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The Faith of Fallen Jews(1st Edition)
Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi and the Writing of Jewish History (The Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry)
by David N. Myers, Alexander Kaye, Professor Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi, Brandeis University Press
Hardcover, 376 Pages, Published 2013 by Brandeis University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-61168-423-0, ISBN: 1-61168-423-4

"From his first book, From Spanish Court to Italian Ghetto, to his well-known volume on Jewish memory, Zakhor, to his treatment of Sigmund Freud in Freud’s Moses, Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi (1932–2009) earned recognition as perhaps the greatest Jewish historian of his day, whose scholarship blended vast erudition, unfettered creativity, and lyrical beauty. This volume charts his intellectual trajectory by bringing together a mix of classic a ..."

Jewish Women in Pre-State Israel(1st Edition)
Life History, Politics, and Culture (HBI Series on Jewish Women)
by Ruth Kark, Margalit Shilo, Contributor-Shulamit Reinharz, Galit Hasan-Rokem, Shulamit Reinharz, Brandeis University Press
Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2008 by Brandeis University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-58465-702-6, ISBN: 1-58465-702-2

"This fascinating interdisciplinary collection of essays brings gender issues to the foreground in order to redress a profound imbalance in the historiography of the Yishuv, the Jewish community in Palestine, and in the early years of the State of Israel. Although male discourse still dominates this field, some initial studies have begun to create an authentic and multifaceted Hebrew-Israeli voice by examining the activities and contribu ..."