Here are the 75Judaica (and Holocaust) related titles that are in stock as of April 14, 2008. Make a note of the Order No(s) that you wish to purchase, and follow this link for ordering instructions from Ray Boas, Bookseller in Walpole, New Hampshire. Thank you, RAY
1. WHEN YESTERDAY BECOMES TOMORROW: CONGREGATION EMANU-EL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, 1845-1970, 125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, Congregation Emanu-El, New York, (1971) 1st ptg, B&W ill., 205pp, very good+, maroon cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 35256 ), $10.00
2. Angle, Paul M. (editor), CHICAGO HISTORY: VOLUME VII - FALL, 1963 - SUMMER, 1966, Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, IL, B&W illustrations, very good++, green cloth (hardcover), An informal quarterly publication devoted in the main to the Society's museum, library and activities., (Order No: 38863 ), $20.00
3. Auerbach, Jerold S., JACOB'S VOICES: REFLECTIONS OF A WANDERING AMERICAN JEW, Southern Illinois Univ. Pr., Carbondale, IL, (1996), B&W frontis, 165pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 080932055X The autobiography of an American Jew who discovered in Israel a way to unravel the legacy of Jewish ambivalence transmitted by his immigrant grandfather and American father., (Order No: 30898 ), $10.00
4. Baer, Jean, THE SELF-CHOSEN: "OUR CROWD" IS DEAD, LONG LIVE OUR CROWD, Arbor House, New York, (1982), B&W illustrations, 372pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0877953309 In this provocative, revealing work, Jean Baer, journalist and social commentator, examines a new generation of successful Jews, a meritocracy in which achievement, not inherited wealth and position, becomes the meaningful mark of distinction., (Order No: 16840 ), $4.00
5. Baron, Salo W. and Baron, Jeanette M., PALESTINIAN MESSENGERS IN AMERICA, 1849-79: A RECORD OF FOUR JOURNEYS, Conference Jewish Relations, New York, 1943, very good, wraps (softcover), Reprinted from Jewish Social Studies - Vol. V, Nos 2 & 3, pages 115 to 292., (Order No: 37992 ), $40.00
6. Barth, Lewis M., AN ANALYSIS OF VATICAN 30, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, OH, 1973, 342pp, fine, brown cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0878204008, (Order No: 17905 ), $20.00
7. Ben-Ami, Aharon, SOCIAL CHANGE IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT: THE CRUSADERS' KINGDOM OF JERUSALEM, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 1969, 193pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover) owner's inscription, The author has examined the social and political history of the transplanted Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, showing how its social structure was influenced by intensive Islamic pressure on all sides, and how its eventual collapse was due almost entirely to its failure to adapt its suddenly irrelevant feudal institutions to meet the challenges of the new international system., (Order No: 43222 ), $10.00
8. Bieber, Hugo (edited by) (English translations made or selected by Moses Hadas), HEINRICH HEINE: A BIOGRAPHICAL ANTHOLOGY, Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, PA, (1956) 1st ed, 452pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Using Heine's letters, articles and poems, the late Dr. Hugo Bieber pieced together a continuous story of Heine's life from his childhood to his tragic death in 1856., (Order No: 35866 ), $10.00
9. Bowes, Alison M., KIBBUTZ GOSHEN: AN ISRAELI COMMUNE, Waveland Press, Inc., Prospect Heights, IL, (1989) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 166pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0881333956 Contents include: First and Lasting Impressions; Background to the Study; Working on a Kibbutz; Controlling the Community; Women and Men; New Generations; Ceremonies and Festivals; Studying the Kibbutz., (Order No: 44603 ), $7.00
10. Brauner, Ronald A. (edited by), SHIV'IM: ESSAYS AND STUDIES IN HONOR OF IRA EISENSTEIN, KTAV/RRCP, New York/Philadelphia, 1977, B&W frontis, 309pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0870684426 Twenty-three scholars have contributed essays relating to the biblical, Rabbinic, medieval, and modern periods of Jewish civilization to commemorate the seventieth birthday of Rabbi Ira Eisenstein, president of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and a central figure and leading exponent of the Reconstructionist Movement., (Order No: 38782 ), $20.00
