American Jewish Life, 1920-1990

American Jewish Life, 1920-1990
Author: Jeffrey S. Gurock
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2013-10-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1136675000

This volume contains articles on Jewish life from 1920 to the present. Its entries include studies of the economy and migration in postwar America, the impact of Holocaust survivors on American Society and the reaction to gender stereotypes within American Culture.

Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewry

Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewry
Author: Zion Zohar
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2005-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 0814797067

Sephardic Jews have contributed some of the most important Jewish philosophers, poets, biblical commentators, Talmudic and Halachic scholars, and scientists, and have had a significant impact on the development of Jewish mysticism. Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewry brings together original work from the world's leading scholars to present a deep introductory overview of their history and culture over the past 1500 years.

Sephardim

Sephardim
Author: Paloma Díaz-Mas
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 258
Release: 1992
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780226144832

Also examined. Authoritative and completely accessible, Sephardim will appeal to anyone interested in Spanish culture and Jewish civilization. Each chapter ends with a list of recommended reading, and the book includes an extensive bibliography of works in Spanish, French, and English. Fully updated by the author since its publication in Spanish, Sephardim also features notes by the translator that illuminate references which might otherwise be obscure to an.