorous illustrations perfectly describe those secret moments in all our lives when we wished that the earth would open up and swallow us, whole.
This Will Keep You Laughing!! , July 10, 2002
Reviewer: motzneys from Netanya, Israel
The author has captured the true meaning of "nebbish" and from the moment you pick up this book you will not stop laughing. He has managed to capture on each page, each beautifully illustrated, the true essence of the human species and circumstances that makes life interesting and very funny. You will definitely see someone you know, if not yourself, in this humourous book. Absolutely loved it and recommend it highly. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition
by Alan Unger , Allen Unger
Reading level: Young Adult
Edition: Paperback / Hardcover
Product Details
Paperback: 96 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.46 x 6.20 x 9.74
Publisher: Pitspopany Press; (January 1, 2002)
ISBN: 1930143362
From the Publisher
1) Clever, humorous illustrations that will make anyone chuckle. 2) Nebbish is a Jewish word like “shlemazal” which means if it can go wrong it will go wrong, and it will happen to me. 3) Jewish buyers above 40 years old will instantly recognize and laugh at this word. 4) Some of these illustrations have appeared in The Jewish Chronicle in England and met with great success. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
About the Author
Allen’s first illustrations were of Sioux Indians, which he drew obsessively as he grew up in London’s East End. Needless to say, there was no market for such “foreign subjects” and so, taking off his bonnet and putting his war paint aside, Allen began to cultivate these talents that would make him a striking example of the Nebbish Principle.
Completing a five year apprenticeship learning composites for printing books and newspapers – an art that was quickly supplanted
Book Description
In the Yiddish language, a nebbish is a person whose life is dictated by the simple proposition: "If it can go wrong it will go wrong, and it will happen to me."
These clever, humorous illustrations perfectly describe those secret moments in all our lives when we wished that the earth would open up and swallow us, whole.
This Will Keep You Laughing!! , July 10, 2002
Reviewer: motzneys from Netanya, Israel
The author has captured the true meaning of "nebbish" and from the moment you pick up this book you will not stop laughing. He has managed to capture on each page, each beautifully illustrated, the true essence of the human species and circumstances that makes life interesting and very funny. You will definitely see someone you know, if not yourself, in this humourous book. Absolutely loved it and recommend it highly. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition
Turbulent Times/Prophetic Dreams : Art from Israeli and Palestinian Children
Turbulent Times/Prophetic Dreams : Art from Israeli and Palestinian Children
by Harold S., MD Koplewicz , Gail, Phd Furman , Robin F., Phd Goodman , Gail C. Furman
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 88 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.43 x 9.72 x 6.86
Publisher: Pitspopany Press; (November 1, 2000)
ISBN: 1930143095
From the Publisher
Urgent reading based on the current situation festering in the Middle East. This book is the brainchild of Dr. Harold Koplewicz, founder and director of the New York University Child Study Center. It is a timely and revealing book of drawings done by children that captures the hearts of young and old. It reveals the wellspring of emotions that flow through the Israeli and Palestinian children who represent the next generation of their people.
About the Author
Harold S.Koplewicz, M.D. is the founder and director of the New York University Child Study Center. He also serves as the Vice-Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry the Arnold and Debbie Simon Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the New York University School of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Koplewicz is the Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Bellevue Hospital Center
Book Description
The 9 to 14 year old children who made these drawings have things in common with children everywhere. They want what all children want: education, family, security, peace, predictability. Their drawings offer us a glimpse into how and what children subjected to conflict are thinking. Some children depict the future with peaceful scenes, others pockmark their illustrations with scenes of war and disaster. However, it is the words of the children that is most amazing. The simple words that accompany the illustrations of the Israeli and Palestinian children echo each other; revealing the tensions and hopes that are part of their every day lives.
Israel
by Harold S., MD Koplewicz , Gail, Phd Furman , Robin F., Phd Goodman , Gail C. Furman
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 88 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.43 x 9.72 x 6.86
Publisher: Pitspopany Press; (November 1, 2000)
ISBN: 1930143095
From the Publisher
Urgent reading based on the current situation festering in the Middle East. This book is the brainchild of Dr. Harold Koplewicz, founder and director of the New York University Child Study Center. It is a timely and revealing book of drawings done by children that captures the hearts of young and old. It reveals the wellspring of emotions that flow through the Israeli and Palestinian children who represent the next generation of their people.
About the Author
Harold S.Koplewicz, M.D. is the founder and director of the New York University Child Study Center. He also serves as the Vice-Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry the Arnold and Debbie Simon Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the New York University School of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Koplewicz is the Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Bellevue Hospital Center
Book Description
The 9 to 14 year old children who made these drawings have things in common with children everywhere. They want what all children want: education, family, security, peace, predictability. Their drawings offer us a glimpse into how and what children subjected to conflict are thinking. Some children depict the future with peaceful scenes, others pockmark their illustrations with scenes of war and disaster. However, it is the words of the children that is most amazing. The simple words that accompany the illustrations of the Israeli and Palestinian children echo each other; revealing the tensions and hopes that are part of their every day lives.
Israel
God Is Proof Enough
God Is Proof Enough
by Walter S. Wurzburger
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 144 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.65 x 9.34 x 6.21
Publisher: Pitspopany Press; (November 1, 2000)
ISBN: 0943706807
From the Publisher
Rabbi Wurzburger is one of the leading Jewish thinkers of today. This book helps people explore their connection with God without being overbearing or didactic. It is counter-culture insofar as it promotes introspection and advocates an individualistic path to God, but within the larger framework of Jewish ethics and religion. Rabbi Wuzburger is Professor of Philosophy at Yeshiva University and headed both the Rabbinical Council of America and the Synagogue Council of America. He was editor of the leading Jewish Orthodox Journal, Traditional, for many years. Rabbi Wurzburger serves on numerous interdenominational committees and boards.
About the Author
Rabbi Walter S. Wurzburger is Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Yeshive University, and has headed both the Rabbinical Council of America and the Synagogue Council of America during his illustrious career. He has received both the National Rabbinic Leadeship Award and the SamuelBelkin Literary Award.
Rabbi Wurzburger is the author of Ethics of Responsibility: Pluralistic Approaches to Covenantal Ethics and co-editor of A Treasury of Tradition. He is Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Shaaray
Book Description
Rabbi Wurzburger examines the “proofs for the existence of God” that philosophers throughout the centuries have expounded, and then shows how each person can find his own “proof” by first understanding his personal relationship to God.
Religion
by Walter S. Wurzburger
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 144 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.65 x 9.34 x 6.21
Publisher: Pitspopany Press; (November 1, 2000)
ISBN: 0943706807
From the Publisher
Rabbi Wurzburger is one of the leading Jewish thinkers of today. This book helps people explore their connection with God without being overbearing or didactic. It is counter-culture insofar as it promotes introspection and advocates an individualistic path to God, but within the larger framework of Jewish ethics and religion. Rabbi Wuzburger is Professor of Philosophy at Yeshiva University and headed both the Rabbinical Council of America and the Synagogue Council of America. He was editor of the leading Jewish Orthodox Journal, Traditional, for many years. Rabbi Wurzburger serves on numerous interdenominational committees and boards.
About the Author
Rabbi Walter S. Wurzburger is Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Yeshive University, and has headed both the Rabbinical Council of America and the Synagogue Council of America during his illustrious career. He has received both the National Rabbinic Leadeship Award and the SamuelBelkin Literary Award.
Rabbi Wurzburger is the author of Ethics of Responsibility: Pluralistic Approaches to Covenantal Ethics and co-editor of A Treasury of Tradition. He is Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Shaaray
Book Description
Rabbi Wurzburger examines the “proofs for the existence of God” that philosophers throughout the centuries have expounded, and then shows how each person can find his own “proof” by first understanding his personal relationship to God.
Religion
A Guide to Better Health: A Holistic Approach
A Guide to Better Health: A Holistic Approach
by Sraya Yehonatan
Edition: Paperback
Product Details
Paperback: 200 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.61 x 9.02 x 5.92
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 1, 2003)
ISBN: 193014363X
About the Author
Yehonatan Sraya was born in Jerusalem, in 1935, and had his first hands-on experience with acupressure under his grandmother's tutelage. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Hebrew University and went on to study Chinese Medicine at the California College of Acupuncture. In 1993, Dr. Srays received his Ph.D. in Chinese Medicine from Newport University. He then traveled to China where he worked on causes and effects related to sleep disturbances, and was awarded a special honor for his work from the University of Beijing.
Dr. Sraya received his Rabbinic Ordination in 1999 and combines his Torah knowledge and the wisdom of the Rambam with his understanding of Chinese medicine.
Book Description
Draws from both the Western "scientific/objective" perspective of medicine as well as the Eastern "philosophical/Chinese" perspective and cure. The author uses a step-by-step approach designed to help the reader work on him/herself to become a healer in the true holistic sense.
Includes charts and diagrams relating to:
- Reflexology
- Meridian Channels
- Shiatsu
- Chinese Massage
- Acupressure
Special sections on Children's Ailments, Nutrition, Medicinal Herbs, and Exercise.
by Sraya Yehonatan
Edition: Paperback
Product Details
Paperback: 200 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.61 x 9.02 x 5.92
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 1, 2003)
ISBN: 193014363X
About the Author
Yehonatan Sraya was born in Jerusalem, in 1935, and had his first hands-on experience with acupressure under his grandmother's tutelage. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Hebrew University and went on to study Chinese Medicine at the California College of Acupuncture. In 1993, Dr. Srays received his Ph.D. in Chinese Medicine from Newport University. He then traveled to China where he worked on causes and effects related to sleep disturbances, and was awarded a special honor for his work from the University of Beijing.
