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A History of the Jewish Experience |
| Author: |
Leo Trepp |
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| Editor: |
- |
Copyright: |
1962,1973(revisions) |
| Publisher: |
Behrman House, Inc. |
Place: |
New York |
| Description: |
A complete history of the Jewish people from Sinai to modern American Judaism and the various religious movements. Included are aspects of Zionism, Anti-Semitism, Philosophy, as we;; as the rituals and festivals encompassing Judaism. He covers an awful |
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A History of the Jews (Revised Ed.) |
| Author: |
Solomon Grayzel |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
- |
Copyright: |
1984 |
| Publisher: |
New American Library [Meridian] |
Place: |
New York |
| Description: |
Academic and straight forward account of the history of the Jews from their early days in Jerusalem through the Diaspora and finally, to a homeland in Israel. Maps illustrate some of the wanderings through the 4,000 year account. Whew! Small print. Not |
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A village by the Jordan, The Story of Degania |
| Author: |
Jospeh Baratz |
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| Editor: |
- |
Copyright: |
1960 |
| Publisher: |
Press Dept. of Ichud Habonim, 78 Hayarkon St. |
Place: |
Tel Aviv |
| Description: |
Autobiographical history of Baratz' life from 1910 to present on the Degania Kibbutz. If you want to know what life was like in the early days, this first-hand account gives you insights you probably never had before. Uplifting and realistic. Baratz knew |
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Ancient Records of Egypt, Five Volumes |
| Author: |
James Henry Breasted |
Volume: |
Five Volumes One Through Five (Parts 1-5 |
| Editor: |
- |
Copyright: |
1988 |
| Publisher: |
Histories & Mysteries of Man Ltd., The Grassmill, 1 Battersea Bridge Rd. |
Place: |
London |
| Description: |
Exceptionally researched and detailed account of historical documents from the First to the twenty-sixth Dynasties up to the Persian Conquest first published in 1905 by Breasted. Not a monument or temple unturned, or rather unread. If you ever wondered w |
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Between Arab and Israeli |
| Author: |
Lt.-Gen. E. L. M. Burns |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
- |
Copyright: |
1962 |
| Publisher: |
Clark, Irwin, and company Ltd. |
Place: |
Toronto/Van Couver |
| Description: |
Experiences of Burns when he worked for the United Nations in the Middle East from 1954-1957. |
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Both Sides of the Hill: Britain and The Palestine War |
| Author: |
Jon and David Kimche |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
- |
Copyright: |
1960 |
| Publisher: |
Secker & Warburg |
Place: |
London |
| Description: |
These two contemporary historians have done an in-depth analysis of the independence movement and wars that ensued in Israel. Comprehensive and pro-Israel(thank goodness; someone has to be), these two writers talked with everyone who was anyone, displayed |
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Brothers in Arms |
| Author: |
Peter Duffy |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
- |
Copyright: |
2003 |
| Publisher: |
MacKays of Chatham, PLC |
Place: |
Chatham Kent, MacKays of Chatham, plc, by arrangement with Century, Random House Group. Ltd. |
| Description: |
The remarkable story of the Bielski brothers who built a secret town in the heart of the forest to save Jews from the Nazis. The three Bielski brothers, Tuvia, Asael, and Zus, managed to save over 1200 Jews in a Belorussian forest. These heroes, until now |
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Exodus Revisited |
| Author: |
Leon Uris |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
- |
Copyright: |
1962 |
| Publisher: |
Bantam Book, Doubleday & Co., Inc. |
Place: |
New York |
| Description: |
Pictorial account of those who made it off The Exodus and settled in Israel; lovely study of the early Israelis. Also, a good 'tour' of the country and the main sites. Photographs by Dimitrious Harissiadis. |
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Forged in Fury |
| Author: |
Michael Elkins |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
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Copyright: |
1971 |
| Publisher: |
Transworld Publishers Ltd. |
Place: |
Ealing, London |
| Description: |
The story of 'DIN' a group of concentration camp survivors who organised themselves into a unit whose purpose was to avenge the death of their fellow Jews at the hands of the Nazis. |
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Heritage, Civilisation and the Jews |
| Author: |
Abba Eban |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
- |
Copyright: |
1984 |
| Publisher: |
Summit books |
Place: |
New York |
| Description: |
The verbose and prolific Abba Eban goes through the history of our people with good illustrations. Well thought out and good overview of a very long and detailed chronology. |
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History of the Jews |
| Author: |
H. Graetz |
Volume: |
Six Volumes |
| Editor: |
- |
Copyright: |
1891 |
| Publisher: |
The Jewish Publication Society of America |
Place: |
Philadelphia |
| Description: |
Vol. I: From the earliest period to the death of Simon The Maccabee[135 BCE]; Vol.II: From the Reign of Hyrcanus [135 BCE] to the completion of the Babylonia Talmud [500 CE]; Vol. V: From the Chmielnicki persecution of the Jews in Poland [1648 CE] to the |
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Islam, A Short History |
| Author: |
Karen Armstrong |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
- |
Copyright: |
2001 |
| Publisher: |
Phoenix Press, 5 Upper St. Martin's Lane, WC2H 9EA |
Place: |
London |
| Description: |
A good historical precise of Islam from the time of The Prophet(570 CE)through the modern Islam. Tends to explain the contributions of Islam, rather than emphasise the beliefs. Armstrong, a well respected teacher at Leo Baeck College, he work has been ack |
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Israel and the World's Mock Trial: The Shame |
| Author: |
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Volume: |
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| Editor: |
