• Name Author Volume Editor Place Publisher Copyright
  • Dictionary of Jewish Biography

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    Editor: Geoffrey Wigoder

    Place: New York

    Publisher: Simon & Schuster

    Dictionary of Jewish Biography

    More updated version, printed in Israel, of this popular reference book, this is a more inclusive and original version.
  • Dictionary of the Bible

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    Editor: James Hastings, John Selbie, John Lambert, Shailer Mathews

    Place: Edinburgh

    Publisher: T & T Clark Ltd.

    Dictionary of the Bible

    An excellent reference work to find out particular meanings behind particular words in the Bible, both Old and New Testaments. This includes references to names, places and events which are given both Judaic and Christian interpretations. An interesting way of getting an eclectic perspective.
  • Encyclopaedia Judaica Jerusalem

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    Volume: Index, Vol. 1-16.

    Editor: Prof. Cecil Roth, Dr. Geoffrey Wigodor, Prof. Raphael Posner, Prof. Louis I Rabinowitz

    Place: Jerusalem

    Publisher: Keter Publishing House Jerusalem Ltd.

    Encyclopaedia Judaica Jerusalem

    Monumental work of 16 volumes which details most aspects of Jewish life:names, places, histories, terminology, synagogues. Compiled and reserached by some of the great scholars in Israel, this is a priceless collection and reference.
  • Encyclopedia Judaica, Yearbooks, 1973-1976

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    Volume: 1-3

    Editor: R.Prof. Louise Rabinowitz(1975-6: also, Jonathan Omer-man, Dr. Geoffrey Wigoder

    Place: Jerusalem

    Publisher: Keter Publishing House

    Encyclopedia Judaica, Yearbooks, 1973-1976

    In depth articles pertaining to Jewish life, particularly in Israel, related to politics,history, demographics, sociology, and theology including pictorials, diary of events, and commentary beginning with the impact of the Yom Kippur War in 1973. Secular, liberal appraoch to the problems facing Israel. Fascinating.
  • Encyclopedic Dictionary of Judaica

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    Volume: 1

    Editor: Nechama Unterman

    Place: Jerusalem

    Publisher: Keter Publishing House Jerusalem Ltd.

    Encyclopedic Dictionary of Judaica

    Quick reference to facts, history, people, places, maps, cusotms and practices. Fascinating is the list of common Hebrew abbreviations. This is a gem!
  • Off the Beaten Track in Israel a Guide to beautiful places

    Author: Devir, Ori

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    Publisher: Adama

    Off the Beaten Track in Israel a Guide to beautiful places

  • Pictorial History o the Jewish People from Bible times to our own day throughout the world

    Author: Ausubel, Nathan

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    Publisher: Crown

    Pictorial History o the Jewish People from Bible times to our own day throughout the world

  • The Encyclopedia of Judaism

    Author: Jacob Neusner, Alan J. Avery-Peck, William Scott Green (editors)

    Volume: Volumes 1-3

    Editor: See above

    Place: New York, NY, 370 Lexington Ave., 10017, USA

    Publisher: The Continuum Publishing Company

    The Encyclopedia of Judaism

    The A-Z reference of Judaism brought out in collaboration with the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York, a more compact reference to give an overview of a variety of topics across the millennial.
  • The Jewish Encyclopaedia

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    Volume: 12 volumes

    Editor: Isidore Singer

    Place: New York, London

    Publisher: Funk and Wagnalls Co.

    The Jewish Encyclopaedia

    A goldmine of information in beautifully bound, expensively illustrated volumes; probably one of our greatest treasures. The comprehensive material was years in the making and there isn't much that could have been omitted prior to 1901.
  • The Joys of Hebrew

    Author: Lewis Glinert

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    Place: Oxford

    Publisher: Oxford University Press

    The Joys of Hebrew

    Dictionary of Hebrew words and expressions arranged in alphabetical order which covers all aspects of Jewish life: the humorous, the scholarly, the ritual and the wit. Delightful gem.
  • The Junior Jewish Encyclopaedia

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    Editor: Naomi Ben-Asher and Hayim Leaf

    Place: New York

    Publisher: Shengold Publishers, Inc.

    The Junior Jewish Encyclopaedia

    Readable, more modern text with good pictures and illustrations; not overly comprehensive but still a good resource with an American slant.
  • The Shengold Jewish Encyclopedia

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    Editor: Lon Klenicki, Alvin Schiff, Mordecai Schreiber

    Place: Rockville, |MD

    Publisher: Shengold Books

    The Shengold Jewish Encyclopedia

    Lovely illustrated Jewish knowledge book.
  • Vallentine's Jewish Encyclopaedia

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    Editor: Albert M. Hyamson, Dr. A.M. Silbermann

    Place: London

    Publisher: Shapiro, Vallentine & Co.

    Vallentine's Jewish Encyclopaedia

    Everyone from Aaron of Lincoln to Rembrandt given a write up here with interesting pictures. Dated but still a worthwhile reference.