Dr. Sraya received his Rabbinic Ordination in 1999 and combines his Torah knowledge and the wisdom of the Rambam with his understanding of Chinese medicine.
Book Description
Draws from both the Western "scientific/objective" perspective of medicine as well as the Eastern "philosophical/Chinese" perspective and cure. The author uses a step-by-step approach designed to help the reader work on him/herself to become a healer in the true holistic sense.
Includes charts and diagrams relating to:
- Reflexology
- Meridian Channels
- Shiatsu
- Chinese Massage
- Acupressure
Special sections on Children's Ailments, Nutrition, Medicinal Herbs, and Exercise.
Poet in the Street
Poet in the Street
by Michael Porter
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 112 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.49 x 9.22 x 6.30
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 9, 2003)
ISBN: 1930143761
From the Publisher
1) Reveals, through a poets eye, both the foibles and humorous aspects of Israeli society, including the kibbutz movement and army life. 2) Traces one man's search for his Zionistic roots.
Book Description
Reveals, through a gifted poet's eye, both the serious and humorous aspects of Israeli society, including the kibbutz movement and army life. Conveys some of the traumatic changes that have occurred during the past 50 years.
Each poem has an eloquent introduction which explains what the author was thinking and/or experiencing as he tried to thind and hold onto his Zionist ideals.
by Michael Porter
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 112 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.49 x 9.22 x 6.30
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 9, 2003)
ISBN: 1930143761
From the Publisher
1) Reveals, through a poets eye, both the foibles and humorous aspects of Israeli society, including the kibbutz movement and army life. 2) Traces one man's search for his Zionistic roots.
Book Description
Reveals, through a gifted poet's eye, both the serious and humorous aspects of Israeli society, including the kibbutz movement and army life. Conveys some of the traumatic changes that have occurred during the past 50 years.
Each poem has an eloquent introduction which explains what the author was thinking and/or experiencing as he tried to thind and hold onto his Zionist ideals.
The Creation According to the Midrash Rabbah
The Creation According to the Midrash Rabbah
by Wilfred Shuchat
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 466 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.34 x 9.54 x 5.98
Publisher: Pitspopany Press; (September 8, 2002)
ISBN: 1930143400
From the Publisher
1) The author has taught Midrash for 45 years to many well known Jewish personalities including Charles Krauthammer of The New York Times and Time Magazine and Mort Zuckerman of The President’s Conference. 2) The first comprehensive translation of this classic work. 3) At least two additional volumes will be forthcoming. 4) Ties together many divergent Rabbinic texts into a cogent whole.
About the Author
Rabbi Wilfred Shuchat has been an active rabbi for over 45 years, and has studied and taught The Midrash Rabbah during his tenure as Rabbi of Shaar HaShomayim Synagogue in Montreal, Canada.
Book Description
English translation of the Midrash Rabbah, one of the oldest Rabbinic texts that deal with the Biblical act of Creation. Includes the English translation of the traditional commentary and a supra-commentary by the author.
Judaism
by Wilfred Shuchat
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 466 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.34 x 9.54 x 5.98
Publisher: Pitspopany Press; (September 8, 2002)
ISBN: 1930143400
From the Publisher
1) The author has taught Midrash for 45 years to many well known Jewish personalities including Charles Krauthammer of The New York Times and Time Magazine and Mort Zuckerman of The President’s Conference. 2) The first comprehensive translation of this classic work. 3) At least two additional volumes will be forthcoming. 4) Ties together many divergent Rabbinic texts into a cogent whole.
About the Author
Rabbi Wilfred Shuchat has been an active rabbi for over 45 years, and has studied and taught The Midrash Rabbah during his tenure as Rabbi of Shaar HaShomayim Synagogue in Montreal, Canada.
Book Description
English translation of the Midrash Rabbah, one of the oldest Rabbinic texts that deal with the Biblical act of Creation. Includes the English translation of the traditional commentary and a supra-commentary by the author.
Judaism
Brother Can You Raise a Million?: Money Flows As Love Grows in Jerusalem
Brother Can You Raise a Million?: Money Flows As Love Grows in Jerusalem
by Shlomo, Rabbi Wexler , Shlomo Wexler
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 240 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.33 x 9.24 x 6.32
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 23, 2003)
ISBN: 1930143702
From the Publisher
1) Many Jews will recognize the fierce competition and humorous kowtowing that occurs when fundraisers from yeshivas in Israel solicit American philanthropists. 2) The first "kosher love story" written by a well respected, prominent rabbi who, until now, has written books and articles based solely on Jewish law. 3) Goes behind-the-scenes of the world of Jewish fundraising to reveal its noble and not-so-noble character.
About the Author
Rabbi Shlomo Wexler spent the first 60 years of his life in the United States, until retiring in Israel in 1988. He received his Rabbinical Ordination from Yeshiva University and his M.A. in Sociology from Columbia University in New York. He went on to become the spiritual leader in congregations in New York and California.
Upon his arrival in Israel in 1988, Rabbi Wexler became the registrar of Neve Yerushalayim College. His intimate knowledge of the ins and outs of rabbinic and yeshiva life
Book Description
A rabbi, trying to raise money for his yeshiva in Jerusalem, inadvertently helps two Americans from very different walks of life find each other and fall in love. Goes behind-the-scenes of the world of Jewish fund-raising to reveal both its noble and not-so-noble chatacter. Many people will recognize the fierce competition and humorous kowtowing that occurs when fund-raisers from yeshivas in Israel solicit American philanthropists.
Jews
by Shlomo, Rabbi Wexler , Shlomo Wexler
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 240 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.33 x 9.24 x 6.32
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 23, 2003)
ISBN: 1930143702
From the Publisher
1) Many Jews will recognize the fierce competition and humorous kowtowing that occurs when fundraisers from yeshivas in Israel solicit American philanthropists. 2) The first "kosher love story" written by a well respected, prominent rabbi who, until now, has written books and articles based solely on Jewish law. 3) Goes behind-the-scenes of the world of Jewish fundraising to reveal its noble and not-so-noble character.
About the Author
Rabbi Shlomo Wexler spent the first 60 years of his life in the United States, until retiring in Israel in 1988. He received his Rabbinical Ordination from Yeshiva University and his M.A. in Sociology from Columbia University in New York. He went on to become the spiritual leader in congregations in New York and California.
Upon his arrival in Israel in 1988, Rabbi Wexler became the registrar of Neve Yerushalayim College. His intimate knowledge of the ins and outs of rabbinic and yeshiva life
Book Description
A rabbi, trying to raise money for his yeshiva in Jerusalem, inadvertently helps two Americans from very different walks of life find each other and fall in love. Goes behind-the-scenes of the world of Jewish fund-raising to reveal both its noble and not-so-noble chatacter. Many people will recognize the fierce competition and humorous kowtowing that occurs when fund-raisers from yeshivas in Israel solicit American philanthropists.
Jews
Torah 24/7: A Timely Guide for the Modern Spirit
Torah 24/7: A Timely Guide for the Modern Spirit
by Steven Ettinger
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 224 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.02 x 9.18 x 6.20
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 1, 2003)
ISBN: 1930143737
From the Publisher
1) Explains, using concrete examples, how the Torah "speaks" to the modern Jew. 2) Many of the stories are anecdotal and can be used by rabbis, educators, and laymen to show how the Torah can help an individual understand himself and even overcome the everyday dilemmas of life. 3) The author is well known as a tax attorney, a university professor, a communal leader, and a pulpit rabbi, and manages to incorporate all these areas of expertise into the book.
Book Description
Each chapter of this book reveals how an incident or experience in the author's life was profoundly influenced by the weekly reading of a portion of the Torah (Bible); and how the stories told in the Torah have meaning for the life of modern man.
Judaism
by Steven Ettinger
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 224 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.02 x 9.18 x 6.20
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 1, 2003)
ISBN: 1930143737
From the Publisher
1) Explains, using concrete examples, how the Torah "speaks" to the modern Jew. 2) Many of the stories are anecdotal and can be used by rabbis, educators, and laymen to show how the Torah can help an individual understand himself and even overcome the everyday dilemmas of life. 3) The author is well known as a tax attorney, a university professor, a communal leader, and a pulpit rabbi, and manages to incorporate all these areas of expertise into the book.
Book Description
Each chapter of this book reveals how an incident or experience in the author's life was profoundly influenced by the weekly reading of a portion of the Torah (Bible); and how the stories told in the Torah have meaning for the life of modern man.
Judaism
Guide for the Romantically Perplexed
Guide for the Romantically Perplexed
by Lisa, Ph.D. Aiken , Lisa Aiken
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 352 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.18 x 9.30 x 6.26
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 1, 2003)
ISBN: 1930143729
From Publishers Weekly
Billed as "the first practical, comprehensive guide that integrates research, professional marriage counseling techniques and Jewish wisdom, " this book uses ancient Jewish teachings about marriage as a starting point for finding--and keeping--a mate. Aiken, a psychologist who lives in Jerusalem, opens the book with yenta-like tips on "who to be and what to look for" when searching for one's "b'shert" (intended). She then offers advice on all the details of planning a wedding, even giving suggestions on how to keep kosher in an exotic honeymoon location. But Aiken's sensible and businesslike advice does not come to an end under the marriage canopy; she is deeply concerned about divorce statistics, so the second half of the book discusses marital communication, problem-solving and the two potentially explosive issues of money and sex. Her brief chapter on how children change a marriage seems almost like an afterthought, but in all, this is a sweeping guide that lives up to its own promises. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From the Publisher
1) A self-help guide that works for singles, married, divorced and second marriages. 2) Pertinent to individuals from every level of the Jewish spectrum. 3) Includes case studies that highlight the reasons for success and failure in interpersonal relationships. 4) Well documented from both a Jewish and contemporary psychology standpoint. 5) Best-selling author and speaker on marriage and relationships; she has condensed and refined her life's work into this one exhaustive volume.