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Copyright: |
11.09.2007 |
| Publisher: |
www.answeringislamorg/walid/israel.htm |
Place: |
Israel |
| Description: |
Book which is unbound but presents a case for Israel which few people seem to grasp in the world outside of mainstream Jewry. A good read for someone who wants to have not only knowledge but some comebacks when being criticised for the state of Israel. |
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Israel, the First Forty Years |
| Author: |
Abba Eban |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
William Frankel |
Copyright: |
1987 |
| Publisher: |
Charles Scribner's Sons |
Place: |
New York |
| Description: |
Lovely commentary from someone who's been there and 'done that' and can talk knowledgeably and endlessly about Israel and its history. Pictures and background make it well worth reading. |
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Israel: Pictorial Guide |
| Author: |
- |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
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Copyright: |
2000(?) |
| Publisher: |
Israeli Museum, Jerusalem & Palphot Ltd., P.O.B. 2, Herzila |
Place: |
Jerusalem, Israel |
| Description: |
Wonderful pictorial travelogue of the famous historical sites throughout Israel. |
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Jews and Synagogues-Venice, Florence, Rome, Leghorn |
| Author: |
Umberto Fortis |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
- |
Copyright: |
1973 |
| Publisher: |
Edizioni Storti |
Place: |
Venezia |
| Description: |
A practical guide for tourist to these cities who want to know what the major Jewish sites are and learn a bit about the background (a bit whitewashed, but this is a tourists' guide book). Helpful if you are going to these cities. Obviously written for n |
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Jews of Britain (A Series of Biographies) |
| Author: |
Paul H. Emden |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
- |
Copyright: |
1930's (?) |
| Publisher: |
Sampson Law, Marston & Co., Ltd. |
Place: |
London |
| Description: |
All the Jewish greats in Britain from mostly the nineteenth and early part of the twentieth centuries; plenty of well known names here and many whom one might not have known before. Some wonderful personal anecdotes in this genealogical gem. |
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Jews, God, and History(paperback edition) |
| Author: |
Max Dimont |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
- |
Copyright: |
1962 |
| Publisher: |
Signet Books |
Place: |
New York |
| Description: |
This is our own Ron Mason's son, Anthony Mason's 'prize' book given to him from the King David School on Alcester Rd., Moseley, Birmingham in 1967. The famous Dimont book is as readable today as it was when he wrote it. There is 4,000 years of Jewish his |
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Judaism, A Historical Presentation |
| Author: |
Isidore Epstein |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
- |
Copyright: |
1959 |
| Publisher: |
Penguin Books |
Place: |
Harmondsworth, Mddx. |
| Description: |
This book, having gone through many printings since, has been a basic guide to Jewish history written in succinct, clear prose for those who want to get an academic but not too detailed account. |
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Judische Witze Ausgewahlt und eingeleitet Salacia Landmann |
| Author: |
Salcia Landmann |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
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Copyright: |
1966 |
| Publisher: |
Auflage Januar |
Place: |
Munchen, Germany |
| Description: |
In German. Articles about Jewish history, life and customs. |
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Kindertransport 60th Anniversary Book |
| Author: |
Bertha Leverton and KTA associates, AJR(Assoc. of Jewish Refugees) |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
- |
Copyright: |
June 1999 |
| Publisher: |
KTA & AJR |
Place: |
London |
| Description: |
History and background of the Kindertransport and the roles various people played in making it happen. Good historical document with fine detail. Lists of all Kinder. |
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King Solomon's Astonishing Temple Secrets & His Metallic Messiah |
| Author: |
Tony Badillo |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
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Copyright: |
2002 |
| Publisher: |
http://www.templesecrets.org/ |
Place: |
- |
| Description: |
Layout and background of the Temple and Temple Mount which diagrams and explains the floor plan, symbolism and various items in Temple. |
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Konin - A Quest |
| Author: |
Theo Richmond |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
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Copyright: |
1996 |
| Publisher: |
Vintage, Random House |
Place: |
London |
| Description: |
'The Vanquished' all those remnants of Shetls lost to us forever and along comes Theo Richmond to remind us of what was once there, and therefore, not truly lost. This is the true story of a small village, Konin, obliterated by Nazis but brought to life |
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Learn Hebrew |
| Author: |
Isaac Yetiv |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
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Copyright: |
1984 |
| Publisher: |
Shilo Publishing House, Inc. |
Place: |
University of Hartford |
| Description: |
Basic but comprehensive course in modern Hebrew with good vocabulary lists. Starts with the Aleph-Bet, so is fine for beginners. Along with basic rules of grammar, the past, present and future tenses are covered; it's gone through a lesson-by-lesson forma |
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Les Juifs Du Papa a Carpentras |
| Author: |
Georges Brun |
Volume: |
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| Editor: |
- |
Copyright: |
1975 |
| Publisher: |
La meme Collection |
Place: |
Carpentras |
| Description: |
Written in French, the history of the French people and their Jewish lives and buildings. A glossy, for tourists' edition, though many of the pictures are fine. Carpetras was a major centre of French Jewry prior to the war. |
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