11. Cassedy, Steven, TO THE OTHER SHORE: THE RUSSIAN JEWISH INTELLECTUALS WHO CAME TO AMERICA, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, (1997) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 199pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 069102975X The story of a small but influential group of Jewish intellectuals who immigrated to the United States from the Russian Empire between 1881 and the early 1920s--the era of "mass immigration.", (Order No: 38222 ), $10.00
12. Comay, Joan & Bawden, Edward (drawings by), THE WORLD'S GREATEST STORY: THE EPIC OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE IN BIBLICAL TIMES, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, (1978) 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 384pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0030198615 This book presents the familiar ancient stories of the Old Testament. Starting with a thorough discussion of the two versions of the Creation, Joan Comay narrates the stories of, among others, Abraham and Isaac, the heroic life of Moses, the struggle to find a settlement aided by Joshua, and the reigns of Saul, David, and Solomon., (Order No: 13958 ), $9.50
13. Cournos, John, AN OPEN LETTER TO JEWS AND CHRISTIANS, Oxford University Press, New York, 1938, 183pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) inscribed by the author, This book being mostly about Jesus has naturally nothing to do with theology. It deals with Jesus in relation to Jews today, and Jesus dressed up in theology has no relation and cannot have any relation to Jews. The author urges the reclamation of Jesus by the Jews as both possible and desirable., (Order No: 39274 ), $30.00
14. Cox, Harvey, COMMON PRAYERS: FAITH, FAMILY, AND A CHRISTIAN'S JOURNEY THROUGH THE JEWISH YEAR, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 2001 1st ptg, 305pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0618067434 The author takes readers on an intimate journey through the Jewish year., (Order No: 33847 ), $12.00
15. Daly, Lloyd W. (edited by), BRITO METRICUS [BRITO METRICVS]: A MEDIAEVAL VERSE TREATISE ON GREEK AND HEBREW WORDS, Univ. of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, PA, (1968), 126pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0812275721 This hitherto unpublished and unknown thirteenth-century treatise, written by Guillelmus Brito, a Franciscan and Master at the University of Paris, illuminates a debatable question among mediaeval and Renaissance historians: how much Greek did the mediaeval man of learning know?, (Order No: 38059 ), $14.50
16. Darshan, David & Perelmuter, Hayim Goren (translated and annotated by), SHIR HAMA'ALOT L'DAVID (SONG OF THE STEPS) AND KTAV HITNAZZELUT L'DARSHANIM (IN DEFENSE OF PREACHERS), Hebrew Union College Press, Cincinnati, OH, (1984), 183pp, text, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0878201165 This account of David Darshan of Cracow's background and translation of two almost forgotten books which consist of a collection of sermons, responsa, poems, model letters to distinguished persons, efforts to fund an academy, a sourcebook for would-be preachers and a defense of the craft, lifts the curtain on the inner life of the Jewish world in the late Middle Ages., (Order No: 13678 ), $12.50
17. Dawidowicz, Lucy S., ON EQUAL TERMS: JEWS IN AMERICA, 1881-1981, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, (1982) 1st ed, 194pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0030616581 A study of Jews in America over the past century., (Order No: 30594 ), $2.50
18. Dowgiallo, Jan with Sarner, Harvey, FROM SCIENCE TO DIPLOMACY: A POLE'S EXPERIENCE IN ISRAEL, Brunswick Press, Cathedral City, CA, (1995) 1st ed, 80pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), Jan Dowgiallo a world renown geologist at the Polish Academy of Science became his country's ambassador to Israel., (Order No: 38349 ), $20.00
