Jewish Communities In Exotic Places

Author : Ken Blady
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0765761122
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jewish Communities in Exotic Places written by Ken Blady and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jewish Communities in Exotic Places examines seventeen Jewish groups that are referred to in Hebrew as edot ha-mizrach, Eastern or Oriental Jewish communities. These groups, situated in remote places on the Asian and African Jewish geographical periphery, became isolated from the major centers of Jewish civilization over the centuries and embraced some interesting practices and aspects of the dominant cultures in which they were situated.

Author : Schifra Strizower
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exotic Jewish Communities written by Schifra Strizower and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ilie Bădescu
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 166690371X
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Civil Society with No Hierarchy written by Ilie Bădescu and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Acephalous societies live in the rainforest or on prairies as nomadic pastoralists. The covenantal societies are acephalous; however, they inhabit the sedentary civilized world. This collection of up-to-date research focuses on the sociology, politics, justice administration, relations with hierarchies, successes, and failures of these societies"--

Author : Kevin Alan Brook
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538103435
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jews of Khazaria written by Kevin Alan Brook and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jews of Khazaria explores the history and culture of Khazaria—a large empire in eastern Europe (located in present-day Ukraine and Russia) in the early Middle Ages noted for its adoption of the Jewish religion. The third edition of this modern classic features new and updated material throughout, including new archaeological findings, new genetic evidence, and new information about the migration of the Khazars. Though little-known today, Khazaria was one of the largest political formations of its time—an economic and cultural power connected to several important trade routes and known for its religious tolerance. After the royal family converted to Judaism in the ninth century, many nobles and common people did likewise. The Khazars were ruled by a succession of Jewish kings and adopted many hallmarks of Jewish civilization, including study of the Torah and Talmud, Hebrew script, and the observance of Jewish holidays. The third edition of The Jews of Khazaria tells the compelling true story of this kingdom past.

Author : Melvin Konner
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0142196320
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unsettled written by Melvin Konner and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-09-28 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far reaching, intellectually rich, and passionately written, Unsettled takes the whole history of Western civilization as its canvas and places onto it the Jewish people and faith. With historical insight and vivid storytelling, renowned anthropologist Melvin Konner charts how the Jews endured largely hostile (but at times accepting) cultures to shape the world around them and make their mark throughout history—from the pastoral tribes of the Bronze Age to enslavement in the Roman Empire, from the darkness of the Holocaust to the creation of Israel and the flourishing of Jews in America. With fresh interpretations of the antecedents of today's pressing conflicts, Unsettled is a work whose modern-day reverberations could not be more relevant or timely.

Author : Bryan Schwartz
Publisher : WeldonOwn+ORM
ISBN 13 : 1681881659
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scattered Among the Nations written by Bryan Schwartz and published by WeldonOwn+ORM. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A beautifully presented book on Jewish diversity around the world . . . opens windows into lives from the hills of Portugal to the plains of Africa.” —The Jerusalem Post With vibrant photographs and intricate accounts Scattered Among the Nations tells the story of the world’s most isolated Jewish communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Former Soviet Union and the margins of Europe. Over two thousand years ago, a shipwreck left seven Jewish couples stranded off India’s Konkan Coast, south of Bombay. Those hardy survivors stayed, built a community, and founded one of the fascinating groups described in this book—the Bene Israel of India’s Maharasthra Province. This story is unique, but it is not unusual. We have all heard the phrase “the lost tribes of Israel,” but never has the truth and wonder of the Diaspora been so lovingly and richly illustrated. To create this amazing chronicle of faith and resilience, the authors visited Jews in thirty countries across five continents, hearing origin stories and family histories that stretch back for millennia. “Beautiful, even breathtaking . . . a Jewish (Inter) National Geographic, wisely reminding us that the strategies for survival of Jews in distant lands may be relevant to our own.” —Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, Emanu-El Scholar at Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco and author of I’m God; You’re Not “This exquisite book is a gift to the Jewish people, dramatically stretching our understanding of ‘Jewish’ . . . A book to be savored, read and re-read, and transmitted from one generation to the next.” —Yossi Klein Halevi, Senior Fellow, Shalom Hartman Institute, Jerusalem

Author : Karen Primack
Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780881256086
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jews in Places You Never Thought of written by Karen Primack and published by KTAV Publishing House, Inc.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Irene Shaland
Publisher : GTA Books
ISBN 13 : 1733624554
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shaland’s Jewish Travel Guide to Malta and Corsica written by Irene Shaland and published by GTA Books. This book was released on 2023-01-10 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Irene Shaland takes you through the island treasures of the Mediterranean, a part of the ancient and modern Jewish world few of us know. This informative and scholarly book will make you want to start packing!" –Corinne Joy Brown, multi-award winning author and Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies editor HaLapid. Whether you are planning a trip to Malta and Corsica, or just love reading about Jewish communities in the most unlikely and exotic places on earth, this book is for you. Richly illustrated with 186 gorgeous, full-color photos and 12 maps, this guidebook is packed with historical and practical information and: · Illuminates 7,000 years of Malta’s historic past and its amazing present. Reveals Maltese Jewish story from 3,000 years ago when Israelites came to Malta—to the arrival of the Biblical Paul in the 1st century CE—through the dark times of Jewish slavery at the hands of the Knights of St. John’s in the 16th century—to today’s blossoming Jewish community. Did you know that Malta was the only country that admitted Jews without visas during the Holocaust? · Conveys the Jewish story of Corsica within the context of the island’s history and geography. Did you know that in 1763, Corsica was the first country to proclaim equality for the Jews, ahead of the U.S. and France? Do you want to know how the secret power of Omerta (the Mafia’s code of silence) saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust? · Serves as a practical field guide to Jewish-related sites throughout Malta and Corsica. This guidebook is your best friend when planning your trip and when you arrive at your destination. You will know which sites to visit and how to find them. You will also learn about typical food that reflects the history of each island. Happy reading and traveling!

Author : The Jewish Heritage Society of the Five Towns
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467133914
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jewish Communities of the Five Towns and the Rockaways written by The Jewish Heritage Society of the Five Towns and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Five Towns--comprising the villages of Cedarhurst and Lawrence and the communities of Woodmere, Hewlett, and Inwood--is an area nestled on the South Shore of Long Island next to the easternmost part of Queens, known as Far Rockaway. Originally popular as a Jewish summer vacation spot near the Atlantic Ocean, the Five Towns and the Far Rockaway area grew to become a thriving, year-round Jewish metropolis, with thousands of families and scores of synagogues and Jewish educational institutions. A center for shopping and kosher restaurants, the Five Towns area has become one of the most popular locations for young, married Jewish couples. Jewish influence has expanded greatly in local government and education. The rich history of the early years of Jewish growth and development in the Five Towns and Rockaways lends a deeper understanding of this phenomenal change of demographics and influence that has occurred over the last few decades.

Author : Sondra Leiman
Publisher : Urj Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807408018
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Atlas of Great Jewish Communities written by Sondra Leiman and published by Urj Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses narrative, maps, pictures, personal tales, and primary texts to explore Jewish history, from Jerusalem in the first century to modern-day Israel.