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Tales of Modern Judea

Author : Elias Sassoon
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781456518608
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (186 download)

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Download or read book Tales of Modern Judea written by Elias Sassoon and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-01-03 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are stories written so long ago that I cannot remember writing them. I was fresh from a sojourn through graduate school and adventures in a foreign country. My mind was filled with the thoughts of greatness; I would become famous and leave the dust of a childhood growing up in Flushing, Queens, New York behind. I would conquer the world! In other words, I was living in a world from which there was only one direction to go and that was down. Then, I came back from Canada and my historical studies in the great North, back as a writer of fiction filled with dreams. Returning, I was forced into the same apartment in which I had grown up in Flushing with my parents; my father, an angry, out-of-work factory worker, was still the asshole; still roared and drank and punched and ridiculed at dreams. While listening to my father's curses and my parents constant fighting, I wrote, locked away in a little room, pounding keys of an old Olivetti typewriter. Soon, I finished a novella and a story collection, and found places to send them. Weeks passed. I imagined Madison Avenue publishers pouring through my pages and congratulating themselves on finding the next genius. I walked around Flushing with these thoughts until my first manuscript was returned with a form rejection. I was crushed, embarrassed, and angry. But, what did they know! Many more rejections followed but without causing self-doubt. Manuscripts streamed to big and small publishers across the United States and Canada, always followed by rejection. Eventually, I got out of my parent's apartment, and found jobs as a writer in corporate America. The stories in this collection originate from those early days. You can feel the anguish, the anger, and isolation. Mostly however, there is that vision, the vision of youth.

Tales Of Modern Judea: Short Stories

Author : Elias Sassoon
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1458353850
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (583 download)

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Download or read book Tales Of Modern Judea: Short Stories written by Elias Sassoon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories written long ago; cannot remember writing them. I was fresh from graduate school and adventures in a foreign country. My mind was filled with the thoughts of greatness, and leaving a childhood in Flushing, New York behind to conquer the world! Then, I came back home, back as a writer of fiction, back to the same apartment in which I'd grown up. My father, an angry, out-of-work factory worker, was still the asshole, roared, drank, punched and ridiculed. While listening, I wrote, locked in a room, pounding keys of an old Olivetti. Soon, finished with a novel and story collection, I sent them out. I imagined Madison Avenue publishers congratulating themselves on finding the next genius, that is, until my manuscripts were returned with a form rejection. Crushed and embarrassed. What did they know! Manuscripts streamed out across the U.S., followed by rejection. Eventually, I got out, and found jobs as a writer in Corporate America. The stories in this book date from that time.

Tales of High Priests and Taxes

Author : Sylvie Honigman
Publisher : University of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520383141
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Tales of High Priests and Taxes written by Sylvie Honigman and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of the conquests of Alexander the Great, the ancient world of the Bible—the ancient Near East—came under Greek rule, and in the land of Israel, time-old traditions met Greek culture. But with the accession of King Antiochos IV, the soft power of culture was replaced with armed conflict, and soon the Jews rebelled against their imperial masters, as recorded in the Biblical books of the Maccabees. Whereas most scholars have dismissed the biblical accounts of religious persecution and cultural clash, Sylvie Honigman combines subtle literary analysis with deep historical insight to show how their testimony can be reconciled with modern historical analysis by conversing with the biblical authors, so to speak, in their own language to understand the ways they described their experiences. Honigman contends that these stories are not mere fantasies but genuine attempts to cope with the massacre that followed the rebellion by giving it new meaning. This reading also discloses fresh political and economic factors.

Dropped from Heaven

Author : Sophie Judah
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dropped from Heaven written by Sophie Judah and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 19 stories in Judah's debut explore the little known Jewish community of Bene Israel in India over the course of more than a century. Though Judah touches on a wide array of topics in these vignette-like stories of life in the fictional town of Jwalangart̮he fusion of Jewish and Indian (both Hindi and Muslim) customs, the India-Pakistan partition, the birth of Israelt̮he most prevalent theme is the underappreciated strength and wisdom of the community's women.