19. Eckardt, Alice & Eckardt, Roy, ENCOUNTER WITH ISRAEL: A CHALLENGE TO CONSCIENCE, Association Press, New York, (1970), 10 B&W maps, 304pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "How Israel came to be. Causes of conflict between Israel and Arab nations. Living in Israel-as Jew; as Arab; as Christian. Major issues faced in 1970's. Challenges Israel brings to the world. By a famous Protestant theologian and his wife.", (Order No: 13128 ), $7.50
20. Efron, Benjamin (edited by), CURRENTS AND TRENDS IN CONTEMPORARY JEWISH THOUGHT, Ktav Publishing House, Inc., New York, (1965), 311pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), This volume addresses the old traditions and values, and the meaning of the faith and Judaism for today., (Order No: 26820 ), $5.00
21. Eisenberg, Azriel (edited by), THE BAR MITZVAH TREASURY: THE JEWISH HERITAGE AS SET DOWN IN STORY, LEGEND & ESSAY, Behrman House, Inc., Pub., New York, (1960) 6th ptg, music examples, 320pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 32696 ), $2.50
22. Emanuel, Muriel (compiled and edited by), ISRAEL: A SURVEY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY, St. Martin's Press, New York, (1971), 309pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This survey is comprised of 25 essays written by people of varying interests and backgounds, but each an expert is his particular field. Each essay is accompanied by an extensive bibliography. Essays included are in the areas of: History and Zionism; The Government; The Economy; Collective and Cooperative Settlements; Technology and Medicine; Education and the Arts; Minorities; and, the Dead Sea Scrolls., (Order No: 12677 ), $15.00
23. Fenyvesi, Charles, WHEN THE WORLD WAS WHOLE: THREE CENTURIES OF MEMORIES, Viking, New York, (1990) 1st ptg, B&W ill., 268pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0670831808 The story of one family's enduring love of the land, and how the land--along with a world of custom and devotion--was lost., (Order No: 32186 ), $10.00
24. Fierman, Floyd S., ROOTS AND BOOTS: FROM CRYPTO-JEW IN NEW SPAIN TO COMMUNITY LEADER IN THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST, KTAV Publishing House, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, 1987, B&W illustrations, 243pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0881251143 A sequel to Fierman's highly acclaimed GUTS AND RUTS, the story of the Jew on the trail in the American Southwest., (Order No: 38735 ), $50.00
25. Fisch, Harold, THE DUAL IMAGE: THE FIGURE OF THE JEW IN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE, Ktav Publishing House, Inc., New York, (1971), 149pp, fine, navy cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0901057029 A broad survey of the subject of the Jew in English and American literature with the more characteristic and important examples pinpointed, rather than a comprehensive history. This book first appeared in a shorter form in 1959 as a contribution to the Popular Jewish Library (Second Series). It has now been revised and enlarged and the last three chapters, dealing with recent American and British writing, are new., (Order No: 13294 ), $17.50
26. Fittko, Lisa & Theobald, Roslyn (translated by), SOLIDARITY AND TREASON: RESISTANCE AND EXILE, 1933-1940, Northwestern University Pr., Evanston, IL, (1993), B&W illustrations, 160pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) small tear on dj, ISBN 0810111292 Lisa Fittko's Escape through the Pyrenees told the extraordinary true tale of her life as an "enemy alien" in France before and after the Nazi invasion of 1940, when she and her husband smuggled small groups of refugees to safety along a tortuous route through the mountains. This book is Fittko's equally gripping memoir of the preceding years in the underground and exile., (Order No: 13762 ), $5.00
27. Friedenberg, Robert V., "HEAR O ISRAEL": THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN JEWISH PREACHING, 1654-1970, University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, AL, (1989), B&W illustrations, 177pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0817304223 The only examination of the history of American Jewish preaching, from the settlement of the first Jews in the United States until 1970., (Order No: 13386 ), $10.00
