IN OUR MIDST; How the Holocaust touched one American community
Binghamton NY: Keshet, 1997. 8vo, pp. xvii, 140. Chronology, glossary, bibliography, index. Illustrated with photographs and a map. Paper wraps. About as new. More
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JEWS AGAINST PREJUDICE; American Jews and the fight for civil liberties
NY: Columbia University, (1997). First printing. 8vo, pp. 364. Copious notes, bibliography, index. A nice copy in dj. More
JEWS AGAINST PREJUDICE; American Jews and the fight for civil liberties
NY: Columbia University, (1997). First printing. 8vo, pp. xi, 364. Notes, bibliography, index. Paper over boards with cloth spine. A nice copy in little faded dj. More
THE HAGGADAH; Executed by...
Jerusalem: Massada-Press and Alumoth. Szyk, Arthur. 4to, pp. not numbered. Szyk's illustrations in full color, with text in Hebrew; explanations and commentary on facing pages. Leaves doubled. Deep blue flocked paper over boards.Top edges very slightly soiled, edges of cover slightly rubbed at ends of spine, o/w a nice copy..... More
MASTER OF DREAMS; A memoir of Isaac Bashevis Singer
NY: Morrow, (1997). First printing. 8vo, pp. xiv, 350. Notes, glossary. Bottom corners slightly bumped, o/w a nice copy in lightly scuffed dj. Telushkin attended a course Singer was teaching at Bard College. In time, she became his assistant, then his editor, and his translator. Through it all, she kept..... More
THE LAND AND THE BOOK; or Bibical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes, and scenery, of The Holy Land. SOUTHERN PALESTINE AND JERUSALEM. [with] 140 illustrations and maps [includes large double page plate of Jerusalem and its environs].
NY: Harper, 1880. Reprint. Thick 8vo, pp. xx, 592. Bound in green cloth stamped in gilt, black, red. Front hinge a little tender, but a very good clean copy. Heavy! Dr. William M. Thomson was born in Springdale, Ohio, December 31, 1806 son of Rev. John Thomson, a Presbyterian minister..... More
FOUR CENTURIES OF JEWISH WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY; A sourcebook
Boston: Beacon, (1992). Second printing. 8vo, pp. xvii, 350. Sources, index. Donors' presentation on flyleaf. Paper over boards with cloth spine. A nice copy in dj. More
HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE KOVNO GHETTO
Boston: Little Brown, (1998). First edition, second printing. 4to, pp. 254. Notes, chronology, reading list, index. Illustrated with photographs, maps, facsimiles. Almost as new. More
DAUGHTERS OF THE COVENANT; Portraits of six Jewish women
Amherst MA: University of Massachusetts, 1983. 8vo, pp. viii, 192. Bibliographies and notes, index. Illustrated with portraits.Top edge little spotted, o/w a nice copy in slightly chipped dj. The women are: Lillian Wald, Rebecca Gratz, Amy Levy, Henrietta Szold, Emma Lazarus, Emma Goldman. More
BLACK , WHITE, AND JEWISH; Autobiography of a shifting self
NY: Riverhead, 2001. First printing. 8vo, pp. 320. Paper over boards. A nice copy in very slightly chipped and soiled dj. More
MARC CHAGALL; 1889-1985. Painting as poetry
Koln: Taschen, (1987). 4to, pp. 95. Chronology. Copiously illustrated with color reproductions and photographs. Black paper over boards, printed in white. Cover slightly scuffed at edges, o/w a nice copy in slightly soiled and scuffed dj. More
MY GUARDIAN ANGEL
NY: Scholastic, (2004). First American edn. 8vo, pp. 202. Glossary. Paper over boards. As new in dj. A story for young people about Elvina, granddaughter of the rabbi Rashi, who lived in Troyes, France at the time of the Crusades in 1096. More
THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON
NY: Rizzoli, (1995). First American edn. 4to, pp. 200. Ilustrated in color, with descriptive text. Very slightly bumped at top corners, o/w as new. The inside story of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is told by the people who developed the museum. More
THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON
NY: Rizzoli, (1995). First Edition. 4to, pp. 200. Index. Foreword by Chaim Potok. Copiously illustrated, much in color. Pamphlets and other ephemera connected with a visit to the museum laid in. Fine in very slightly faded slipcase. A guide through the museum with historical notes on the Holocaust; and discussion..... More
YIDDISH FOLKTALES
NY: Pantheon, (1988). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 413. Glossary, notes, bibliography. Translated by Leonard Wolf. A nice copy in scuffed and chipped dj. More
MODERN ENGLISH-YIDDISH, YIDDISH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY.
NY: Schocken, (1977). Seventh printing. 8vo, pp. 789. Yiddish words are printed in Yiddish. Paper wraps. Cover slightly scuffed, very small tear at bottom of spine, o/w a nice copy. More
NEW YORK JEWS AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION; Uncertain promise
New Haven CT: Yale, (1996). First printing. 8vo, pp. xiv, 269. Appendix, notes, index. Illustrated. Paper over boards. About as new in dj. The story of a generation of emigrants in NYC. More
IN SEARCH OF AMERICAN JEWISH CULTURE
Hanover NH: University Press of New England, (1999). First printing. 8vo, pp. xvi, 307. Notes, index. Illustrated. Owner's name on half-title. A nice copy in little scuffed dj. A focus on popular music, musical theater, and drama. More
AND THE SEA IS NEVER FULL; Memoirs, 1969-
NY: Knopf, 1999. Second printing. 8vo, pp. 429. Glossary, index. Illustrated wtih photographs. Bottom edge slightly spotted, corners of cover little bumped, o/w a nice copy in little scuffed dj. More
AND THE SEA IS NEVER FULL; Memoirs, 1969-`
NY: Knopf, 1999. First American edn. 8vo, pp. x, 429. Glossary, index. Illustrated with photographs. Rear cover bumped, o/w a nice copy in dj. More
ZALMEN, OR, THE NADNESS OF GOD; Adapted for the stage by Marion Wiesel
NY: Random House, (1974). First Edition, 2nd printing. 8vo, pp. 172. Based on a translation from the French by Nathan Edelman. Spine slightly soiled, o/w a nice copy. No dj. More
THE MODERN JEWISH CANON; A journey through language and culture
NY: Free Press, (2000). First printing. 8vo, pp. 395. Author's presentation on flyleaf. A nice copy, no dj. More
THE MODERN JEWISH CANON; A journey through language and culture
NY: Free Press, (2000). First printing. 8vo, pp. xviii, 395. Notes, suggested reading, index. A nice copy in slightly chipped dj. Jewish life as expressed in the greatest Jewish novels of the 20th century--a critique. More
THE MODERN JEWISH CANON; A journey through language and culture
NY: Free Press, (2000). First printing. 8vo, pp. xviii, 395. Notes, suggested reading, index. As new in dj. The complexities of Jewish life as they are expressed in the greatest Jewish novels of the 20th century. More