Search Results: Jewish History from Michael Diesman

Publishers' Development Corp., 1971. Not Indicated. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Salsedo Press, Inc., 2005. Not Indicated. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

Jewish Publication Society of America, 1964. Book has bookplate on inside front cover. Jacket, has price clipped corner. Samson Wertheimer was the most famous Jew in Europe around the year 1700. Bright, able and fortunate, he succeeded in whatever he undertook. Princes, kings and emperors sought him out, Prince Eugene of Savoy, the greatest military commander of the day, publicly acknowledged that, without Wertheimer's help, he could not have stopped the Turks from overrunning Christian Europe. Yet Wertheimer did not consider this part of his life a success. He thought that his most important achievement was to prevent, at least temporarily, the publication of one of the most vicious attacks on Judaism and the Talmud. All his worldly success was, it seemed to him, only a preparation for his service to the Jewish people. Alfred Apsler, with his gift for the dra- matic, introduces the reader to this interesting personality. He thereby gives us apicture of the life of the Central European Jews… Read More

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1992. The author finds the roots of modern anti-Semitism in Christianity itself. The followers of Christ believed themselves to be the true heirs of the covenant with God that the Jews had rejected. Even their scriptures - the New Testament - express a deep distrust of the tradition into which Christ himself was born. As the centuries unfold in a grim and unrelenting chronicle, the Jewish people are vilified for their role in Jesus' death and for rejecting him as their saviour. They are caricatured as a dark force seeking to undermine Chritianity, whether by political or supernatural means. The book concludes with a study of anti-Semitism in post-war Europe, where the church has at last made some attempt to repent for past sins, and to open a meaningful exchange with its Jewish brothers and sisters. The author argues that this initiative is vital.. Not Indicated. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Rozmluvy, 1995. Pages starting to tan, otherwise in very nice condition.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Debrecen Debreceni Zsido´ Hitko¨zse´g, 2003. Text in Hungarian.. Not Indicated. Hard Cover. Fine.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Hippocrene Books, 1991. Signed by author on free end page.. Signed by Author. Not Indicated. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by b/w Illustrations & Photos.

Habitus, 2008. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by Color & Black and White Photos.

Habitus, 2007. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by Color & Black and White Photos.

Habitus, 2006. 2 copies available.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by Color & Black and White Photos.

Habitus, 2009. Small stain on foredge, otherwise in very nice condition.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Color & Black and White Photos.

Habitus, 2008. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by Color & Black and White Photos.

Bayside, NY: The Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust ArchivesQueesborough Community College, 2015. Catalogue from exhibition that opened June 10, 2015. Not Indicated. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by Color & b/w Photos & iIlustrations.

Harpercollins, 2005. Gift inscribed and signed by author.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Color Illustrations.

U.S.A.: Rutgers University Press, 2007. 2nd . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. b/w Photos. Gift inscribed and signed by author on half title page. Yiddish-speaking Jews thought Cuba was supposed to be a mere layover on the journey to the United States when they arrived in the island country in the 1920s. They even called it "Hotel Cuba." But then the years passed, and the many Jews who came there from Turkey, Poland, and war-torn Europe stayed in Cuba. The beloved island ceased to be a hotel, and Cuba eventually became "home." But after Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, the majority of the Jews opposed his communist regime and left in a mass exodus. Though they remade their lives in the United States, they mourned the loss of the Jewish community they had built on the island. As a child of five, Ruth Behar was caught up in the Jewish exodus from Cuba. Growing up in the United States, she wondered about the Jews who stayed behind. Who were they and why had they stayed? What traces… Read More

Dulles, VA, U.S.A.: Jewish Publication Society of America, 2003. Gift inscribed by Emily Taitz on half title page. A history and celebration of Jewish women through the centuries. This is an indispensable resource about the role of Jewish women from post-biblical times to the twentieth century. Unique in its approach, it is structured so that each chapter, which is divided into three parts, covers a specific period and geographical area. The first section of the book contains an overview, explaining how historical events affected Jews in general and Jewish women in particular. This is followed by a section of biographical entries of women of the period whose lives are set in their economic, familial, and cultural backgrounds. The third and last part of each chapter, “The World of Jewish Women,” is organized by topic and covers women’s activities and interests and how Jewish laws concerning women developed and changed. This comprehensive work is an easy-to-use sourcebook,… Read More

Dulles, VA, U.S.A.: Jewish Publication Society of America, 2003. Gift inscribed by Emily Taitz on title page. A history and celebration of Jewish women through the centuries. This is an indispensable resource about the role of Jewish women from post-biblical times to the twentieth century. Unique in its approach, it is structured so that each chapter, which is divided into three parts, covers a specific period and geographical area. The first section of the book contains an overview, explaining how historical events affected Jews in general and Jewish women in particular. This is followed by a section of biographical entries of women of the period whose lives are set in their economic, familial, and cultural backgrounds. The third and last part of each chapter, “The World of Jewish Women,” is organized by topic and covers women’s activities and interests and how Jewish laws concerning women developed and changed. This comprehensive work is an easy-to-use sourcebook,… Read More

New York: The Fraunces Tavern Museum, 1979. Not Indicated. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by b/w Plates.

United Communal Fund, 1981. Temple presentation bookplate on half title page, otherwise in very nice condition. A few minor edge tears on jacket.. Not Indicated. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by b/w Photos.

Asco, 1992. Not Indicated . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Color & b/w Photos.