28. Goldberg, David (editor), THE FIELD OF YIDDISH: STUDIES IN LANGUAGE, FOLKLORE, AND LITERATURE, FIFTH COLLECTION, Northwestern Univ. Press, Evanston, IL, (1993), B&W figures, 327pp, fine, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket as issued), ISBN 0810110121 The editors of this Fifth Collection provide a continuation of the broadest possible definition of the field of Yiddish studies., (Order No: 13032 ), $6.00
29. Golden, Harry, THE ISRAELIS - THE PORTRAIT OF A PEOPLE, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, (1971), 318pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 44429 ), $3.50
30. Goldscheider, Calvin and Zuckerman, Alan S., THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE JEWS, The Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, (1984) 1st ptg, 279pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0226301478 An analysis of modern Jewish society and politics and their evolution during two centuries of change., (Order No: 38733 ), $12.50
31. Goodman, Paul, MOSES MONTEFIORE, Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, PA, 1925, 255pp, good, green cloth (hardcover), The life of Sir Moses Montefiore., (Order No: 32411 ), $5.00
32. Grant, Michael, THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT ISRAEL, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1984) 1st ptg, B&W maps, 317pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0684180812 A full portrait of Ancient Israel. Grant traces the evolution of the Israelites from the earliest permanent settlements in Canaan to the destruction of Jerusalem and the second temple in 70 A.D., and recreates the social, economic, political, and religious life of the times, placing Israel in the larger context of the Middle East., (Order No: 27044 ), $5.00
33. Gruber, Ruth, ISRAEL ON THE SEVENTH DAY, Hill and Wang, New York, (1968) 1st ed, B&W ill., B&W maps, 214pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by the author, A perceptive survey of Israeli history, an exciting report on the Six Day War, and an assessment of conditions in Israel and all the Middle East one year after the war., (Order No: 32432 ), $12.00
34. Hay, Peter (preface by Simon Wiesenthal), ORDINARY HEROES - CHANA SZENES AND THE DREAM OF ZION, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, (1986) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 271pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0399131523, (Order No: 41343 ), $7.50
35. Herscher, Uri D. & Chyet, Stanley F. (translated and edited by), ON JEWS, AMERICA AND IMMIGRATION: A SOCIALIST PERSPECTIVE, American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, OH, (1980), 4 B&W ill., tables, 109pp, fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0878200088 Boris Frumkin, the principal author of the Yiddish Bundist document presented here in English translation, was a founder of the Bund and an historian of the Jewish labor movement in Russia. Frumkin had a wholly ideological view of American economic life: capitalism in the United States was virtually without a redeeming feature, and labor spokesmen given to a less censorious anti-capitalist outlook than his own had scarcely more to recommend them. The report is fascinating for the light it sheds on the "anti-chauvinist" commitments of its authors and for their assessment of the struggle between socialist and capitalist interests., (Order No: 14175 ), $12.50
36. Karp, Abraham J. (selected and edited by), GOLDEN DOOR TO AMERICA: THE JEWISH IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE, The Viking Press, New York, (1976), 271pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) - SEE NOTE, Light soil to edges of book block. Old "rubber cement" stains on endpapers and pastedowns were a dustjacket protector had been glued down., (Order No: 17791 ), $7.00
37. Kimche, Jon, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN PEACE, The Dial Press, New York, 1973 1st ptg, 360pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The tragic story of why peace in the Middle East will not come in the immediate future-and may not come in our lifetime., (Order No: 11021 ), $5.00