Book Description
Covers every aspect of Jewish dating, marriage, divorce, and remarriage. For singles, it is a step-by-step guide that helps you find a mate and keep that mate for life. For married, divorced, or remarried couples, this is a self-help manual that really works.
- Includes case studies that highlight why people succeed or fail in their interpersonal relationships.
- Well documented from both a Jewish and contemporary psychological viewpoint.
- Pertinent for Jewish men and women from all levels of the Jewish religious spectrum.
Great for jewish singles , October 2, 2003
Reviewer: A reader from USA
this book is one of a few books i have read that get stright to the point and you can really learn from it. (maybe she brings in a bit to much the jewish religion) but it is a great book.
Judaism - General
by Lisa, Ph.D. Aiken , Lisa Aiken
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 352 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.18 x 9.30 x 6.26
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 1, 2003)
ISBN: 1930143729
From Publishers Weekly
Billed as "the first practical, comprehensive guide that integrates research, professional marriage counseling techniques and Jewish wisdom, " this book uses ancient Jewish teachings about marriage as a starting point for finding--and keeping--a mate. Aiken, a psychologist who lives in Jerusalem, opens the book with yenta-like tips on "who to be and what to look for" when searching for one's "b'shert" (intended). She then offers advice on all the details of planning a wedding, even giving suggestions on how to keep kosher in an exotic honeymoon location. But Aiken's sensible and businesslike advice does not come to an end under the marriage canopy; she is deeply concerned about divorce statistics, so the second half of the book discusses marital communication, problem-solving and the two potentially explosive issues of money and sex. Her brief chapter on how children change a marriage seems almost like an afterthought, but in all, this is a sweeping guide that lives up to its own promises. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From the Publisher
1) A self-help guide that works for singles, married, divorced and second marriages. 2) Pertinent to individuals from every level of the Jewish spectrum. 3) Includes case studies that highlight the reasons for success and failure in interpersonal relationships. 4) Well documented from both a Jewish and contemporary psychology standpoint. 5) Best-selling author and speaker on marriage and relationships; she has condensed and refined her life's work into this one exhaustive volume.
Book Description
Covers every aspect of Jewish dating, marriage, divorce, and remarriage. For singles, it is a step-by-step guide that helps you find a mate and keep that mate for life. For married, divorced, or remarried couples, this is a self-help manual that really works.
- Includes case studies that highlight why people succeed or fail in their interpersonal relationships.
- Well documented from both a Jewish and contemporary psychological viewpoint.
- Pertinent for Jewish men and women from all levels of the Jewish religious spectrum.
Great for jewish singles , October 2, 2003
Reviewer: A reader from USA
this book is one of a few books i have read that get stright to the point and you can really learn from it. (maybe she brings in a bit to much the jewish religion) but it is a great book.
Judaism - General
Defying the Tide: An Account of Authentic Compassion During the Holocaust
Defying the Tide: An Account of Authentic Compassion During the Holocaust
by Reha Sokolow , Al Sokolow , Debra Galant
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 179 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.65 x 9.34 x 6.28
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 1, 2003)
ISBN: 1930143710
From the Publisher
1) The relationship of a Jewish and Aryan family, as seen through the eyes of each party, gives a different perspective to their common experiences. 2) Reveals the compassion of a German family as they sought to protect the Jewish family from the Nazis. 3) Includes the meeting of the two main characters fifty years later, in Germany, and describes this media event that was featured in all the German and Israeli newspapers, as well as the Jewish media in the U.S.
About the Author
Reha Sokolow is the daughter of Ruth, whose memorable journey is described in DEFYING THE TIDE. Reha is a freelance writer and currently teaches English writing to Russian immigrants in Brooklyn. As Associate Director of Education of the Jewish National Fund, Reha wrote and edited Israel based resources for distribution to over 2, 500 schools throughout the United States.
Al Sokolow has taught English at the Yeshiva University high schools
Book Description
The true, first person account of Ruth, a Jewish woman being hunted by the Nazis, and her guardian angel, Maria, a German woman willing to risk herlife and the lives of her family to save her. These two characters reveal, in their own words, how the flickering embers of human compassion and menschlichkeit were able to transcend the artificial barriers of race, creed and religion even during the Holocaust.
Includes the reunion of the two women fifty years later in Germany, and describes this media event that was featured iin the German and Israeli newspapers, as well as the Jewish media in the United States.
Holocaust
by Reha Sokolow , Al Sokolow , Debra Galant
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 179 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.65 x 9.34 x 6.28
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 1, 2003)
ISBN: 1930143710
From the Publisher
1) The relationship of a Jewish and Aryan family, as seen through the eyes of each party, gives a different perspective to their common experiences. 2) Reveals the compassion of a German family as they sought to protect the Jewish family from the Nazis. 3) Includes the meeting of the two main characters fifty years later, in Germany, and describes this media event that was featured in all the German and Israeli newspapers, as well as the Jewish media in the U.S.
About the Author
Reha Sokolow is the daughter of Ruth, whose memorable journey is described in DEFYING THE TIDE. Reha is a freelance writer and currently teaches English writing to Russian immigrants in Brooklyn. As Associate Director of Education of the Jewish National Fund, Reha wrote and edited Israel based resources for distribution to over 2, 500 schools throughout the United States.
Al Sokolow has taught English at the Yeshiva University high schools
Book Description
The true, first person account of Ruth, a Jewish woman being hunted by the Nazis, and her guardian angel, Maria, a German woman willing to risk herlife and the lives of her family to save her. These two characters reveal, in their own words, how the flickering embers of human compassion and menschlichkeit were able to transcend the artificial barriers of race, creed and religion even during the Holocaust.
Includes the reunion of the two women fifty years later in Germany, and describes this media event that was featured iin the German and Israeli newspapers, as well as the Jewish media in the United States.
Holocaust
None of Them Were Heroes: Letters Between the Lines 1938-1942
None of Them Were Heroes: Letters Between the Lines 1938-1942
by Chaim Rockman
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 232 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.02 x 9.26 x 6.40
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (October 1, 2003)
ISBN: 1930143745
From the Publisher
1) First person accounts that show the struggle of a family trying to save those left behind in Germany. 2) The newspaper articles highlight both the world's indifference and its slow realization of what was happening to the Jews in Europe. 3) These letters were hidden away by the parents of the author, who was never told of his parents experiences during the War.
Book Description
Actual letters written between 1938-1942 that describe the difficulties that one Jewish family endured as they spread out over three continents, yet maintained close contact with each other. Juxtaposed against the letters are newspaper articles from Europe and the United States that put the words and concepts found in each letter into context with what was happening during World War II.
Reviewer: Midwest Book Review from Oregon, WI USA
Compiled and arranged by Chaim Rockman, None Of Them Were Heroes: Letters Between The Lines 1938-1942 is an anthology of letters written by a family dispersed over three continents who tried to maintain contact with one another during the dark days of World War II. Arranged with selected newspaper articles from Europe and the United States that combine to put the terrible events of the spread of Nazism in context, None Of Them Were Heroes shows a very personal and unforgettable viewpoint of ordinary individuals struggling to survive and endure during those perilous times.
Reviewer: Yocheved Miriam Russo from Beersheva, Israel
B"H
Once in a while, a really great book comes along, the kind of book that makes you want to run out into the street, stop people at random, and demand they drop whatever they are doing and read this book, right now. 'None of Them Were Heroes" is one of those rare books.
Author Chaim Rockman argues that his book is not a Holocaust story, and he is literally correct: this is not a story of the camps, or of 'ordinary Germans', nor does it focus on Hitler or his willing executioners. Instead, Rockman takes a very different approach: he tells the story of a family - his own - most of whom had escaped from Germany in the early and mid-1930's. They were out of Germany, and free to varying extents, but they had left their elderly mother, Lina, behind, planning to bring her out as soon as they were settled.
And therein lies the problem: the opportunities for leaving Germany for any Jew - let alone a poor, elderly woman with no specialized skills - were rapidly reduced to almost zero as the Nazi noose tightened across Europe. The letters that form the basis of the story are commentaries on what each of them did - and didn't do -to free the trapped Lina.
'Heroes' is a book of faction - based on real people and actual events, but woven together into a readable whole by the author's imagination. The true story is, Rockman happened on a stash of correspondence among his family members sent during the critical years of 1938-42. Many letters were from Lina herself, who was growing more desperate, day by day. By turn, each family member urges the others to "do something" for poor Lina (Rockman's grandmother) -- but in fact, none of them were able to do much of anything. All were struggling with their own problems, in foreign cultures themselves, functioning in an unfamiliar language, lacking any easy access to the kind of people who did have the power to 'do something'. In many cases, the 'free' family members were in considerable danger themselves - witness cousin Max who was exiled from England to the refugee camp on the Isle of Man because he, as a former German citizen, could have been a Nazi spy.
