Examines the German and Jewish sources of Strauss's thought and the extent to which his philosophy can shed light on the crisis of liberal democracy.

An entertaining inside story of how Reuben Freed's roadside eatery became the famous Red Apple Rest.

The story of an Ocean Hill–Brownsville teacher who crossed picket lines during the racially charged New York City teachers’ strike of 1968.

Compelling account of Strauss's mature Maimonidean writings.

Considers Jewish studies as an academic discipline from its origins to the present.

Comprehensive analysis of how Harlem and the Lower East Side have been depicted over the course of the twentieth century in African American and Jewish American literature.

Uncovers a fundamental change that took place in Western thinking, especially its departure from the Sephardic philosophy found in the Iberian Peninsula during the 13th century.

A fascinating look at the lives, culture, and religious and ritual observance of three generations of Iranian Jewish women in the United States.

A hermeneutics of language after Auschwitz.

In exploring her father's own gambling addiction, the author uncovers a hidden history of gambling in the Jewish community.

A critical edition, with notes and commentary, of the ancient Aramaic translation of the Torah.

Discusses the two most important figures in early Jewish mythologies of evil, the fallen angels Azazel and Satanael.

Argues that debates about Jewish identity and assimilation are signs of creative potential rather than crisis.

Multidisciplinary study of the citrus industry in Palestine before World War II.

A daughter struggles to get her mother to talk about her Holocaust experiences, and tries to understand how those experiences have shaped her own life.

A literary love story.

A new translation of a modern Yiddish masterpiece.

A vivid portrayal of the important role of Jews in American boxing history, and vice versa.

Looks at literary works from outside the Judeo-Christian tradition to test Levinas's notion of "the Other. "

Examines how Israeli society has commemorated Yitzhak Rabin.

Explores the unacknowledged psychological element in Maimonides’ work, one which prefigures the latter insights of Freud.

Interviews with eighteen Jewish “hidden children” of France and Belgium, telling the story of their survival during World War II.

An introduction to the Zohar, the crowning work of medieval Kabbalah. Includes original translations and analysis.

Examines the variety of cinematic responses to the Holocaust as well as the Shoah’s impact on cinematic expression itself.

An original and revolutionary interpretation of the Jews’ destiny in modern politics.