Download or read book Jewish Heroes Heroines of America written by Seymour Brody and published by Frederick Fell Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrates the contributions of Jewish heroes and heroines throughout the nation's history. Spanning the pre-revolutionary years to the present, this essential book documents the lives of 151 men and women who have contributed to all areas of life--the arts,sciences,sports,entertainment,business,and politics. JEWISH HEROES AND HEROINES OF AMERICA details where each individual has worked, the awards he or she has won, and the accomplishments that have brought fame and the respect of other Jews and non-Jews in America.
Download or read book Jewish Heroes Heroines written by Darryl Lyman and published by Jonathan David Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, the author of Great Jews in Music and great Jews on Stage and Screen demonstrates the remarkable truth of Twain's observation by presenting the unique achievements of Jews in such diverse fields as nursing, politics, broadcasting, sculpture, painting, writing, pharmacology, chemistry, physics, theater, and music--to name just a few. Illustrated. Large format.
Download or read book Jewish Heroes Heroines of America written by Seymour Brody and published by Frederick Fell Pub. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the contributions of Jews in America from colonial times to the present, in peace and in war.
Download or read book Jewish Heroes and Heroines of America written by Seymour Brody and published by . This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jewish Heroes and Heroines in America from Colonial Times to 1900 written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an online version of the exhibit "Jewish Heroes and Heroines in America from Colonial Times to 1900," provided by the Florida Atlantic University Libraries. Includes profiles of inventors, military heroes, and others. Links to related sites.
Download or read book Free Jerusalem written by Zev Golan and published by Devora Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author takes us beyond the history books, into the real world of the Jewish Underground of the 1920s and 30s, before there was a State of Israel. Building on years of painstaking research of archival material plus in-depth interviews via participants who still recall those 'Wild West' years, Zev Golan reveals how the heroes of the Jewish people performed some less-than-heroic acts while chasing the Arab gangs and the entire British Empire off their land. These same heroes, heroines and rogues went on to become the elite leaders - Prime Ministers, Rabbis and world-famous scientists -- of the State of Israel.
Download or read book Heroes and Heroines of Jewish Folklore written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ordinary Heroes written by Peter Hay and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of a twenty-three year old Jewish woman who met an awful death after volunteering to be parachuted into Hungary.
Download or read book The Biblical Hero written by Elliott Rabin and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2020-03-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approaching the Bible in an original way—comparing biblical heroes to heroes in world literature—Elliott Rabin addresses a core biblical question: What is the Bible telling us about what it means to be a hero? Focusing on the lives of six major biblical characters—Moses, Samson, David, Esther, Abraham, and Jacob—Rabin examines their resemblance to hero types found in (and perhaps drawn from) other literatures and analyzes why the Bible depicts its heroes less gloriously than do the texts of other cultures: * Moses founds the nation of Israel—and is short-tempered and weak-armed. * Samson, arrogant and unhinged, can kill a thousand enemies with his bare hands. * David establishes a centralized, unified, triumphal government—through pretense and self-deception. * Esther saves her people but marries a murderous, misogynist king. * Abraham's relationships are wracked with tension. * Jacob fathers twelve tribes—and wins his inheritance through deceit. In the end, is God the real hero? Or is God too removed from human constraints to even be called a “hero”? Ultimately, Rabin excavates how the Bible’s unique perspective on heroism can address our own deep-seated need for human-scale heroes.
Download or read book The Master Library Heroes and heroines written by Walter Scott Athearn and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book RBG s Brave Brilliant Women written by Nadine Epstein and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of biographies of brave and brilliant Jewish female role models--selected in collaboration with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and including an introduction written by the iconic Supreme Court justice herself-- provides young people with a roster of inspirational role models, all of whom are Jewish women, who will appeal not only to young people but to people of all ages, and all faiths. The fascinating lives detailed in this collection--more than thirty exemplary female role models--were chosen by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, or RBG, as she was lovingly known to her many admirers. Working with her friend, journalist Nadine Epstein, RBG selected these trailblazers, all of whom are women and Jewish, who chose not to settle for the rules and beliefs of their time. They did not accept what the world told them they should be. Like RBG, they dreamed big, worked hard, and forged their own paths to become who they deserved to be. Future generations will benefit from each and every one of the courageous actions and triumphs of the women profiled here. RBG's Brave & Brilliant Women, the passion project of Justice Ginsburg in the last year of her life, will inspire readers to think about who they want to become and to make it happen, just like RBG.
Download or read book If We Could Hear Them Now written by Alice Becker Lehrer and published by Urim Fiction. This book was released on 2009 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fictional interviews with prominent women from the Bible, the Midrash, and Jewish history.
Download or read book Hear Her Voice written by Miriam P. Feinberg and published by Devora Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors present the lives of biblical Jewish leaders like Queen Esther and the Prophetess Deborah as well as modern unique personalities like Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Prime Minister Golda Meier. At the end of each biography is a section describing what young readers can do to understand the contribution made by these famous people, as well as a detailed bibliography of where to find additional information about each woman.
Download or read book My Jewish Journal written by Behrman House and published by Behrman House, Inc. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help students increase their connection to Jewish knowledge and values through journal writing exercises.
Download or read book The Murder of William of Norwich written by E. M. Rose and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1144, the mutilated body of William of Norwich, a young apprentice leatherworker, was found abandoned outside the city's walls. The boy bore disturbing signs of torture, and a story spread that it was a ritual murder, performed by Jews in imitation of the Crucifixion as a mockery of Christianity. The outline of William's tale eventually gained currency far beyond Norwich, and the idea that Jews engaged in ritual murder became firmly rooted in the European imagination. E.M. Rose's engaging book delves into the story of William's murder and the notorious trial that followed to uncover the origin of the ritual murder accusation - known as the "blood libel" - in western Europe in the Middle Ages. Focusing on the specific historical context - 12th-century ecclesiastical politics, the position of Jews in England, the Second Crusade, and the cult of saints - and suspensefully unraveling the facts of the case, Rose makes a powerful argument for why the Norwich Jews (and particularly one Jewish banker) were accused of killing the youth, and how the malevolent blood libel accusation managed to take hold. She also considers four "copycat" cases, in which Jews were similarly blamed for the death of young Christians, and traces the adaptations of the story over time. In the centuries after its appearance, the ritual murder accusation provoked instances of torture, death and expulsion of thousands of Jews and the extermination of hundreds of communities. Although no charge of ritual murder has withstood historical scrutiny, the concept of the blood libel is so emotionally charged and deeply rooted in cultural memory that it endures even today. Rose's groundbreaking work, driven by fascinating characters, a gripping narrative, and impressive scholarship, provides clear answers as to why the blood libel emerged when it did and how it was able to gain such widespread acceptance, laying the foundations for enduring antisemitic myths that continue to present.
Download or read book Two Jewish Heroes in the Pacific written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features "Two Jewish Heroes in the Pacific," an excerpt from the book "Jewish Heroes and Heroines of America," written by Seymour Brody and originally published in 1996 by Lifetime Books, Inc. The excerpt is provided online as part of the Judaica Collection Exhibit of the Florida Atlantic University Libraries. Profiles army medical aide Hyman Epstein of Nebraska and marine corporal LeRoy Diamond of New York City, who fought the Japanese during World War II.
Download or read book Heroes and Heroines of the Way written by Wilfrid J. Harrington and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