'Heroes' in many ways, is a frustrating book. There are times you want to shake one character or the other and urge them to hurry -- but we operate from the position of hindsight, knowing what lies ahead. The characters in the book clearly do not.
In fact, one of the most valuable aspects of the book is to demonstrate how little any of them actually knew about what was happening in Poland. There were 'rumors' of mass deaths, stories, whispered reports. But who could believe such atrocities, from a civilized country like Germany?
As Israel endures our current Intifada, it is popular to say that the worst thing the Arabs are doing to us is to make us kill their children. In a similar vein, one of the worst aspects of the Holocaust is what the Nazis made us do to each other - to divide our families, to accuse and blame each other, to demand action from others, when we ourselves were unable (or unwilling) to help. In the sense of our constant need to remember, to insist absolutely 'never again', Rockman's book is a cornerstone.
Grasping the impossible to grasp , November 25, 2003
Reviewer: A reader from New York United States
There are no words to describe the evil of the Nazi regime and its treatment of the Jewish population in Europe. In this simple book, None of Them were Heroes, about ordinary people, one begins to grasp some of the horror which is impossible to grasp. One gets a glimmer of an idea of the slippery slope the Jewish population found itself on--one by one the ordinary aspects of life were denied to them--each of them of little significance but all together composing the social fabric each individual needs to survive.
This is a must read for anyone interested in life.
Holocaust
by Chaim Rockman
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 232 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.02 x 9.26 x 6.40
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (October 1, 2003)
ISBN: 1930143745
From the Publisher
1) First person accounts that show the struggle of a family trying to save those left behind in Germany. 2) The newspaper articles highlight both the world's indifference and its slow realization of what was happening to the Jews in Europe. 3) These letters were hidden away by the parents of the author, who was never told of his parents experiences during the War.
Book Description
Actual letters written between 1938-1942 that describe the difficulties that one Jewish family endured as they spread out over three continents, yet maintained close contact with each other. Juxtaposed against the letters are newspaper articles from Europe and the United States that put the words and concepts found in each letter into context with what was happening during World War II.
Reviewer: Midwest Book Review from Oregon, WI USA
Compiled and arranged by Chaim Rockman, None Of Them Were Heroes: Letters Between The Lines 1938-1942 is an anthology of letters written by a family dispersed over three continents who tried to maintain contact with one another during the dark days of World War II. Arranged with selected newspaper articles from Europe and the United States that combine to put the terrible events of the spread of Nazism in context, None Of Them Were Heroes shows a very personal and unforgettable viewpoint of ordinary individuals struggling to survive and endure during those perilous times.
Reviewer: Yocheved Miriam Russo from Beersheva, Israel
B"H
Once in a while, a really great book comes along, the kind of book that makes you want to run out into the street, stop people at random, and demand they drop whatever they are doing and read this book, right now. 'None of Them Were Heroes" is one of those rare books.
Author Chaim Rockman argues that his book is not a Holocaust story, and he is literally correct: this is not a story of the camps, or of 'ordinary Germans', nor does it focus on Hitler or his willing executioners. Instead, Rockman takes a very different approach: he tells the story of a family - his own - most of whom had escaped from Germany in the early and mid-1930's. They were out of Germany, and free to varying extents, but they had left their elderly mother, Lina, behind, planning to bring her out as soon as they were settled.
And therein lies the problem: the opportunities for leaving Germany for any Jew - let alone a poor, elderly woman with no specialized skills - were rapidly reduced to almost zero as the Nazi noose tightened across Europe. The letters that form the basis of the story are commentaries on what each of them did - and didn't do -to free the trapped Lina.
'Heroes' is a book of faction - based on real people and actual events, but woven together into a readable whole by the author's imagination. The true story is, Rockman happened on a stash of correspondence among his family members sent during the critical years of 1938-42. Many letters were from Lina herself, who was growing more desperate, day by day. By turn, each family member urges the others to "do something" for poor Lina (Rockman's grandmother) -- but in fact, none of them were able to do much of anything. All were struggling with their own problems, in foreign cultures themselves, functioning in an unfamiliar language, lacking any easy access to the kind of people who did have the power to 'do something'. In many cases, the 'free' family members were in considerable danger themselves - witness cousin Max who was exiled from England to the refugee camp on the Isle of Man because he, as a former German citizen, could have been a Nazi spy.
'Heroes' in many ways, is a frustrating book. There are times you want to shake one character or the other and urge them to hurry -- but we operate from the position of hindsight, knowing what lies ahead. The characters in the book clearly do not.
In fact, one of the most valuable aspects of the book is to demonstrate how little any of them actually knew about what was happening in Poland. There were 'rumors' of mass deaths, stories, whispered reports. But who could believe such atrocities, from a civilized country like Germany?
As Israel endures our current Intifada, it is popular to say that the worst thing the Arabs are doing to us is to make us kill their children. In a similar vein, one of the worst aspects of the Holocaust is what the Nazis made us do to each other - to divide our families, to accuse and blame each other, to demand action from others, when we ourselves were unable (or unwilling) to help. In the sense of our constant need to remember, to insist absolutely 'never again', Rockman's book is a cornerstone.
Grasping the impossible to grasp , November 25, 2003
Reviewer: A reader from New York United States
There are no words to describe the evil of the Nazi regime and its treatment of the Jewish population in Europe. In this simple book, None of Them were Heroes, about ordinary people, one begins to grasp some of the horror which is impossible to grasp. One gets a glimmer of an idea of the slippery slope the Jewish population found itself on--one by one the ordinary aspects of life were denied to them--each of them of little significance but all together composing the social fabric each individual needs to survive.
This is a must read for anyone interested in life.
Holocaust
Running the Gauntlet of Anti-Semitism: From Polish Counterintelligence to the German/American Marshall Center
Running the Gauntlet of Anti-Semitism: From Polish Counterintelligence to the German/American Marshall Center
by Michael Moshe Checinski
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 425 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.00 x 9.26 x 6.38
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (April 1, 2004)
ISBN: 1930143842
Book Description
Who could have predicted that even into the 21st century, Jews would continue to feel the lethal blade of anti-Semitism, with unrelenting attacks on synagogues, rabbis, individuals, Jewish institutions and Jewish-owned property? Michael Moshe Checinski is not surprised. He has lived through the virulent anti-Semitism that produced the Lodz ghetto and the Nazi death camps. After the War, as a member of Polish Counterintelligence, Michael confronted the anti-Semitism that "cleansed" him from his native land. As a Research Fellow, he encountered the gargoyle of anti-Semitism at Harvard, and as Professor of Defense Economics, he came face-to-face with unrelenting anti-Semitism in the bastion of modern Democracy, The American-German Marshall Center. At each period in his life, Checinski believes firmly that he has finally arrived in a social Eden, only to discover that even the good people turn away and shrink from the fight against anti-Semitism. So, he begins to co! llect data -- reports, memos -- snippets of information that will corroborate what he has found out, first hand: that the tentacles of anti-Semitism cannot be cut off by just wishing them away, or ignoring them. They must be aggressively confronted and their root cause, destroyed. Checinski is on a crusade, but he is no Don Quixote. He is a proud Jew, fighting bigotry, and more often than not, pays a high price for his ideals.
Jewish - General
by Michael Moshe Checinski
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 425 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.00 x 9.26 x 6.38
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (April 1, 2004)
ISBN: 1930143842
Book Description
Who could have predicted that even into the 21st century, Jews would continue to feel the lethal blade of anti-Semitism, with unrelenting attacks on synagogues, rabbis, individuals, Jewish institutions and Jewish-owned property? Michael Moshe Checinski is not surprised. He has lived through the virulent anti-Semitism that produced the Lodz ghetto and the Nazi death camps. After the War, as a member of Polish Counterintelligence, Michael confronted the anti-Semitism that "cleansed" him from his native land. As a Research Fellow, he encountered the gargoyle of anti-Semitism at Harvard, and as Professor of Defense Economics, he came face-to-face with unrelenting anti-Semitism in the bastion of modern Democracy, The American-German Marshall Center. At each period in his life, Checinski believes firmly that he has finally arrived in a social Eden, only to discover that even the good people turn away and shrink from the fight against anti-Semitism. So, he begins to co! llect data -- reports, memos -- snippets of information that will corroborate what he has found out, first hand: that the tentacles of anti-Semitism cannot be cut off by just wishing them away, or ignoring them. They must be aggressively confronted and their root cause, destroyed. Checinski is on a crusade, but he is no Don Quixote. He is a proud Jew, fighting bigotry, and more often than not, pays a high price for his ideals.
Jewish - General
A Different Light : The Hanukkah Book of Celebration
A Different Light : The Hanukkah Book of Celebration
by Noam Zion , Barbara Spectre
Edition: Hardcover / Paperback
Product Details
Hardcover: 253 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.97 x 11.32 x 8.92
Publisher: Pitspopany Press; (November 1, 2000)
ISBN: 1930143257
From the Publisher
This is a family celebration book, with enough material for all eight days of Hanukkah. It offers factual material about the laws and customs of Hanukkah, as well as historical perspectives on how Hanukkah is celebrated by Jewish communities around the world. Of special interest are the first person accounts and narratives describing some of the obstacles that Jews have faced when trying to celebrate Hanukkah in different lands during the last century. This book is a product of the Hartman Institute, the leading institute of Jewish pluralism in the world. Rabbi David Hartman, its founder and director, is one of the leading forces within Judaism today.