38. Komaiko, S. B., HERE TO STAY: A COLLECTION OF JEWISH SHORT STORIES, Bloch Publishing Company, New York, 1951 2nd ptg, 322pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) faded spine, inscribed by author, (Order No: 40273 ), $7.50
39. Kovaly, Heda and Kohak, Erazim, THE VICTORS AND THE VANQUISHED, Horizon Press, New York, (1973), 274pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0818016035 An intimate account of the tragedy and hope of a revolution, by a woman and a man who lived them from opposite sides of the barricades., (Order No: 45148 ), $10.00
40. Langer, Lawrence L., THE HOLOCAUST AND THE LITERARY IMAGINATION, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, (1977) 3rd ptg, 300pp, good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0300021216 A perceptive study of the literature of the Holocaust., (Order No: 25621 ), $7.50
41. Lehmann, Ruth P., NOVA BIBLIOTHECA ANGLO-JUDAICA: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE TO ANGLO-JEWISH HISTORY 1937-1960, Jewish Historical Society, London, 1961, 232pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover), The NOVA BIBLIOTHECA ANGLO-JUDAICA has been prepared in response to a request by the Jewish Historical Society of England to bring up to date Dr. Cecil Roth's MAGNA BIBLIOTHECA ANGLO-JUDAICA published in 1937., (Order No: 53204 ), $45.00
42. Leshem, Moshe, ISREAL ALONE: HOW THE JEWISH STATE LOST ITS WAY, AND HOW IT CAN FIND IT AGAIN, Simon & Schuster Inc., New York, (1989) 1st ptg, 304pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0671725122 Leshem brings more than forty yeas of diplomatic experience to this provocative and timely analysis of three centuries of Jewish history., (Order No: 42685 ), $4.50
43. Leviatin, David, FOLLOWERS OF THE TRAIL: JEWISH WORKING-CLASS RADICALS IN AMERICA, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, (1989) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 299pp, good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0300043546 An oral and photographic history of a group of Jewish workers who in 1929 founded a summer retreat near Peekskill, New York, called "Followers of the Trail.", (Order No: 53318 ), $7.50
44. Levin, Marlin, BALM IN GILEAD: THE STORY OF HADASSAH, Schocken Books, New York, (1973), 275pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 10005 ), $5.00
45. Levinger, Lee J., A HISTORY OF THE JEWS IN THE UNITED STATES, Union of American Hebrew Co., New York, (1956) 18th ptg, B&W illustrations, 616pp, good+, black cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), First published in 1931, this 18th printing is of the Fourth Revised Edition, 1949., (Order No: 17793 ), $4.50
46. Lewis, John, THE PATHWAY OF GOD IN HEBREW LIFE, Thomas Griffiths and Co., Manchester, [1910], B&W frontis, 184pp, good, red cloth (hardcover) faint white spot on spine, Contents include: Biblical Inspiration; The Creation; The Fall; The Prophet and His Message; The Prophet at the Cross-Roads; The Prophet--Capital and Labour; The Priest; The Pharisee and Sadducee., (Order No: 46906 ), $15.00
47. Lipsky, Louis, A GALLERY OF ZIONIST PROFILES, Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, New York, (1956) 1st ptg, 1 B&W ill., 226pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) review slip laid in, The author gives us a constellation of highly personal portraits of the men with whom he worked to bring about the restoration of the first Jewish state in 2, 000 years., (Order No: 11697 ), $8.50
48. Litvinoff, Barnet, WEIZMANN: LAST OF THE PATRIARCHS, G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, (1976) 1st Amer, B&W photos, 288pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0399117180 "For a man to gain recognition as a statesman of world ranking while yet without a nation to represent is a measure of the unique achievement of Chaim Weizmann, a towering figure of the twentieth century who combined a life of science with service to the Jewish cause.", (Order No: 8900 ), $6.50
49. Litvinoff, Barnet, THE BURNING BUSH: ANTI-SEMITISM AND WORLD HISTORY, E. P. Dutton, New York, (1988) 1st Amer, 493pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0525246029 A history of the Jews and the people among whom they lived, from their dispersal by the Romans in the first century A.D. and their subsequent wanderings from country to country over the next two thousand years., (Order No: 43209 ), $6.00
