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| The Search Committee |
| Angel,
Marc |
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A powerful story about two rabbinical scholars who seek to become head of a leading Lithuanian-type Yeshiva. The novel unfolds as a series of presentations to the Search Committee—by the candidates, their wives, colleagues, students, and philanthropic supporters. The struggle is not just between two men, but between two very different views of Judaism, Torah education, modernity, the role of women, and freedom of thought and expression. |
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| Folk Literature of the Sephardic Jews, Vol 1 |
| Armistead,S and Silverman J. |
$65 |
| The Judeo-Spanish Ballad Chapbooks of Yacob Abraham Yona |
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| Sweet Dates in Basra |
| Jiji, Jessica |
$14.99 |
| “A moving novel which brings to life years of friendship and understanding, conflict and violence between Jews and Muslims in Basra... ” Naim Kattan , author of Farewell Babylon |
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Books
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| By Fire, By Water |
| Kaplan, Mitchell James |
$15.95 |
| This debut novel is set in 15-century Spain during the Inquisition focuses on the historical figure of Luis de Santángel, chancellor to the king of Aragon and a converso. |
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| The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit |
| Lagnado, Lucette. |
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| A beautifully written memoir which documents the richness of Jewish-Egyptian life prior to Nassar’s rise to power and their subsequent flight from Egypt. At the emotional heart of the book is Lagnado’s relationship with her father as the family is forced to leave Egypt, travel through Greece, Italy and France before arriving in Brooklyn where they are confronted by loss and dislocation. |
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Books
-Literature & Novels |
| Short
Stories by Jewish Writers from Iraq |
| Moreh,
Shmuel |
$22 |
| In
Arabic and Hebrew with Extensive Notes in English. |
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| Cuentos Sobre Los Sefardies de Sarajevo
(A Collection of Sephardim Stories from Sarajevo) |
| Isak Papo, Rikica Ovidija, Gina Camhy, Clarisse Nikoidski |
$15 |
In this collection of short stories, some based on proverbs and sayings, others on real people, the authors provide a wealth of information on daily life and customs of the Jews of Sarajevo. Original photographs illustrate the secular and religious life of the community. Each story written in Ladino is accompanied by an English translation. |
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Books
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| The Alhambra Decree |
| Raphael, David |
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| In this fictional retelling of Samuel Usque’s famous 16th Century work: Consolation for the tribulations of Israel, this work traces the lives and the unhappy fates of several Jewish families as they respond to the infamous decreed in 1492 by Ferdinand and Isabella, shortly after their united forces succeeded in driving the Moslems from Alhambra, last bastion of anti-Christian resistance. |
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Books
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| Farewell to Dejla: Stories of Iraqi Jews at Home and in Exile |
| Sadka,
Tova M. |
$16 |
“This collection of stories and a novella explores the little-publicized migration of the Iraqi Jews escaping oppression, only to be confronted with the difficult realities of new nations and customs...” Academy Chicago Publishers |
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Books
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| Star and Baghdad Scimitar: A Lost Song by the Rivers of Babylon |
| Sadka,
Tova M. |
$25 |
| The story portrays the Jewish community, its culture, and its relationship to the Arabs and to Israel. Though the story is fictional, it is based on actual historical events and is inspired by the life of a famous Iraqi Jewish singer. |
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Books
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| A Bouquet of Poems / Un Ramo de Poemas |
| Sadacca, Haim V. |
$12.95 |
| A native of Turkey, the author has composed poems that reflect our deepest sentiments. Written in a beautiful Ladino, it is accompanied by a fine English translation. |
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Books
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| Jewish
Stories: One Generation Tells Another |
| Schram,
Penninah |
$30 |
| Schram
is a fantastic story teller and this is a collection of
64 folk tales, myths, etc. |
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Books
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| Marrano
Mountain: Tales from the Expulsion |
| Shamosh,
Amnon |
$20 |
| Three
stories set in the Portuguese village of Belmonte. |
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Books
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| My
Sister the Bride: Stories from Aleppo |
| Shamosh,
Amnon |
$15 |
| Collection
of short stories. |
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Books
-Literature & Novels |
| The Septembers of Shiraz |
| Sofer, Dalia |
$13 |
| Isaac Amin, an Iranian Jew, is imprisoned after the 1979 revolution in Iran, accused of being a Zionist Spy. This remarkable first novel, hailed by Claire Messud of the New York Times as a possible classic, follows the effect of his arrest on him and his family. |
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Books
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| The
Schocken Book of Modern Sephardic Literature |
| Stavans,
Ilan |
$28 |
| A
first-time compilation and anthology of fiction, memoirs,
essays, and poetry from 28 Sephardic writers in 18 countries spanning a period
of more than 150 years. The various pieces deal with issues
that resonate within any contemporary multicultural culture:
the status of minorities within the larger society, the opposing
forces of religion and secularism, the tension between a civil,
democratic tradition and the anti-Semitism ready to undermine
it, and the opposing forces of religion and secularism. |
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