Choosing a Jewish Life : A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends by Anita Diamant
45.00 AUD
Category: Judaica
Married to a convert herself, Anita Diamant provides advice and information that can transform the act of conversion into an extraordinary journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth. Here you will learn how to choose a rabbi, a synagogue, a denomination, a Hebrew name; how to handle the difficulty o ...Show more
Short History of the Jewish People by Scheindlin
32.99 AUD
Category: Judaica
Where did the Jews come from? How did they retain their strong sense of community through centuries of dispersion? How have the Jews of the present, with their proud ethnic identity and thriving national home, emerged out of the downtrodden Jews of the past? Such questions arise naturally in the minds o ...Show more
Jews, God, and History (2nd edition, 1994) by Max I Dimont
18.95 AUD
Category: Judaica | Series: G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
From ancient Palestine through Europe and Asia, to America and modern Israel, Max I. Dimont shows how the saga of the Jews is interwoven with the story of virtually every nation on earth.
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel
24.95 AUD
Category: Judaica
A traveler rids a village synagogue of ghosts in this Caldecott Honor Book.
Up, Up, and Oy Vey: How Jewish History, Culture, and Values Shaped the Comic Book Superhero by Simcha Weinstein
39.99 AUD
Category: Judaica
Barricade Books re-introduces Up, Up, and Oy Vey to the book publishing world. From the birth of Krypton in Cleveland to the Caped Crusader, the Incredible Hulk, Spider Man, the X-Men and more, Up, Up, and Oy Vey chronicles the story about the origins of the most famous superheroes. Jewish contribution ...Show more
Menachem Begin: A Life by Avi Shilon
59.95 AUD
Category: Judaica
Menachem Begin, father of Israel's right wing and sixth prime minister of the nation, was known for his unflinchingly hawkish ideology. And yet, in 1979 he signed a groundbreaking peace treaty with Egypt for which he and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat received the Nobel Prize for Peace. Such a contradic ...Show more
Nazis on the Run: How Hitler's Henchmen Fled Justice by Gerald Steinacher
31.95 AUD
Category: Judaica
This is the story of how Nazi war criminals escaped from justice at the end of the Second World War by fleeing through the Tyrolean Alps to Italian seaports, and the role played by the Red Cross, the Vatican, and the Secret Services of the major powers in smuggling them away from prosecution in Europe t ...Show more
Sammy Spider's First Hanukkah by Sylvia Rouss
14.95 AUD
Category: Judaica | Series: G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser. | Reading Level: Under 6
Sammy the spider watches longingly as Josh Shapiro lights another candle and receives a brightly coloured candle each night of Hannukah. On the last night Sammy gets a surprise.
The Jerusalem Inception by Avraham Azrieli
27.99 AUD
Category: Judaica
On the eve of the Six Day War, in the divided city of Jerusalem, a young rabbinical scholar falls in love with a beautiful Mossad agent twice his age, breaks off the shackles of religious observance, and volunteers for a dangerous mission that will determine the outcome of the greatest Mideast war. "The ...Show more
Israel: A History by Anita Shapira
49.95 AUD
Category: Judaica
Written by one of Israel's most notable scholars, this volume provides a breathtaking history of Israel from the origins of the Zionist movement in the late nineteenth century to the present day. Organized chronologically, the volume explores the emergence of Zionism in Europe against the backdrop of re ...Show more
Gideon's Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad by Thomas Gordon
28.99 AUD
Category: Judaica
In the secret world of spies and covert operations, no other intelligence service continues to be as surrounded by myth and mystery as the Mossad. "Gideon's Spies" reveals that all too often the truth exceeds all the fantasies about the Mossad. Revised and updated for 2012, this new edition includes: Th ...Show more