50. Lustig, Arnost, NIGHT AND HOPE, Inscape Publishers, Washington, DC, (1976), 8 pages of B&W photos, 206pp, very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0879534001 "The collected works of Arnost Lustig - Children of the Holocaust.", (Order No: 7495 ), $7.50
51. McGaha, Michael (selected, translated, and introduced by), COAT OF MANY CULTURES: THE STORY OF JOSEPH IN SPANISH LITERATURE, 1200-1492, The Jewish Publication Soc., Philadelphia, PA, (1997), 459pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0827605706 McGaha's book presents seven works based on the biblical story., (Order No: 38910 ), $14.50
52. Merriam, Eve, THE VOICE OF LIBERTY: THE STORY OF EMMA LAZARUS, Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, PA, (1964) 3rd ptg, ill. by Charles W. Walker, 179pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), It was Emma Lazarus, a young Jewish American woman, who wrote the famous lines that are engraved on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. She was not only a poet but one of the outstanding women of the country., (Order No: 31659 ), $5.00
53. Mintz, Alan, POPULAR CULTURE AND THE SHAPING OF HOLOCAUST MEMORY IN AMERICA, University of Washington Pr., Seattle, WA, (2001), B&W illustrations, 208pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 029598161X This volume examines reactions to three films: JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG (1961), THE PAWNBROKER (1965), and SCHINDLER'S LIST (1992), and considers what those reactions reveal about the place of the Holocaust in the American mind, and how those films have shaped the popular perception of the Holocaust., (Order No: 52604 ), $7.50
54. Muneles, Otto (editor) and Herman, Jan (editorial secretary), PRAGUE GHETTO IN THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD - JEWISH MONUMENTS IN BOHEMIA AND MORAVIA: VOLUME 4, Orbis, Prague, 1965, B&W and color illustrations, unpaginated, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), In this book are published all the items dating to 1500-1620 which are in the possession of the State Jewish Museum and which are either of Prague origin or are directly connected with Prague. The only exception are the publications printed in Prague during the Renaissance period. These are too numerous and therefore only selected typical samples are published., (Order No: 54065 ), $14.50
55. Neusner, Jacob, THE TALMUD OF THE LAND OF ISRAEL: AN ACADEMIC COMMENTARY TO THE SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH DIVISIONS..., Scholars Press, Atlanta, GA, (1998), 274pp, fine, green cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket as published), XIII. A. YERUSHALMI TRACTATE YEBAMOT, CHAPTERS ONE THROUGH TEN. Identifies the completed units of discourse of the document, that is, the compositions, and to show how these are formed into larger groups or composites; to delineate the structure and sequence of composites, showing the logic that governs their order; and to undescore the principles of rationality and order that govern throughout., (Order No: 36519 ), $25.00
56. Neusner, Jacob, THE DOCUMENTARY FORM-HISTORY OF RABBINIC LITERATURE: VOLUME VII THE HALAKHIC SECTOR THE TALMUD OF BABYLONIA, Scholars Press, Atlanta, GA, (1998), 239pp, very good+, maroon cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), ISBN 0788504754 VII. The Halakhic Sector, The Talmud of Babylonia, F. Tractates Arakhin through Niddah and Conclusions. "Here I complete my investigation of the rules of writing that told the ancient sages how they should formulate whatever they wished to say.", (Order No: 38598 ), $35.00
57. Neusner, Jacob, THE TOSEFTA - ITS STRUCTURE AND ITS SOURCES: BROWN JUDAIC STUDIES NUMBER 112, Scholars Press, Atlanta, GA, (1986), 250pp, fine, orange cloth (hardcover), ISBN 1555400493, (Order No: 38817 ), $40.00
58. Neusner, Jacob, THE BAVLI AND ITS SOURCES: BROWN JUDAIC STUDIES NUMBER 85, Scholars Press, Atlanta, GA, (1987), 209pp, fine, maroon cloth (hardcover), ISBN 1555401171 "The Question of Tradition in the Case of Tractate Sukkah.", (Order No: 38818 ), $17.50