Jerusalem's Traitor

Author : Desmond Seward
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1458777855
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (587 download)

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Download or read book Jerusalem's Traitor written by Desmond Seward and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-10-29 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Jews revolted against Rome in 66 CE, Josephus, a Jerusalem aristocrat, was made a general in his nation’s army. Captured by the Romans, he saved his skin by finding favor with the emperor Vespasian. He then served as an adviser to the Roman legions, running a network of spies inside Jerusalem, in the belief that the Jews’ only hope of survival lay in surrender to Rome.As a Jewish eyewitness who was given access to Vespasian’s campaign notebooks, Josephus is our only source of information for the war of extermination that ended in the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple, and the amazing times in which he lived. He is of vital importance for anyone interested in the Middle East, Jewish history, and the early history of Christianity.

The Hebrew Book in Early Modern Italy

Author : Joseph R. Hacker
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 081220509X
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book The Hebrew Book in Early Modern Italy written by Joseph R. Hacker and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-08-19 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rise of printing had major effects on culture and society in the early modern period, and the presence of this new technology—and the relatively rapid embrace of it among early modern Jews—certainly had an effect on many aspects of Jewish culture. One major change that print seems to have brought to the Jewish communities of Christian Europe, particularly in Italy, was greater interaction between Jews and Christians in the production and dissemination of books. Starting in the early sixteenth century, the locus of production for Jewish books in many places in Italy was in Christian-owned print shops, with Jews and Christians collaborating on the editorial and technical processes of book production. As this Jewish-Christian collaboration often took place under conditions of control by Christians (for example, the involvement of Christian typesetters and printers, expurgation and censorship of Hebrew texts, and state control of Hebrew printing), its study opens up an important set of questions about the role that Christians played in shaping Jewish culture. Presenting new research by an international group of scholars, this book represents a step toward a fuller understanding of Jewish book history. Individual essays focus on a range of issues related to the production and dissemination of Hebrew books as well as their audiences. Topics include the activities of scribes and printers, the creation of new types of literature and the transformation of canonical works in the era of print, the external and internal censorship of Hebrew books, and the reading interests of Jews. An introduction summarizes the state of scholarship in the field and offers an overview of the transition from manuscript to print in this period.

Like Dreamers

Author : Yossi Klein Halevi
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062274821
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book Like Dreamers written by Yossi Klein Halevi and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Everett Family Jewish Book of the Year Award (a National Jewish Book Award) and the RUSA Sophie Brody Medal. In Like Dreamers, acclaimed journalist Yossi Klein Halevi interweaves the stories of a group of 1967 paratroopers who reunited Jerusalem, tracing the history of Israel and the divergent ideologies shaping it from the Six-Day War to the present. Following the lives of seven young members from the 55th Paratroopers Reserve Brigade, the unit responsible for restoring Jewish sovereignty to Jerusalem, Halevi reveals how this band of brothers played pivotal roles in shaping Israel’s destiny long after their historic victory. While they worked together to reunite their country in 1967, these men harbored drastically different visions for Israel’s future. One emerges at the forefront of the religious settlement movement, while another is instrumental in the 2005 unilateral withdrawal from Gaza. One becomes a driving force in the growth of Israel’s capitalist economy, while another ardently defends the socialist kibbutzim. One is a leading peace activist, while another helps create an anti-Zionist terror underground in Damascus. Featuring an eight pages of black-and-white photos and maps, Like Dreamers is a nuanced, in-depth look at these diverse men and the conflicting beliefs that have helped to define modern Israel and the Middle East.

Short Stories by Present-day Authors

Author : Raymond Woodbury Pence
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Short Stories by Present-day Authors written by Raymond Woodbury Pence and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Penguin Book of Jewish Short Stories

Author : Emanuel Litvinoff
Publisher : Penguin Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Penguin Book of Jewish Short Stories written by Emanuel Litvinoff and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1979 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty stories by Jewish writers from all over the world, including some of the greatest names in modern literature.These stories, deeply rooted in Jewish life and consciousness, reflect authentic, often funny, often moving images of the Jewish people in the modern world. Many major literary figures are represented here: I. L. Peretz, founder of modern Yiddish writing; S. Y. Agnon, Saul Bellow, and Isaac Bashevis Singer, three Nobel Prize-winners; Isaac Babal, often called the greatest master of the Russian short story since Anton Chekhov; contemporary writers Philip Roth, Cynthia Ozick, and Muriel Spark; and many others.