About the Author
Noam Zion is an independent scholar working at The Shalom Hartman Institute. His previous book, A Different Night: The Family Participation Haggadah has received praise from educators and rabbis of all Jewish denominations. The Shalom Hartman Institute was founded by David Hartman, a prominent Jewish scholar. The Institute is a leading international center for pluralist Jewish thought and education, serving Israel and the Diaspora.20 The mission of the Institute is to promote mutual... read more
Book Description
A how-to guide for a creative celebration of candle lighting, blessings, songs, stories, and readings for adults, teenagers and children. Features “The Maccabees’ Megillah” which retells the dramatic conflict of the Hanukkah story. Includes 8 biographical readings on great Jewish men and women.
Reviewer: Reuven Ben Dov from Jerusalem
Exciting, passionate, creative, original, inspiring and informative. This was my quickie review for those who must buy the book immediately. But let us cast a look at a book written under the auspices of the Hartman Institute in Jerusalem which therefore guarantees its pluralistic, intelligent and intellectual approach.
After the usual blessings, and traditional and modern Israeli songs, the meat of the book begins with the Maccabees' "Megillah" culled by the authors from the Books of the Maccabees and other historical and midrashic sources. Naturally divided into eight sections for nightly readings of the story of Hannukkah. The writing is alive and gripping as we learn of the turncoat High Priest Jason, King Antiochus, the royal maniac, Hannah and her seven sons, Judah the hammer, the woman warrior Judith and others.
We are then advised to read of the heroism of a diferent modern hero every night. Pride of place is given to Natan Sharansky's personal account of how he persuaded the camp commander to light a menorah. Other heroes include Rabbi Levi Yizchak of Berditchev, Golda Meir.Yitzchak Rabin, the father of Reform Rabbi Hugo Gryn who made a margarine menorah in a concentration camp, and the zedaka heroes of Danny Siegel
By the way, its almost worth buying this book to marvel at the graphic design, and the numerous photographs of which pride of place has to go to the nine different hand postures of Rabbi Lawrence Bush representing prayer, peace, menorah, keeping kosher etc.Striking photos include that of a menorah in an apartment building overlooking a town hall in Germany bedecked with the Nazi flag, and non Jewish citizens of Billings, Montana, holding menorot to protest the anti-semitic actions of the Klu Klux Klan
Obviously children and teenagers get pride of place with over 40 pages of great ideas for exciting their imagination with stories, games, songs and cartoons.
A description of the Laws and customs(and their historical origins), ethnic foods, Christmas/Hanukkah celebrations in America, and mystical meditations lead us to the final section of eight(what else!)contemporary jewish thinkers reflections on the relevance of this festival today. As well as David Hartman, Daniel Gordis, Harold Schulweis, Irving Greenberg, Judith Kates, Herman Wouk, Mordechai Kaplan and Theodore Herzl Gaster, I am delighted that the longest article is reserved for Mordecai Gafni.
He refers to Hanukkah in terms of his forthcoming book Soul Print-our personal essence, our hidden light which is the DNA of the soul. He poignantly explains loneliness through his failure to appreciate the importance of his eight years old son's box of treasures. "He looked at me, a tear rolling down his cheek, and said:Abba, I gave you my box. In it were all the things I love. These are my things and you didn't receive them." The whirl of the dreidel is described as a metaphor for our desire to live in dance. The art of living is to know how to transform the inevitable falls into the dance of life.
Let me conclude that, as I have reviwed well over 400 books for the Jerusalem Post, I have over the years developed some sense of which books stand out from the shelves as being original and highly reader-friendly. Having previously read and used at my seder The Family Participation Hagaddah co-authored by Noam Zion, I now know to buy automatically any book written by him. --This text refers to the Paperback edition
Different Light - Great Light! , November 21, 2000
Reviewer: Nigel Savage from New York
What do you get if you cross a Passover seder with a Hannukah celebration?
The answer can now be revealed: A Different Light, Noam Zion's follow-up to A Different Night, his contemporary haggadah. (Coming up soon: A Different Fight [Haman vs Mordechai and Esther...] and A Different Flight [Jonathan Livingston Segal]:-) )
Once you see the book it's obvious. Take a holiday that's nominally widely observed, but much less widely understood, and add meaning, history, art - turn it, in other words, into a family _seder_.
This is a great book: great as a gift, (for oneself, as well as for others)and destined to become a Jewish perennial.
Happy Chanukah! --This text refers to the Paperback edition
Judaism
by Noam Zion , Barbara Spectre
Edition: Hardcover / Paperback
Product Details
Hardcover: 253 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.97 x 11.32 x 8.92
Publisher: Pitspopany Press; (November 1, 2000)
ISBN: 1930143257
From the Publisher
This is a family celebration book, with enough material for all eight days of Hanukkah. It offers factual material about the laws and customs of Hanukkah, as well as historical perspectives on how Hanukkah is celebrated by Jewish communities around the world. Of special interest are the first person accounts and narratives describing some of the obstacles that Jews have faced when trying to celebrate Hanukkah in different lands during the last century. This book is a product of the Hartman Institute, the leading institute of Jewish pluralism in the world. Rabbi David Hartman, its founder and director, is one of the leading forces within Judaism today.
About the Author
Noam Zion is an independent scholar working at The Shalom Hartman Institute. His previous book, A Different Night: The Family Participation Haggadah has received praise from educators and rabbis of all Jewish denominations. The Shalom Hartman Institute was founded by David Hartman, a prominent Jewish scholar. The Institute is a leading international center for pluralist Jewish thought and education, serving Israel and the Diaspora.20 The mission of the Institute is to promote mutual... read more
Book Description
A how-to guide for a creative celebration of candle lighting, blessings, songs, stories, and readings for adults, teenagers and children. Features “The Maccabees’ Megillah” which retells the dramatic conflict of the Hanukkah story. Includes 8 biographical readings on great Jewish men and women.
Reviewer: Reuven Ben Dov from Jerusalem
Exciting, passionate, creative, original, inspiring and informative. This was my quickie review for those who must buy the book immediately. But let us cast a look at a book written under the auspices of the Hartman Institute in Jerusalem which therefore guarantees its pluralistic, intelligent and intellectual approach.
After the usual blessings, and traditional and modern Israeli songs, the meat of the book begins with the Maccabees' "Megillah" culled by the authors from the Books of the Maccabees and other historical and midrashic sources. Naturally divided into eight sections for nightly readings of the story of Hannukkah. The writing is alive and gripping as we learn of the turncoat High Priest Jason, King Antiochus, the royal maniac, Hannah and her seven sons, Judah the hammer, the woman warrior Judith and others.
We are then advised to read of the heroism of a diferent modern hero every night. Pride of place is given to Natan Sharansky's personal account of how he persuaded the camp commander to light a menorah. Other heroes include Rabbi Levi Yizchak of Berditchev, Golda Meir.Yitzchak Rabin, the father of Reform Rabbi Hugo Gryn who made a margarine menorah in a concentration camp, and the zedaka heroes of Danny Siegel
By the way, its almost worth buying this book to marvel at the graphic design, and the numerous photographs of which pride of place has to go to the nine different hand postures of Rabbi Lawrence Bush representing prayer, peace, menorah, keeping kosher etc.Striking photos include that of a menorah in an apartment building overlooking a town hall in Germany bedecked with the Nazi flag, and non Jewish citizens of Billings, Montana, holding menorot to protest the anti-semitic actions of the Klu Klux Klan
Obviously children and teenagers get pride of place with over 40 pages of great ideas for exciting their imagination with stories, games, songs and cartoons.
A description of the Laws and customs(and their historical origins), ethnic foods, Christmas/Hanukkah celebrations in America, and mystical meditations lead us to the final section of eight(what else!)contemporary jewish thinkers reflections on the relevance of this festival today. As well as David Hartman, Daniel Gordis, Harold Schulweis, Irving Greenberg, Judith Kates, Herman Wouk, Mordechai Kaplan and Theodore Herzl Gaster, I am delighted that the longest article is reserved for Mordecai Gafni.
He refers to Hanukkah in terms of his forthcoming book Soul Print-our personal essence, our hidden light which is the DNA of the soul. He poignantly explains loneliness through his failure to appreciate the importance of his eight years old son's box of treasures. "He looked at me, a tear rolling down his cheek, and said:Abba, I gave you my box. In it were all the things I love. These are my things and you didn't receive them." The whirl of the dreidel is described as a metaphor for our desire to live in dance. The art of living is to know how to transform the inevitable falls into the dance of life.
Let me conclude that, as I have reviwed well over 400 books for the Jerusalem Post, I have over the years developed some sense of which books stand out from the shelves as being original and highly reader-friendly. Having previously read and used at my seder The Family Participation Hagaddah co-authored by Noam Zion, I now know to buy automatically any book written by him. --This text refers to the Paperback edition
Different Light - Great Light! , November 21, 2000
Reviewer: Nigel Savage from New York
What do you get if you cross a Passover seder with a Hannukah celebration?
The answer can now be revealed: A Different Light, Noam Zion's follow-up to A Different Night, his contemporary haggadah. (Coming up soon: A Different Fight [Haman vs Mordechai and Esther...] and A Different Flight [Jonathan Livingston Segal]:-) )
Once you see the book it's obvious. Take a holiday that's nominally widely observed, but much less widely understood, and add meaning, history, art - turn it, in other words, into a family _seder_.
This is a great book: great as a gift, (for oneself, as well as for others)and destined to become a Jewish perennial.