59. Neusner, Jacob, WRONG WAYS AND RIGHT WAYS IN THE STUDY OF FORMATIVE JUDAISM: BROWN JUDAIC STUDIES NUMBER 145, Scholars Press, Atlanta, GA, (1988), 253pp, fine, orange cloth (hardcover), ISBN 1555402283 "Critical Method and Literature, History, and the History of Religion.", (Order No: 38819 ), $30.00
60. Neusner, Jacob (edited by), CHRISTIANITY, JUDAISM AND OTHER GRECO- ROMAN CULTS - STUDIES FOR MORTON SMITH AT SIXTY - FOUR VOLUME SET !!!, E. J. Brill, Leiden, Netherlands, 1975, B&W illustrations, very good+, red cloth (hardcover) Some MARGINAL NOTES see notes), ISBN 9004042156 "Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity - Volume Twelve" which consists of four parts, as follows: Part One - NEW TESTAMENT, 330pp; Part Two - EARLY CHRISTIANITY, 227pp, Note in this volume there are MARGINAL NOTES on about 72 pages; Part Three - JUDAISM BEFORE 70, 248pp, Note - in this volume there are MARGINAL NOTES on about 4 pages; and, Part Four - JUDAISM AFTER 70 OTHER GRECO-ROMAN CULTS BIBLIOGRAPHY, 241pp. The scholar who owned this library occasionally made marginal notes which are in a small handwriting, in margins, and not within the text itself, do not be frightened away. A hard to find set., (Order No: 47455 ), $385.00
61. Rabinowicz, Harry M., THE JEWISH LITERARY TREASURES OF ENGLAND AND AMERICA, Thomas Yoseloff, New York, (1962), B&W ill., 166pp, good w/lightly edgeworn dustjacket (hardcover), Detailing the history and development of seventeen famous libraries in England and the United States, Dr. Rabinowicz gives fascinating, concise, and accurate information on the priceless Hebrew literary treasures they contain., (Order No: 35019 ), $12.00
62. Raskin, Saul, HEBREW RHAPSODY IN 100 DRAWINGS, Academy Photo Offset, Inc., New York, (1959), B&W illustrations, 136pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover), This, the author's eleventh book, was not intended to be as he thought ARON-HAKODESH would be the last. "The title of this volume, HEBREW RHAPSODY, may offer some explanation of its coming into being. Rhapsody means a lightly emotional utterance in the form of a literary, or musical composition. In the present case, it is a Rhapsody in the medium of graphic art, a HEBREW RHAPSODY IN A HUNDRED DRAWINGS. An ode to my people, my wonderful "old and young again" people.", (Order No: 32387 ), $225.00
63. Rogasky, Barbara, SMOKE AND ASHES: THE STORY OF THE HOLOCAUST, Holiday House, New York, (1988), B&W illustrations, 187pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0823406970 Over eighty photographs, many taken by Nazis at the scene, form a stark background to this chillingly objective account. More than any words, they tell the story of that time in human history when a nightmare came alive., (Order No: 54281 ), $12.50
64. Rosenfeld, Lulla (introduction by Harold Clurman), BRIGHT STAR OF EXILE: JACOB ADLER AND THE YIDDISH THEATRE, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York, (1977), B&W illustrations, 368pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0690014465 In this book, the story of Jacob Adler's stormy life is seen as the central point from which the whole history of the Yiddish theatre can be told, encompassing all the complex and colorful personalities and events that shaped it., (Order No: 16583 ), $4.50
65. Rosenkrantz, Linda and Satran, Pamela Redmond, BEYOND SARAH AND SAM: AN ENLIGHTENED GUIDE TO JEWISH BABY NAMING, St. Martin's Press, New York, (1992) 1st ed, 114pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0312069030, (Order No: 18124 ), $10.00
66. Runes, Dagobert D. (edited by), CONCISE DICTIONARY OF JUDAISM, Philosophical Library, New York, (1959), over 60 B&W ill., 237pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A handy guidebook of quick reference in the fields of Jewish history, religion, philosophy and literature., (Order No: 15507 ), $5.00
67. Runes, Dagobert D. (preface by), THE TALMUD OF JERUSALEM, Philosophical Library, New York, (1956), 160pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 35456 ), $10.00
68. Schiffman, Lawrence H., THE HALAKHAH AT QUMRAN - STUDIES IN JUDAISM IN LATE ANTIQUITY, E. J. Brill, Leiden, Netherlands, 1975, 170pp, very good+, red cloth (hardcover) MARGINAL NOTES About 3 pages, ISBN 9004043489 Owner's name on front free endpaper., (Order No: 47454 ), $150.00