Short Story Index

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Short Story Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Bible in the American Short Story

Author : Lesleigh Cushing Stahlberg
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474237185
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book The Bible in the American Short Story written by Lesleigh Cushing Stahlberg and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bible in the American Short Story examines Biblical influences in the post-World War II American short story. In a series of accessible chapters, Lesleigh Cushing Stahlberg and Peter S. Hawkins offer close-readings of short stories by leading contemporary writers such as Flannery O'Connor, Allegra Goodman, Tobias Wolff and Kirstin Valdez Quade that highlight the biblical passages that they reference. Exploring episodes from the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament and both Jewish and Christian heritages, this book is an important contribution to understanding the influence of the Bible in contemporary literature.

Gates to the New City

Author : Howard Schwartz
Publisher : Jason Aronson Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780876688496
Total Pages : 815 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (884 download)

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Download or read book Gates to the New City written by Howard Schwartz and published by Jason Aronson Incorporated. This book was released on 1991 with total page 815 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schwartz has collected the stories of one hundred prominent modern Jewish writers.

Short Story Index: 1959-1963

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Short Story Index: 1959-1963 written by and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Nineteenth-Century French Short Story

Author : Allan H. Pasco
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000134741
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Nineteenth-Century French Short Story written by Allan H. Pasco and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-03 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 19th-Century French Short Story, by eminent scholar, Allan H. Pasco, seeks to offer a more comprehensive view of the definition, capabilities, and aims of short stories. The book examines general instances of the genre specifically in 19th-century France by recognizing their cultural context, demonstrating how close analysis of texts effectively communicates their artistry, and arguing for a distinction between middling and great short stories. Where previous studies have examined the writers of short stories individually, The 19th-Century French Short Story takes a broader lens to the subject, and looks at short story writers as they grapple with the artistic, ethical, and social concerns of their day. Making use of French short story masterpieces, with reinforcing comparisons to works from other traditions, this book offers the possibility of a more adequate appreciation of the under-valued short story genre.

The Sorry Tale

Author : Patience Worth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780359747887
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book The Sorry Tale written by Patience Worth and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-23 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of A Sorry Tale reproduces the majestic, spiritual story of ordinary people living in ancient Judea during the time of Jesus Christ. Equal parts history and narrative, A Sorry Tale attempts to present the life of Jesus as an event within the lives of a group of ordinary people. Their daily lives, the sights and sounds of Judea, the bustle of the marketplace, the culture of Roman governance, and the reaction of the city to the arrival of Jesus, whose fame grows as ever-larger crowds attending the sermons. Patience Worth takes effort to build a living, breathing world around Judea, rich in details corroborated by historical studies. Melding the philosophical and spiritual with her studies of Biblical and other records of the period, Patience Worth's stories are unique and thought-provoking. Questions surrounding human religiosity, the social position of the protagonists, and the interplay of Christ's moral message with the political hierarchy, are considered in Worth's narrative.

The Fate of the Man of God from Judah

Author : Man Hee Yoon
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725250837
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book The Fate of the Man of God from Judah written by Man Hee Yoon and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An old prophet of Bethel lies to the man of God from Judah, only to lead him to disobey God’s command and to die as a result. The man of God is killed for disobedience, while the old prophet lives on and eventually even benefits from the death (2 Kgs 23:18). Why did God punish his prophet who was deceived, not the one who deceived? The text keeps silent about this as well as about the motive of the old prophet’s lying. This strange story takes up a big portion of the Jeroboam narrative (1 Kgs 11–14). For what purpose would the narrator have included the story in his coverage of Israel’s history during the reign of King Jeroboam? Does this story have any relevance to the rise and fall of the first king of the northern kingdom? If so, how? As it untangles the difficult details of the story, this book reveals the narrator’s perspective on the way God intervened in the history of Israel and focuses on the suffering that God’s prophets sometimes had to undergo as bearers of God’s words.

Consuming Fire

Author : Robyn Langdon
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1525545159
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Consuming Fire written by Robyn Langdon and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hamutal is a humble shepherdess who follows the mesmerizing voice of God. When rowdy criminals assault her at Jerusalem’s cistern one afternoon before Sabbath, she feels hopeless until Josiah rescues her and leaves the men bleeding in the street. Young King Josiah’s journey to find truth leads him to Jehovah’s altar and— together with the woman he rescued from both tedium and peril—he seeks to leave behind the scandalous past of his grandfather’s monarchy in exchange for a revolutionary plan. What will he do when restorers of the Temple at Jerusalem unearth an ancient scroll that spells doom for them all?