Happy Chanukah! --This text refers to the Paperback edition
Judaism
A Different Light : The Big Book of Hanukkah
A Different Light : The Big Book of Hanukkah
by Noam Sachs Zion ,Barbara Spectre ,Noam Zion
Edition: Hardcover / Paperback
Product Details
Hardcover: 304 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.18 x 11.32 x 8.83
Publisher: Pitspopany Press; (November 1, 2000)
ISBN: 1930143346
From the Publisher
This is an adult celebration book, with pluralistic perspectives that help explain how different communities and denominations within Judaism find their particular identity symbolized in the light of the Menorah. This book is a product of the Hartman Institute, the leading institute of Jewish pluralism in the world. Rabbi David Hartman, its founder and director, is one of the leading religious forces within Judaism today.
About the Author
Noam Zion is an independent scholar working at The Shalom Hartman Institute. His previous book, A Different Night: The Family Participation Haggadah has received praise from educators and rabbis of all Jewish denominations. The Shalom Hartman Institute was founded by David Hartman, a prominent Jewish scholar. The Institute is a leading international center for pluralist Jewish thought and education, serving Israel and the Diaspora.
Book Description
Hanukkah thoughts and opinions by such contemporary Jewish thinkers as David Harman, Irving Greenberg, Chaim Potok, Daniel Gordis, and the Lubavitcher Rabbi. Includes modern Jewish profiles in courage of Janusz Korczak; The King of Children in the Warsaw Ghetto, Chana Szenes: The Heroine Flown Into Hungary, an Yoni Netanyahu: The Hero of Entebbe.
Judaism - General
by Noam Sachs Zion ,Barbara Spectre ,Noam Zion
Edition: Hardcover / Paperback
Product Details
Hardcover: 304 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.18 x 11.32 x 8.83
Publisher: Pitspopany Press; (November 1, 2000)
ISBN: 1930143346
From the Publisher
This is an adult celebration book, with pluralistic perspectives that help explain how different communities and denominations within Judaism find their particular identity symbolized in the light of the Menorah. This book is a product of the Hartman Institute, the leading institute of Jewish pluralism in the world. Rabbi David Hartman, its founder and director, is one of the leading religious forces within Judaism today.
About the Author
Noam Zion is an independent scholar working at The Shalom Hartman Institute. His previous book, A Different Night: The Family Participation Haggadah has received praise from educators and rabbis of all Jewish denominations. The Shalom Hartman Institute was founded by David Hartman, a prominent Jewish scholar. The Institute is a leading international center for pluralist Jewish thought and education, serving Israel and the Diaspora.
Book Description
Hanukkah thoughts and opinions by such contemporary Jewish thinkers as David Harman, Irving Greenberg, Chaim Potok, Daniel Gordis, and the Lubavitcher Rabbi. Includes modern Jewish profiles in courage of Janusz Korczak; The King of Children in the Warsaw Ghetto, Chana Szenes: The Heroine Flown Into Hungary, an Yoni Netanyahu: The Hero of Entebbe.
Judaism - General
The Inexhaustible Wellspring: Reaping the Rewards of Shtetl Life
The Inexhaustible Wellspring: Reaping the Rewards of Shtetl Life
by Heszel, Dr. Klepfisz
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 312 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.12 x 9.30 x 6.40
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 23, 2003)
ISBN: 1930143753
From the Publisher
1) Presents, for the first time, the positive affect of shtetl life on the modern world. 2) Focuses on the heroes of the shtetl; those that did not give up their Jewish life in order to become respected and well known in the world at large. 3) Shows how the common shtetl image depicting destitute, ignorant and close-minded people was, in large measure, far from the truth.
About the Author
Heszel Klepfisz was born in 1910 into a rabbinical family that lived near Warsaw. He studied philosophy, history and literature at universities in Warsaw, Brussels and Zurich earning a Ph.D. in Philosophy. By the age of 19, he began writing articles in the Jewish newspapers attacking anti-Semitism in Poland. In 1933, he was one of the first to warn of the menace of fascism.
During World War II, Dr. Klepfisz served as a military chaplain, with the rank of Major, in the Polish army. He trained in... read more
Book Description
Modern science, philosophy, thought and reason owe a great debt to the Jewish ghettos that comprises shtetl life in Europe. Contrary to popular belief, the shtetl was not a place where fiddlers on the roof watched the world pass them by.
Quite the contrary. The author presents clear historical data to show that many great minds which grew out of the shtetl refused to shed their Jewishness in order to achieve fame in the world at large.
In his cogent analysis, the author reveals the great personalities that blossomed in the caldron of shetetl life, greats like The Baal Shem Tov, Y.I. Peretz, Franz Rosenzweig, Januz Korczak, and many others.
A work of impressive scholarship , December 12, 2003
Reviewer: Midwest Book Review from Oregon, WI USA
The Inexhaustible Wellspring: Reaping The Rewards Of Shtetl Life by Heszel Klepfisz (formerly Chief Rabbi of Panama and Professor of Judaic Studies and History at the University of Panama), knowledgeably examines the thousand-year-old "Shtetl" Jewish community in Poland, and how it maintained its own language, forms of social life, educational network, moral discipline and more. This community declared an economic boycott of Nazi Germany in the early 1930's and broke relations with that country even though it meant losing income. The Inexhaustible Wellspring insightfully examines the Jewish spirit, its ramifications, the deadly toll of the Holocaust, and more. Offering new ways to look upon what Shtetl life was and its contribution to Judaism as a whole, The Inexhaustible Wellspring is a work of impressive scholarship and a welcome contribution to personal and academic Judaic Studies reading lists.
Jewish - General
by Heszel, Dr. Klepfisz
Edition: Hardcover
Product Details
Hardcover: 312 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.12 x 9.30 x 6.40
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 23, 2003)
ISBN: 1930143753
From the Publisher
1) Presents, for the first time, the positive affect of shtetl life on the modern world. 2) Focuses on the heroes of the shtetl; those that did not give up their Jewish life in order to become respected and well known in the world at large. 3) Shows how the common shtetl image depicting destitute, ignorant and close-minded people was, in large measure, far from the truth.
About the Author
Heszel Klepfisz was born in 1910 into a rabbinical family that lived near Warsaw. He studied philosophy, history and literature at universities in Warsaw, Brussels and Zurich earning a Ph.D. in Philosophy. By the age of 19, he began writing articles in the Jewish newspapers attacking anti-Semitism in Poland. In 1933, he was one of the first to warn of the menace of fascism.
During World War II, Dr. Klepfisz served as a military chaplain, with the rank of Major, in the Polish army. He trained in... read more
Book Description
Modern science, philosophy, thought and reason owe a great debt to the Jewish ghettos that comprises shtetl life in Europe. Contrary to popular belief, the shtetl was not a place where fiddlers on the roof watched the world pass them by.
Quite the contrary. The author presents clear historical data to show that many great minds which grew out of the shtetl refused to shed their Jewishness in order to achieve fame in the world at large.
In his cogent analysis, the author reveals the great personalities that blossomed in the caldron of shetetl life, greats like The Baal Shem Tov, Y.I. Peretz, Franz Rosenzweig, Januz Korczak, and many others.
A work of impressive scholarship , December 12, 2003
Reviewer: Midwest Book Review from Oregon, WI USA
The Inexhaustible Wellspring: Reaping The Rewards Of Shtetl Life by Heszel Klepfisz (formerly Chief Rabbi of Panama and Professor of Judaic Studies and History at the University of Panama), knowledgeably examines the thousand-year-old "Shtetl" Jewish community in Poland, and how it maintained its own language, forms of social life, educational network, moral discipline and more. This community declared an economic boycott of Nazi Germany in the early 1930's and broke relations with that country even though it meant losing income. The Inexhaustible Wellspring insightfully examines the Jewish spirit, its ramifications, the deadly toll of the Holocaust, and more. Offering new ways to look upon what Shtetl life was and its contribution to Judaism as a whole, The Inexhaustible Wellspring is a work of impressive scholarship and a welcome contribution to personal and academic Judaic Studies reading lists.
Jewish - General
The Secret War Against the Jews: How Western Espionage Betrayed the Jewish People
The Secret War Against the Jews: How Western Espionage Betrayed the Jewish People
by John Loftus ,Mark Aarons
Edition: Paperback / Hardcover
Product Details
Paperback: 658 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.48 x 9.19 x 6.27
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; Reprint edition (April 15, 1997)
ISBN: 0312156480
Other Editions: Hardcover |All Editions
From Publishers Weekly
According to one of the authors' anonymous sources, former CIA director Allen Dulles was "one of the worst traitors in American history" because of his involvement in the linkage among Nazi corporations, U.S. oil interests and Saudi Arabia in the 1930s. The allegations are synthesized from interviews with some 500 former intelligence officers of various nationalities. The major powers, the authors argue, have repeatedly taken covert action designed to bring about the destruction of Israel, as much out of greed for oil as anti-Semitism. Among the charges made in these pages: Allied leaders conspired to block the creation of the State of Israel in 1948 for fear its presence would threaten the flow of Arab oil to the West. Great Britain and the United States, while pretending to support Israel during the Six-Day War, passed Israeli military secrets to their Arab foes. The Reagan administration tried to set up Israel as the principal scapegoat for the Iran-Contra scandal. Over the past 50 years, virtually every Jew in the world has been the subject of electronic surveillance by the British with the assistance of American intelligence. Loftus and Aarons wrote The Unholy Trinity.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Unknown Binding edition.
