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Author:

Hoffman, Lawrence A., 1942-

Title:

One hundred great Jewish books : three millennia of Jewish conversation / Lawrence A. Hoffman.

Publisher:

BlueBridge,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

xv, 352 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Jews--Bibliography.
Judaism--Bibliography.
Jewish literature--Bibliography.
Best books.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-345) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : the Jewish conversation -- The Bible : the conversation is launched -- The rabbis : the conversation is transformed -- The Middle Ages : the conversation broadens -- Enlightenment, emancipation, and traditionalism : the conversation explodes -- Turn of the century : the conversation divides -- The American experience to World War II : the conversation expands -- The Holocaust and Israel : the conversation is focused -- The American experience after World War II : the conversation is renewed -- Jewish people, Jewish thought, Jewish destiny today : the conversation continues.

ISBN:

1933346310
9781933346311

LCCN:

2011022351

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)