A Bibliography of Australian Judaica

A Bibliography of Australian Judaica
Author: Serge Liberman
Publisher: Mandelbaum Trust and University of Sydney Library
Total Pages: 288
Release: 1991
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

Revised edition of this guide to literary works by, and about, Australian Jews, first published in 1987. Includes Yiddish and English titles, and a wide range of subject matter from creative writing to cooking. Indexed by author and title, with sections on zionism, autobiography, genealogy and the history of Australian Jews. Draws on books, monographs, journal articles, newspapers and university theses. Part of the TStudies in Judaica' series.

The Bibliography of Australasian Judaica 1788-2008

The Bibliography of Australasian Judaica 1788-2008
Author: Serge Liberman
Publisher: Hybrid Publishers
Total Pages: 1093
Release: 2018-11-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1742981291

This bibliography includes all traceable self-contained books, monographs, pamphlets and chapters from books which in some way pertain to Jews in Australia and New Zealand between 1788 and 2008 Born in Russia in 1942, Serge Liberman came to Australia in 1951, where he now works as a medical practitioner. As author of several short-story collections including On Firmer Shores, A Universe of Clowns, The Life That I Have Led, and The Battered and the Redeemed, he has three times received the Alan Marshall Award and has also been a recipient of the NSW Premier's Literary Award. In addition, he is compiler of two previous editions of A Bibliography of Australian Judaica. Several of his titles have been set as study texts in Australian and British high schools and universities. His literary work has been widely published; he has been Editor and Literary Editor of several respected journals and has contributed to many other publications.

Judaica Reference Sources

Judaica Reference Sources
Author: Charles Cutter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2004-02-28
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0313053332

A recipient of the Outstanding Reference Award from the Association of Jewish Librarians in its earlier edition, this updated edition of Judaica Reference Sources maintains its editorial excellence while revising and expanding coverage for the new century. Virtually every aspect of Jewish life, knowledge, history, culture, religion, and contemporary issues is covered in this annotated, bibliographic guide. A critical collection development tool for college, university, public school, and synagogue libraries, Judaica Reference Sources provides entries for over 1,000 reference works, as well as a selective list of related Web sites, in English, French, German, Yiddish, and Hebrew. Works published since 1970 are emphasized. Unique in providing expert guidance to Judaica material for the librarian, the layperson, the student, and the researcher, this reference guide is a versatile tool that will fulfill your every need for Judaica material.

A History of the Book in Australia, 1891-1945

A History of the Book in Australia, 1891-1945
Author: Martyn Lyons
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780702232343

Collection of essays and case studies outlining Australian book production and consumption, from the 1880s to the end of World War II. Explores all aspects of print culture including authorship, editing, design and printing, publication, distribution, bookselling, libraries and reading habits. Includes photos, contributor notes, bibliography and index. Two further books in the 'A History of the Book in Australia' project are planned. Lyons is Professor of History at the University of New South Wales. He has previously written (with Lucy Taksa) 'Australian Readers Remember'. Arnold is Deputy Director of the National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University. He has previously co-edited the 'Biography of Australian Literature: A-E'.

Anglophone Jewish Literature

Anglophone Jewish Literature
Author: Axel Stähler
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2007-09-14
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1134121423

English has become the major language of contemporary Jewish literature. This book shows the transnational character of that literature and how traditional viewpoints need to be reassessed.

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Jewish Writers of the Twentieth Century

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Jewish Writers of the Twentieth Century
Author: Sorrel Kerbel
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1716
Release: 2004-11-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 1135456062

Now available in paperback for the first time, Jewish Writers of the Twentieth Century is both a comprehensive reference resource and a springboard for further study. This volume: examines canonical Jewish writers, less well-known authors of Yiddish and Hebrew, and emerging Israeli writers includes entries on figures as diverse as Marcel Proust, Franz Kafka, Tristan Tzara, Eugene Ionesco, Harold Pinter, Tom Stoppard, Arthur Miller, Saul Bellow, Nadine Gordimer, and Woody Allen contains introductory essays on Jewish-American writing, Holocaust literature and memoirs, Yiddish writing, and Anglo-Jewish literature provides a chronology of twentieth-century Jewish writers. Compiled by expert contributors, this book contains over 330 entries on individual authors, each consisting of a biography, a list of selected publications, a scholarly essay on their work and suggestions for further reading.

Hebrew Bible / Old Testament. III: From Modernism to Post-Modernism

Hebrew Bible / Old Testament. III: From Modernism to Post-Modernism
Author: Magne Sæbø
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Total Pages: 785
Release: 2014-12-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3647540226

The long and complex history of reception and interpretation of the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament through the ages, described in the HBOT Project, focuses in this concluding volume III, Part 2 on the multifarious research and the different methods used in the last century. Even this volume is written by Christian and Jewish scholars and takes its wider cultural and philosophical context into consideration. The perspective is worldwide and ecumenical. Its references to modern biblical scholarship, on which it is based, are extensive and updated.The indexes (names, topics, references to biblical sources and a broad body of literature beyond) are the key to the wealth of information provided.Contributors are J. Barton, H.L. Bosman, A.F. Campbell, SJ, D.M. Carr, D.J.A. Clines, W. Dietrich, St.E. Fassberg, D. Føllesdal, A.C. Hagedorn, K.M. Heim, J. Høgenhaven, B. Janowski, D.A. Knight, C. Körting, A. Laato, P. Machinist, M.A.O ́Brien, M. Oeming, D. Olson, E. Otto, M. Sæbø, J. Schaper, S. Sekine, J.L. Ska, SJ, M.A. Sweeney, and J. de Waard.

The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization

The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization
Author: Deborah Dash Moore
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 576
Release: 2012-11-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 030013553X

Presents an encyclopedia of Jewish culture from 1973 to 2005, including secular and religious examples from the visual arts, literature, and popular culture.