From Library Journal
The authors (Unholy Trinity, St. Martin's, 1992) argue that the United States and other Western democracies have had a covert agenda to subvert Jewish nationalistic claims throughout the century. That the U.S. State Department has always been anti-Israel has been well documented before, but the authors further their claims by relying on formerly classified American documents and the recollections of many former operatives, or old spies, as they are called here. This book will probably appeal to... read more --This text refers to the Unknown Binding edition.
Book Description
A hugely controversial work that exposes a series of scandals from Oliver North to the British royal family, The Secret War Against the Jews reveals as much about political corruption inside Western intelligence as it does about Israel. Using thousands of previously top-secret documents and interviews with hundreds of current and former spies, Loftus and Aarons, both veteran investigators, Nazi-hunters, and authors, present a compelling narrative.
The authors demonstrate that numerous Western countries, especially the United States and Great Britain, have conducted repeated and willful spying missions on Palestine and later Israel over many decades. While on the surface these two countries and others profess to be ardent allies of Israel, they work, in fact, through their intelligence services to betray Israel's secrets to the Arabs. Their motive: oil and multinational profits, which must be attained at any price through international covert policies.
The pageant of characters appearing in this narrative is vast and shocking. This is not only a compelling work of history, but also a volume whose grave allegations will be debated for years to come.
It's the Oil, Stupid , April 14, 2003
Reviewer: John Landon (see more about me) from NYC, NY United States
This is a withering expose, almost unintended and beyond its basic purpose of documenting the 'secret war against the Jews', of the most unintelligent aspect of government a la Machiavel, the Intelligence factor lurking in the shadows. The problem, of course, is that the facts of unnamed 'sources' from the 'old spies' are not fully trustworthy and the whole book is no doubt plausibly deniable. The material requires cautious reading therefore because of the danger of still further disinformation. What a portrait starting with Jack Philby, Ibn Saud, and the Oil Companies, of sordid politicians and their obscure affairs, starring notably the infamous Allen Dulles! The book outstrips its theme in many ways, and while I am all ears to any case for the behind-the-scenes espionage against the Jews (the evidence is certainly convincing), the implications move beyond this question to how we are to take our politics at all, given this degree of dishonesty by all parties, up to and including Bush 41, the object it appears of Syrian blackmail. If one cannot take all the claims as established, one can certainly take the warning to beware of politicians once and for all as beyond redemption.
Profoundly shocking in its revelations. A must read. , November 13, 1997
Reviewer: jrobin from Detroit, MI
John Loftus and Mark Aarons don't just open a can-of-worms in this disturbing book but rather a Pandora's Box of accusations that if only partly true begs a massive reversion of our current understanding of the major political players of this century. "The Secret War Against The Jews" is divided up into three historical periods: The Age of Bigotry, 1920-1947, The Age of Greed, 1948-1973, and The Age of Stupidity, 1974- 1992. "Bigotry" examines the dawn of middle east oil development and key players Jack Philby, Ibn Saud, an the Dulles brothers. The second section, "Greed," expands the activities of these individuals in and out of the WWII. The third and last section, "Stupidity," deals with the Iran-Contra players namely V.P Bush, Bill Casey, and a host of evil characters. Perhaps a better title for this book should have been "The Secret War Against the Public," for as the authors point out we all are the Jews.
Although I have not read this book... , June 17, 2004
Reviewer: KT from Bradenton, FL United States
I can honestly say that for every argument a Zionist makes that claims the U.S. is secretly aiding the destruction of Israel, I can probably find a fundamentalist Muslim quote that claims just the opposite. So, what's the point? Let's look at the facts here:
- America was one of the first countries to recognize Israel as a state
- America still gives Israel a lot of money, in the sum of billions of dollars a year for foreign aid
- America assisted Israel with technological progress and defensive capabilities
Oh, and my dad, who was an officer in the Egyptian army at the time of the 1967 war, said that any claim the U.S. was aiding the Egyptians against Israel is ludicrous. In fact, the U.S. was displeased with Egypt because of Nasser's decision to get Soviet aid for the country.
So, why do you have to dig deep to find facts that U.S. officials dislike Israel, when you can easily find facts proving otherwise that are clear as night and day? That's not to say that Israel isn't helping the U.S. as well, they're always helping research advanced technology for both militaries so it's a mutually benficial relationship.
So although I have never read this book, I'm going to judge it by its cover. It's pure Zionist paranoia. Just for the record, I'm not racist, I'm not anti-semitic, I have a lot of Jewish friends. Although my Jewish friends are cool and would never start discussing this as a serious issue.
Peace,
KT
A Great Read , May 2, 2004
Reviewer: Dr J E Robinson from Toronto, Ontario Canada
(...)First of all I have a point of disagreement about the whole concept of secret war. There is no secret war nor has there ever been a secret war. The war is open, continuous and has gone on for thousands of years. It is called anti-Semitism! It is supported by government propaganda, some schools, and even some religions. I just read the book "Genghis Khan" by Weatherford and posted a review at Amazon.com and in that book that describes things happening around mainly 1211 to 1350 AD. In that book the author notes that the Jews (amazingly) were blamed by the locals when the Khan family reached the Danube River. So it was happening then and they are still blamed and vilified. Any place where you have ignorant people you have Jews being blamed. To me it is that simple.
Now for the main parts of the book itself. The premise of the book is interesting. There are many documents and similar that are classified so one really does not know all the historical fine details - of what has gone in the past. What really happened to the body of Hitler in Berlin (?) is one story that stands out in my mind. So the authors have taken this tact and have created a book - a heavy 514 page plus another 115 pages of notes - to dissect and look at past historical incidents relating to Jews, but mainly since 1920. They have used a lot of interviews with people in the intelligence services to get the inside story as Loftus does nightly on WABC. It is a story of greed, incompetence, and hatred of Jews or indifference. They outline many instances where the intelligence services have helped or hindered Israel and the Zionist movement. It is a fine work and a fine read. It is the type of book that will kill most of a weekend with great enjoyment. It contains many fascinating side stories and comments; it is 80-90% right (my guess) and it is entertaining.
Jack in Toronto
The Secret War Against the Jews: How Western Espionage... , April 6, 2004
Reviewer: soshlwkr from Topeka, KS USA
This book is a MUST read for anyone who wants to know what has really been going on behind the scenes, and how the West has betrayed the victims of WWII and Israel. Excellent! Thank you Loftus & Aarons.
Its about time someone quit playing games. , March 24, 2004
Reviewer: A reader from Anywhere and Everywhere United States
Isn't it amazing how over 20 four and five star ratings have been left for this book in the last few days? Is someone trying to use this to prove a point? Honestly, there is no limit to the number of times one person can leave a comment on this book from anywhere in the US they would like people to believe they are.
Its utter garbage and just another biased printing to try to make Christians look silly!
Jewish - General
by John Loftus ,Mark Aarons
Edition: Paperback / Hardcover
Product Details
Paperback: 658 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.48 x 9.19 x 6.27
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; Reprint edition (April 15, 1997)
ISBN: 0312156480
Other Editions: Hardcover |All Editions
From Publishers Weekly
According to one of the authors' anonymous sources, former CIA director Allen Dulles was "one of the worst traitors in American history" because of his involvement in the linkage among Nazi corporations, U.S. oil interests and Saudi Arabia in the 1930s. The allegations are synthesized from interviews with some 500 former intelligence officers of various nationalities. The major powers, the authors argue, have repeatedly taken covert action designed to bring about the destruction of Israel, as much out of greed for oil as anti-Semitism. Among the charges made in these pages: Allied leaders conspired to block the creation of the State of Israel in 1948 for fear its presence would threaten the flow of Arab oil to the West. Great Britain and the United States, while pretending to support Israel during the Six-Day War, passed Israeli military secrets to their Arab foes. The Reagan administration tried to set up Israel as the principal scapegoat for the Iran-Contra scandal. Over the past 50 years, virtually every Jew in the world has been the subject of electronic surveillance by the British with the assistance of American intelligence. Loftus and Aarons wrote The Unholy Trinity.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Unknown Binding edition.
From Library Journal
The authors (Unholy Trinity, St. Martin's, 1992) argue that the United States and other Western democracies have had a covert agenda to subvert Jewish nationalistic claims throughout the century. That the U.S. State Department has always been anti-Israel has been well documented before, but the authors further their claims by relying on formerly classified American documents and the recollections of many former operatives, or old spies, as they are called here. This book will probably appeal to... read more --This text refers to the Unknown Binding edition.
Book Description
A hugely controversial work that exposes a series of scandals from Oliver North to the British royal family, The Secret War Against the Jews reveals as much about political corruption inside Western intelligence as it does about Israel. Using thousands of previously top-secret documents and interviews with hundreds of current and former spies, Loftus and Aarons, both veteran investigators, Nazi-hunters, and authors, present a compelling narrative.
The authors demonstrate that numerous Western countries, especially the United States and Great Britain, have conducted repeated and willful spying missions on Palestine and later Israel over many decades. While on the surface these two countries and others profess to be ardent allies of Israel, they work, in fact, through their intelligence services to betray Israel's secrets to the Arabs. Their motive: oil and multinational profits, which must be attained at any price through international covert policies.
The pageant of characters appearing in this narrative is vast and shocking. This is not only a compelling work of history, but also a volume whose grave allegations will be debated for years to come.
