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  • Sephardi Lives

    A Documentary History, 1700–1950

    by Julia Philips Cohen, Sarah Abrevaya Stein ...
    "A gem of a book. . . . Indeed, the work has the potential to transform the teaching and understanding of modern Jewish history." —Diana Matza, H-NetThis ground-breaking documentary history contains over 150 primary sources originally written in 15 languages by or about Sephardi Jews—descendants of Jews who fled medieval Spain and Portugal settling in the western portions of the Ottoman Empire, ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sephardi Lives

    A Documentary History, 1700–1950

    by Julia Philips Cohen, Sarah Abrevaya Stein ...
    Series series Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture
    This ground-breaking documentary history contains over 150 primary sources originally written in 15 languages by or about Sephardi Jews—descendants of Jews who fled medieval Spain and Portugal settling in the western portions of the Ottoman Empire, including the Balkans, Anatolia, and Palestine. Reflecting Sephardi history in all its diversity, from the courtyard to the courthouse, spheres ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

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    A Woman Survivor's True Story of Auschwitz

    by Olga Lengyel ...
    Olga Lengyel tells, frankly and without compromise, one of the most horrifying stories of all time. This true, documented chronicle is the intimate, day-to-day record of a beautiful woman who survived the nightmare of Auschwitz and Birchenau. This book is a necessary reminder of one of the ugliest chapters in the history of human civilization. It was a shocking experience. It is a shocking book. ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Abraham's Children

    Race, Identity, and the DNA of the Chosen People

    by Jon Entine ...
    A riveting scientific detective story crossed with a provocative and controversial re-examination of the meaning of race, ethnicity, and religion.Could our sense of who we are really turn on a sliver of DNA? In our multiethnic world, questions of individual identity are becoming increasingly unclear. Now in Abraham's Children bestselling author Jon Entine vividly brings to life the profound human ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • Israel

    A Concise History of a Nation Reborn

    by Daniel Gordis ...
    Winner of the Jewish Book of the Year AwardThe first comprehensive yet accessible political history of the state of Israel from its inception to present day, from Daniel Gordis, "one of the most respected Israel analysts" (The Forward) living and writing in Jerusalem.In the landscape of Middle East history, Israel is a tiny state, and yet it has captured the world’s attention, aroused its ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • Against Apion (Mobi Classics)

    by Flavius Josephus,William Whiston (Translator) ...
    This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display. TABLE OF ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Holocaust

    A New History

    by Laurence Rees ...
    A visceral history of the Holocaust from the author of Auschwitz.“This is by far the clearest book ever written about the Holocaust, and also the best at explaining its origins and grotesque mentality, as well as its chaotic development.”-Antony Beevor, bestselling author of StalingradLaurence Rees has spent twenty-five years meeting survivors and perpetrators of the Holocaust. Now, he combines ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

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  • A Fine Romance

    Jewish Songwriters, American Songs

    by David Lehman ...
    Series series Jewish Encounters Series
    In A Fine Romance, David Lehman looks at the formation of the American songbook—the timeless numbers that became jazz standards, iconic love songs, and sound tracks to famous movies—and explores the extraordinary fact that this songbook was written almost exclusively by Jews.An acclaimed poet, editor, and cultural critic, David Lehman hears America singing—with a Yiddish accent. He guides us ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • The Diary of a Holocaust Survivor

    A Journey of Miracles

    by Nachman Berkowitz ...
    The memoir of Rev. Nachman Berkowitz, a Holocaust survivor who lived to become a Cantor, Torah reader, B'nai Mitzvah teacher, and scribe. From his beginnings as a poor yeshiva student in Poland, he learned to be a Torah reader and survived many trials and tribulations, including a Soviet Gulag (labor camp), before emigrating to the United States. ... Read more

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  • The Discovery of God

    Abraham and the Birth of Monotheism

    by David Klinghoffer ...
    Fifty-three percent of the world’s population practices Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, religions that all trace their lineage to the towering, quasi-mythological figure of Abraham. In this reverent biography of the man who invented–or discovered–God, David Klinghoffer disentangles history from myth and uncovers the profound impact of Abraham’s message on his time and on the development of the ... Read more

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  • Nothing Makes You Free

    Writings by Descendants of Jewish Holocaust Survivors

    Edited by Melvin Jules Bukiet ...
    A groundbreaking collection of Holocaust literature by the heirs to the greatest evil of our time.History is preserved in the memories of the survivors of the Holocaust and the imaginations of their children, the so-called Second Generation. Nothing Makes You Free considers the heritage of the descendants of those who faced the horrific lie that adorned the gates of many German concentration camps ... Read more

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  • The Archive Thief

    The Man Who Salvaged French Jewish History in the Wake of the Holocaust

    by Lisa Moses Leff ...
    Series series Oxford Series on History and Archives
    In the aftermath of the Holocaust, Jewish historian Zosa Szajkowski gathered up tens of thousands of documents from Nazi buildings in Berlin, and later, public archives and private synagogues in France, and moved them all, illicitly, to New York. In The Archive Thief, Lisa Moses Leff reconstructs Szajkowski's story in all its ambiguity. Born into poverty in Russian Poland, Szajkowski first made ... Read more

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