Download or read book A Surplus of Memory written by Yitzhak ("Antek") Zuckerman and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1943, against utterly hopeless odds, the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto rose up to defy the Nazi horror machine that had set out to exterminate them. One of the leaders of the Jewish Fighting Organization, which led the uprisings, was Yitzhak Zuckerman, known by his underground pseudonym, Antek. Decades later, living in Israel, Antek dictated his memoirs. The Hebrew publication of Those Seven Years: 1939-1946 was a major event in the historiography of the Holocaust, and now Antek's memoirs are available in English. Unlike Holocaust books that focus on the annihilation of European Jews, Antek's account is of the daily struggle to maintain human dignity under the most dreadful conditions. His passionate, involved testimony, which combines detail, authenticity, and gripping immediacy, has unique historical importance. The memoirs situate the ghetto and the resistance in the social and political context that preceded them, when prewar Zionist and Socialist youth movements were gradually forged into what became the first significant armed resistance against the Nazis in all of occupied Europe. Antek also describes the activities of the resistance after the destruction of the ghetto, when 20,000 Jews hid in "Aryan" Warsaw and then participated in illegal immigration to Palestine after the war. The only extensive document by any Jewish resistance leader in Europe, Antek's book is central to understanding ghetto life and underground activities, Jewish resistance under the Nazis, and Polish-Jewish relations during and after the war. This extraordinary work is a fitting monument to the heroism of a people.
Download or read book Alternate Names of Places written by Adrian Room and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-07-31 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This type of geographical dictionary lists past and present alternate names of more than 7,000 places. It focuses on placenames with official or semiofficial status rather than nicknames or colloquial abbreviations. It comments on names and their origins where appropriate. Appendices focus on placenames in non-English languages and on places which have been renamed in fictional works"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Scenes from Dickens written by Charles Dickens and published by Fredonia Books (NL). This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive collection of scenes from the novels of Charles Dickens, for amateur and professional actors doing short presentations.
Download or read book Between the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy written by Marc B. Shapiro and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 1999-11-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compellingly and authoritatively written, this biography illuminates the dilemmas that Europe’s Jews have faced over the past century. The discussion of the inner struggles of one of twentieth-century Judaism’s most enigmatic religious leaders—a figure who became a central ideologue of modern Orthodoxy despite his traditional training in a Lithuanian yeshiva—elucidates many institutional and intellectual phenomena of the Jewish world, and especially in pre-war Europe, that have so far received little attention.
Download or read book The Sarmatian Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Home Movies and Other Necessary Fictions written by Michelle Citron and published by Visible Evidence (Paperback). This book was released on 1999 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An autobiography of Michelle citron and her insights into Fimmaking and feminism
Download or read book From Suwalki to St Ignace written by Alex E. Friedlander and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yankel Rozenthal, son of Szepszel, was born in about 1764. He married Sora, daugher of Leyser. They had seven children. Yankel died 2 May 1829 in Suwalki, Poland. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Poland, Israel, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Michigan, Illinois and California.
Download or read book Nicknames of Places written by Adrian Room and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many places in the world, from the smallest settlement to the largest expanse of land or water, have one or more secondary names--nicknames, titles, or slogans by which it is known in addition to its formal or usual name. Rarely if ever found on maps or in gazetteers, such names feature widely in popular use, travel guides, journalistic articles, and literature of all kinds. New York City (for instance) is the Big Apple, Baghdad on the Hudson, City of Ambition, Empire City, Gateway of the USA, Gotham... This dictionary catalogs some 4600 such names worldwide, ranging from familiar to obscure, recently minted to archaic. Entries include explanations of the nicknames and one or more quotations documenting its use.
Download or read book The Pronunciation of Placenames written by Adrian Room and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2007-06-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This reference provides a user-friendly pronunciation guide for over 12,000 placenames worldwide. From Aachen, Germany (pronounced Ah kun) to Zywiec, Poland (pronounced Zhi vets), entries include familiar world placenames, both historic and current, as well as several less familiar names"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book African Placenames written by Adrian Room and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each of the over 2,000 entries gives the country and, in most cases, geographical location within the country. An account of the name's origin and meaning follows, with appropriate historical, topographical and biological references. Cross references provide both former names and alternate spellings or forms of current names.
Download or read book Literally Entitled written by Adrian Room and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The titles are primarily from fiction (including, along with novels, particularly important poetry, plays, and short stories), though a few are from literary works of nonfiction. Each entry gives title, author, year of publication, and a detailed explanation of the story behind the title.
Download or read book A Dictionary of Art Titles written by Adrian Room and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-09-09 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary of 3,000 works of art explains the meaning behind the titles. The titles, mostly of paintings and sculpture, but also of some less traditional media, are arranged alphabetically by original title or English title.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Corporate Names Worldwide written by Adrian Room and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives the stories behind, or origins of, more than 3,500 commercial names. Many of them are American or British but some are French, German, Italian or Japanese. From A & C Black (publishers) to Zyklon (insecticide), entries cover two types of subjects: company names and the names of products and services. The companies have names derived from their founders or benefactors, such as Dell computers and Lamborghini automobiles; or from placenames, such as Land O'Lakes dairy products and Halex table tennis balls; or from a "story," such as Ratrac snow tractors or Hang Ten surfwear. The entries for product names explain the origin of brand names, like Dannon yogurt and Laservision video system; trademarks, such as Harp beer and Holeproof hosiery; patented products like Demerol; and hard-to-categorize commercial names like the Dancercize program.
Download or read book A Dictionary of True Etymologies written by Adrian Room and published by Routledge & Kegan Paul Books. This book was released on 1986 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides the history of nearly twelve-hundred words, clears up misconceptions about their origins, and explains why false etymologies often develop.
Download or read book Dictionary of Pseudonyms written by Adrian Room and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history many individuals have changed their names or adopted pseudonyms for a variety of reasons. In some cases the change is a mere simplification, while some make the change to adapt to a new homeland. Whatever the reason, the new names present many questions, both serious and trivial, for researchers of all kinds. This greatly expanded and completely updated version of our highly acclaimed title ("very useful" --RQ; "deserves a place in any collection of serious onomastic works"--Verbatim) gives the changed names of over 8,000 people (up from 4,000 in the earlier edition) who have "made a name for themselves." Arranged by pseudonym, the entries give the true name, vital dates, country of origin or settlement, and profession. Many entries include the story behind the persons name change. Seven introductory chapters offer an enlightening look at the various aspects of names and pseudonyms, including such topics as "Names for a Living, " "Invented Names" and "Why Another Name?" Fully indexed.
Download or read book The Times Style and Usage Guide written by Tim Austin and published by Collins. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text aims to be a useful tool for writers, editors and proofreaders alike. Royal Family or royal family? Front-runner or front runner? Assure or ensure? Affect or effect? Even the most sophisticated writers of English will run up against these and many similar problems in the quest for clear, elegant and grammatical writing. The Times Style and Usage Guide answers these and hundreds of other usage conumdrums with a comprehensive collection of entries designed to sweep the minefield of the English language.