It's the Oil, Stupid , April 14, 2003
Reviewer: John Landon (see more about me) from NYC, NY United States
This is a withering expose, almost unintended and beyond its basic purpose of documenting the 'secret war against the Jews', of the most unintelligent aspect of government a la Machiavel, the Intelligence factor lurking in the shadows. The problem, of course, is that the facts of unnamed 'sources' from the 'old spies' are not fully trustworthy and the whole book is no doubt plausibly deniable. The material requires cautious reading therefore because of the danger of still further disinformation. What a portrait starting with Jack Philby, Ibn Saud, and the Oil Companies, of sordid politicians and their obscure affairs, starring notably the infamous Allen Dulles! The book outstrips its theme in many ways, and while I am all ears to any case for the behind-the-scenes espionage against the Jews (the evidence is certainly convincing), the implications move beyond this question to how we are to take our politics at all, given this degree of dishonesty by all parties, up to and including Bush 41, the object it appears of Syrian blackmail. If one cannot take all the claims as established, one can certainly take the warning to beware of politicians once and for all as beyond redemption.
Profoundly shocking in its revelations. A must read. , November 13, 1997
Reviewer: jrobin from Detroit, MI
John Loftus and Mark Aarons don't just open a can-of-worms in this disturbing book but rather a Pandora's Box of accusations that if only partly true begs a massive reversion of our current understanding of the major political players of this century. "The Secret War Against The Jews" is divided up into three historical periods: The Age of Bigotry, 1920-1947, The Age of Greed, 1948-1973, and The Age of Stupidity, 1974- 1992. "Bigotry" examines the dawn of middle east oil development and key players Jack Philby, Ibn Saud, an the Dulles brothers. The second section, "Greed," expands the activities of these individuals in and out of the WWII. The third and last section, "Stupidity," deals with the Iran-Contra players namely V.P Bush, Bill Casey, and a host of evil characters. Perhaps a better title for this book should have been "The Secret War Against the Public," for as the authors point out we all are the Jews.
Although I have not read this book... , June 17, 2004
Reviewer: KT from Bradenton, FL United States
I can honestly say that for every argument a Zionist makes that claims the U.S. is secretly aiding the destruction of Israel, I can probably find a fundamentalist Muslim quote that claims just the opposite. So, what's the point? Let's look at the facts here:
- America was one of the first countries to recognize Israel as a state
- America still gives Israel a lot of money, in the sum of billions of dollars a year for foreign aid
- America assisted Israel with technological progress and defensive capabilities
Oh, and my dad, who was an officer in the Egyptian army at the time of the 1967 war, said that any claim the U.S. was aiding the Egyptians against Israel is ludicrous. In fact, the U.S. was displeased with Egypt because of Nasser's decision to get Soviet aid for the country.
So, why do you have to dig deep to find facts that U.S. officials dislike Israel, when you can easily find facts proving otherwise that are clear as night and day? That's not to say that Israel isn't helping the U.S. as well, they're always helping research advanced technology for both militaries so it's a mutually benficial relationship.
So although I have never read this book, I'm going to judge it by its cover. It's pure Zionist paranoia. Just for the record, I'm not racist, I'm not anti-semitic, I have a lot of Jewish friends. Although my Jewish friends are cool and would never start discussing this as a serious issue.
Peace,
KT
A Great Read , May 2, 2004
Reviewer: Dr J E Robinson from Toronto, Ontario Canada
(...)First of all I have a point of disagreement about the whole concept of secret war. There is no secret war nor has there ever been a secret war. The war is open, continuous and has gone on for thousands of years. It is called anti-Semitism! It is supported by government propaganda, some schools, and even some religions. I just read the book "Genghis Khan" by Weatherford and posted a review at Amazon.com and in that book that describes things happening around mainly 1211 to 1350 AD. In that book the author notes that the Jews (amazingly) were blamed by the locals when the Khan family reached the Danube River. So it was happening then and they are still blamed and vilified. Any place where you have ignorant people you have Jews being blamed. To me it is that simple.
Now for the main parts of the book itself. The premise of the book is interesting. There are many documents and similar that are classified so one really does not know all the historical fine details - of what has gone in the past. What really happened to the body of Hitler in Berlin (?) is one story that stands out in my mind. So the authors have taken this tact and have created a book - a heavy 514 page plus another 115 pages of notes - to dissect and look at past historical incidents relating to Jews, but mainly since 1920. They have used a lot of interviews with people in the intelligence services to get the inside story as Loftus does nightly on WABC. It is a story of greed, incompetence, and hatred of Jews or indifference. They outline many instances where the intelligence services have helped or hindered Israel and the Zionist movement. It is a fine work and a fine read. It is the type of book that will kill most of a weekend with great enjoyment. It contains many fascinating side stories and comments; it is 80-90% right (my guess) and it is entertaining.
Jack in Toronto
The Secret War Against the Jews: How Western Espionage... , April 6, 2004
Reviewer: soshlwkr from Topeka, KS USA
This book is a MUST read for anyone who wants to know what has really been going on behind the scenes, and how the West has betrayed the victims of WWII and Israel. Excellent! Thank you Loftus & Aarons.
Its about time someone quit playing games. , March 24, 2004
Reviewer: A reader from Anywhere and Everywhere United States
Isn't it amazing how over 20 four and five star ratings have been left for this book in the last few days? Is someone trying to use this to prove a point? Honestly, there is no limit to the number of times one person can leave a comment on this book from anywhere in the US they would like people to believe they are.
Its utter garbage and just another biased printing to try to make Christians look silly!
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The Cantonists: The Jewish Children's Army of the Tsar
The Cantonists: The Jewish Children's Army of the Tsar
by Larry Domnitch
Publishers: Devora Publishing
Edition: Paperback / Hardcover
Product Details
Paperback: 152 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.37 x 8.90 x 6.10
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (March 18, 2004)
ISBN: 1930143850
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Larry Domnitch has degrees in both political science and Jewish history. He writes extensively for newspapers and journals throughout the United States and Israel, especially about this unique period of history.
Book Description
The Cantonist era was a terrifying episode in Jewish history, and one that is etched in the collective memory of the Jewish people. Tsar Nicholas of Russia conscripted thousands of Jewish children – some as young as 6 years old – into his army for up to 25 years! The Tsar's declared goal was nothing less than to convert these children to Christianity; for him, their baptism was of the highest priority. This book reveals the struggle of these youngsters to maintain their Judaism against impossible odds. Many failed. But some, like Golda Meir's grandfather, succeeded in reclaiming their heritage and reconnecting the chain of Jewish tradition. Today, thousands of Jews are descendants of those stalwart Cantonists.
Jewish - General
by Larry Domnitch
Publishers: Devora Publishing
Edition: Paperback / Hardcover
Product Details
Paperback: 152 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.37 x 8.90 x 6.10
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (March 18, 2004)
ISBN: 1930143850
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Larry Domnitch has degrees in both political science and Jewish history. He writes extensively for newspapers and journals throughout the United States and Israel, especially about this unique period of history.
Book Description
The Cantonist era was a terrifying episode in Jewish history, and one that is etched in the collective memory of the Jewish people. Tsar Nicholas of Russia conscripted thousands of Jewish children – some as young as 6 years old – into his army for up to 25 years! The Tsar's declared goal was nothing less than to convert these children to Christianity; for him, their baptism was of the highest priority. This book reveals the struggle of these youngsters to maintain their Judaism against impossible odds. Many failed. But some, like Golda Meir's grandfather, succeeded in reclaiming their heritage and reconnecting the chain of Jewish tradition. Today, thousands of Jews are descendants of those stalwart Cantonists.
Jewish - General
Connecting The Dates: Exploring The Meaning Of Jewish Time
Connecting The Dates: Exploring The Meaning Of Jewish Time
by Stephen Ettinger
Edition: Hardcover / Paperback
Product Details
Hardcover
Publisher: Pitspopany Press (September 1, 2004)
ISBN: 1932687203
Judaism - History
by Stephen Ettinger
Edition: Hardcover / Paperback
Product Details
Hardcover
Publisher: Pitspopany Press (September 1, 2004)
ISBN: 1932687203
Judaism - History
Torah with a Twist of Humor
Torah with a Twist of Humor
by Joe Bobker
Edition: Paperback / Hardcover
Publisher: Pitspopany Press (August 1, 2004)
ISBN: 1932687157
by Joe Bobker
Edition: Paperback / Hardcover
Publisher: Pitspopany Press (August 1, 2004)
ISBN: 1932687157
DNA and Tradition: The Genetic Link to the Ancient Hebrews
DNA and Tradition: The Genetic Link to the Ancient Hebrews
by Yaakov Kleiman
Edition: Hardcover / Paperback
Product Details
Hardcover: 186 pages
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 1, 2004)
ISBN: 1930143893
by Yaakov Kleiman
Edition: Hardcover / Paperback
Product Details
Hardcover: 186 pages
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 1, 2004)
ISBN: 1930143893
Esther, Ruth, Jonah Deciphered: The Complete Hebrew and English Text With a New Historical Commentary
Esther, Ruth, Jonah Deciphered: The Complete Hebrew and English Text With a New Historical Commentary
by Stephen Rosenberg
Edition: Paperback & Hardcover
ISBN: 1932687106
by Stephen Rosenberg
Edition: Paperback & Hardcover
ISBN: 1932687106
No Time for Lunch: Memoirs of a Inner City Psychologist
No Time for Lunch: Memoirs of a Inner City Psychologist
by Thelma Blumberg
Product Details
Hardcover: 135 pages
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 1, 2004)
ISBN: 1930143931
by Thelma Blumberg
Product Details
Hardcover: 135 pages
Publisher: Devora Publishing; (September 1, 2004)
ISBN: 1930143931
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