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Britain's Jews: Confidence, Maturity, Anxiety by Harry Freedman
29.99 AUD
Category: Judaica
Jews in Britain have risen to the top of nearly every profession, they run major companies, sit at the top tables in politics and are prominent in science, arts and media. Of course there is poverty and disadvantage, just as there is in any community, but objectively, British Jews have done well. Partic ...Show more
Kabbalah: Secrecy Scandal & the Soul by Harry Freedman
39.99 AUD
Category: Judaica | Reading Level: near fine
Harry Freedman, author of The Talmud: A Biography and The Murderous History of Bible Translations, explores the mysterious Jewish mystical tradition of Kabbalah. Kabbalah is popularly known as a fashionable system for personal and spiritual insight, a Jewish mystical tradition popularized by devoted c ...Show more
Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius by Harry Freedman
29.99 AUD
Category: Music
Leonard Cohen's music is studded with allusions to Jewish and Christian tradition, as well as Kabbalah and Zen. In his 1994 classic 'Hallelujah' he opens with the words 'Now I've heard there was a secret chord, That David played, and it pleased the Lord - the baffled king composing Hallelujah'. As the ...Show more
Shylock's Venice - The Remarkable History of Venice's Jews and the Ghetto by Harry Freedman
49.99 AUD
Category: History
The thrilling story of the Jews in Venice - and the truth behind one of Shakespeare's most famous characters. Millions of visitors flood to Venice every year. Yet many are unaware of its history - one of dramatic expansion but also of rapid decline. And essential to any history of Venice during its glor ...Show more
The Talmud - A Biography: Banned, Censored and Burned. The Book They Couldn't Suppress by Harry Freedman
49.99 AUD
Category: Judaica
Containing nearly two million words in 37 volumes, the Talmud covers topics as diverse as law, faith, medicine, magic, ethics, sex, humour and prayer. It is a highly complex, profoundly logical and frequently impenetrable work with a history like no other. In its 1500 year history the Talmud has been ba ...Show more
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