Jewish Studies
Educational Oases in the Desert
A history of the French schools that pioneered female education in Ottoman Iraq's Jewish communities.
Shimmering Mirrors
A study of comparative metaphysics that explores the concepts of Reality and Appearance and their relevance to contemporary religious consciousness.
The Politics of Unreason
The first systematic analysis of the Frankfurt School’s research and theorizing on modern antisemitism.
Sabina Spielrein
Explores the life and work of psychoanalyst Sabina Spielrein through a feminist and mytho-poetic lens.
College Bound
Argues that first- and second-generation Jewish American writers had an ambivalent relationship with educational success.
Writing in Witness
A comprehensive survey of the most important writing to come out of the Holocaust.
Sovereign Jews
Offers a novel exploration of the relationship between religion and the state in Israel.
Movies and Midrash
Brings popular cinema and Jewish religious texts into a meaningful dialogue.
Herbert H. Lehman
The definitive biography of New York State's four-term Governor, US Senator, humanitarian, and Jewish liberal political reformer.
Philosophy, History, and Tyranny
The first comprehensive examination of the debate between Leo Strauss and Alexandre Kojève on the subject of philosophy and tyranny.
A Vanished Ideology
First comprehensive examination of the rise and decline of the Jewish communist movement in the English-speaking world.
Tongue of Fire
Examines the influence of the notorious American anarchist “Red Emma” on the shifting social geography of sex and gender at the turn of the twentieth century.
Drunk from the Bitter Truth
The poems of Anna Margolin (1887–1952), appearing here both in the original Yiddish and in English translation.
Jewish Feminism and Intersectionality
Addresses the absence of Jewish subjects in intersectionality studies and demonstrates how to do intersectionality work inclusive of Jewish perspectives.
Leo Strauss, Philosopher
European scholars discuss Leo Strauss as a major figure in the history of philosophy.
Out of Control
Explores the fundamental confrontations between Spinoza and Levinas in ethics, politics, science, and religion.
Figures of Memory
Explores how the USHMM and other museums and memorials both displace and disturb the memories that they are trying to commemorate.
The Divine Quest, East and West
Looks at the concept of Ultimate Reality in Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Christianity.
Sharing the Burden
Examines a fascinating and important figure in the history of modern Jewish ethics.
Borges, the Jew
Explores Borges’ infatuation with Jewish history and culture.
The Death of Fred Astaire
When, in the late eighties, the author chooses to raise a child with her lesbian partner, she embraces a life outside the lines—one full of curious adventures as well as the usual catastrophes and everyday pleasures.
Divine Scapegoats
Explores the paradoxical symmetry between the divine and demonic in early Jewish mystical texts.
Beyond Post-Zionism
Comprehensive and critical analysis of the post-Zionist debates and their impact on various aspects of Israeli culture.
Leo Strauss on the Borders of Judaism, Philosophy, and History
Explores how the thought of Leo Strauss amounts to a model for thinking about the connection between philosophy, Jewish thought, and history.
Sweet Burdens
Examines the lives of recent Russian-Jewish immigrants in Germany.