69. Shadur, Joseph, YOUNG TRAVELERS TO JERUSALEM, The Ingeborg Rennert Center, Ramat Gan, 1999, color frontis, B&W ill., 208pp, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover) inscribed by the author, ISBN 9652229199 AN ANNOTATED SURVEY OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH JUVENILE LITERATURE ON THE HOLY LAND, 1785-1940. Among the innumerable works of travel, exploration, religion, and fiction dealing with the Holy Land and the neighboring regions are also books written for children and younsters. This survey traces the evolution of such English-language books throughout one hundred and fifty years--from the end of the 18th century into the 1930s., (Order No: 46634 ), $25.00
70. Sharkansky, Ira, RITUALS OF CONFLICT: RELIGION, POLITICS, AND PUBLIC POLICY IN ISRAEL, Lynne Rienner Publishers, Boulder, CO, (1996) 1st ptg, 172pp, very good, decorated cream cloth (hardcover), ISBN 1555876781 This book focuses on disputes within the Jewish sector but cannot overlook tensions among Jews, Muslims, and Christians, as well as quarrels between Muslims and Christians., (Order No: 38635 ), $45.00
71. Shulman, Abraham, THE NEW COUNTRY - JEWISH IMMIGRANTS IN AMERICA, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1976) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 208pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) few closed tears jacket, ISBN 0684147041, (Order No: 47351 ), $6.00
72. Sklare, Marshall and Greenblum, Joseph, JEWISH IDENTITY ON THE SUBURBAN FRONTIER: A STUDY OF GROUP SURVIVAL IN THE OPEN SOCIETY, SECOND EDITION, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, (1979) 2nd ed, B&W tables, 437pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), ISBN 0226761754 Data for the Lakeville Studies were gathered in 1957-58, and two volumes on the studies were published in 1967. The first, entitled JEWISH IDENTITY ON THE SURBURBAN FRONTIER, was primarily devoted to behavior and attitudes in respect to the Jewishness of Jewish residents of this prestigious suburb of a midwestern metropolis. The second volume, entitled THE EDGE OF FRIENDLINESS, was primarily devoted to the interaction of Jews and Gentiles in Lakeville and to their attitudes toward one another., (Order No: 16611 ), $10.00
73. Stehle, Bernard F.; Hartman, Geoffrey (foreword by) & Coleman, Sister Gloria (afterword by), ANOTHER KIND OF WITNESS, Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, PA, 1988 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 153pp, fine w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0827602936 When more than 2,000 American Jewish survivors of the Holocaust-along with their children and grandchildren-gathered in Philadelphia in April 1985 to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of their liberation, Bernard Stehle was there to document what he saw: the searching, the reunions, the pain of remembering, the quiet wonder of being alive. Badges and banners in his photographs proclaim the survivors' commitment-never to forget-while in the faces of his subjects we read layers of meaning and experience., (Order No: 13545 ), $10.00
74. Syrkin, Marie (selected and with an introduction by), HAYIM GREENBERG: ANTHOLOGY, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, MI, 1968, 342pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), In this collection some of Hayim Greenberg's best essays offer his thoughts on religion and ethics, Jews and Zionism, socialism and communism, with the broader aspects of life in general., (Order No: 38989 ), $16.50
75. Weiss-Rosmarin, Trude, JEWISH SURVIVAL: ESSAYS AND STUDIES, Philosophical Library, Inc., New York, (1949), 404pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), The past decade has marked two cataclysmic events which have completely changed the Jewish situation: the annihilation of one third of the Jewish people-together with what had been the center of Jewish gravity for the past three centuries-and the birth of the Jewish State. The multifaceted problems implicit in these profound changes are examined and analyzed in "Jewish Survival.", (Order No: 9516 ), $12.50