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Book Synopsis Jerusalem Curiosities by : Abraham Ezra Millgram
Download or read book Jerusalem Curiosities written by Abraham Ezra Millgram and published by Jewish Publication Society. This book was released on 1990 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jerusalem is a holy city for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. It is a city of strange contradictions and astonishing curiosities. This book seeks to help readers grasp Jerusalem’s unique role in the history of mankind, as it charts the “curiosities” of the city—not to be confused with “trivia” about the city—through the centuries, and right up to the late 20th century.
Book Synopsis The Jerusalem Book of Quotations by : Jack Friedman
Download or read book The Jerusalem Book of Quotations written by Jack Friedman and published by Gefen Publishing House Ltd. This book was released on 2007 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps no other city has been spoken of as often or as passionately as Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Book of Quotations brings together the kaleidoscopic impressions and perspectives of a representative group of those who have responded to the wonder of the Holy City from the biblical period to the present: Jews, Christians, and Muslims; pilgrims as well as skeptics, travelers, conquerors, scholars, and statesmen. The work gives expression to the discordant notes of contrasting perspectives about the meaning of Jerusalem. At the same time, it reflects the city s unique distinction as the embodiment of mankind s highest ethical and spiritual aspirations.
Book Synopsis Curiosities of London by : David Brandon
Download or read book Curiosities of London written by David Brandon and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An informative and entertaining walking guide, encountering the oddities, curiosities and unknown history of some of London's most well-known and less-visited areas.
Download or read book Curiosities of the Bible written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Cabinet of Curiosities by : Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Download or read book Cabinet of Curiosities written by Samuel Griswold Goodrich and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Amazing Jewish Facts and Curiosities by : Ronald H. Isaacs
Download or read book Amazing Jewish Facts and Curiosities written by Ronald H. Isaacs and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2004 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an array of strange facts and curiosities about Jewish customs and rituals. In the great body of Jewish literature there are a plethora of fascinating (but relatively unknown), strange, and unusual statements, curiosities, oddities, and other bits of information that have accumulated over the centuries. This book gathers these curiosities and presents them thematically for the reader's pleasure.
Book Synopsis Celebrate! by : Lesli Koppelman Ross
Download or read book Celebrate! written by Lesli Koppelman Ross and published by Jason Aronson, Incorporated. This book was released on 2000-10-01 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative how-to guide and reference book on the Jewish holidays provides a well-rounded foundation for both knowledge and action. Unlike many books of its kind, Celebrate! The Complete Jewish Holidays Handbook is nondenominational and comprehensive in approach. The author includes the historical development, religious importance, and personal significance of each Jewish holy day in a way that is useful to both beginners and those well versed in Jewish practice. The richness and depth of Jewish tradition, with a full range of information on why and how to celebrate, is presented in a lively, warm, and user-friendly manner.
Book Synopsis A Cabinet of Byzantine Curiosities by : Anthony Kaldellis
Download or read book A Cabinet of Byzantine Curiosities written by Anthony Kaldellis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Cabinet of Byzantine Curiosities will reinforce these old prejudices, while also stimulating a deeper interest among readers in one of history's most interesting civilizations. Many of the zanier tales and trivia that are collected here revolve around the political and religious life of Byzantium.
Book Synopsis A World of Curiosities by : John Oldale
Download or read book A World of Curiosities written by John Oldale and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe: everything you never knew you never knew about every country on Earth.A scientist by training and an explorer by passion, Dr. John Oldale has logged half a million miles visiting more than ninety nations. Now, he celebrates our weird and wonderful world in a cornucopia of fascinating facts brought vividly to life through the unexpected stories behind them. Touching on history, travel, politics, natural history and more, he paints a unique portrait of each country from the mightiest to the most miniscule. You won't find the following in your average travel guide: · Why is kissing on trains banned in France? · In what country are litigants expected to present their case at court in the form of a poem? · Which war did women win in 1929 just by sitting down? · If Panama hats aren’t from Panama, where are they from? · Who eat fresh camel dung as a cure for dysentery (and why does it work)? · Why were US disk jockeys once told they could play birthday requests on any day except the one requested? · Which modern dictator banned old age, libraries and gold teeth, and was later replaced by his dentist? · And 2,000 more funny, trivial, poignant, and telling facts A must for active and armchair globe-trotters alike, A World of Curiosities will engross anyone who is at all curious about the world beyond their door. Explore and enjoy.
Download or read book Jerusalem written by Zondervan, and published by Zonderkidz. This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this full-color picture book, Let’s Go Explore Jerusalem, young readers travel to the holy land of Jerusalem. Complete with photographs, maps, vocabulary call-outs, fun facts, and more, this is the perfect resource for the young explorer. Read about the Biblical significance and history of Israel as well as current and curious information about foods, clothes, places of interest, and other pertinent facts of interest.
Book Synopsis The Kosher Pig and Other Curiosities of Modern Jewish Life by : Richard J. Israel
Download or read book The Kosher Pig and Other Curiosities of Modern Jewish Life written by Richard J. Israel and published by Torah Aura Productions. This book was released on 1993 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Israel was the only rabbi in Bombay, India, a beekeeper, a successful marathon runner, and the director of Hillel Jewish Student Centers on various college campuses. These diverse experiences give him a unique vantage point on the chaos which is modern Jewish life. He gets caught in the tension between being a traditional Jew and being a modern American...and suspects that, indeed, he may be neither.
Download or read book Gabriel's Palace written by and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 150 tales from the Talmud, the Zohar, Jewish folktales, and Hasidic lore.
Download or read book Curiosities of Judaism written by and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A City in Fragments by : Yair Wallach
Download or read book A City in Fragments written by Yair Wallach and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mid-nineteenth century, Jerusalem was rich with urban texts inscribed in marble, gold, and cloth, investing holy sites with divine meaning. Ottoman modernization and British colonial rule transformed the city; new texts became a key means to organize society and subjectivity. Stone inscriptions, pilgrims' graffiti, and sacred banners gave way to street markers, shop signs, identity papers, and visiting cards that each sought to define and categorize urban space and people. A City in Fragments tells the modern history of a city overwhelmed by its religious and symbolic significance. Yair Wallach walked the streets of Jerusalem to consider the graffiti, logos, inscriptions, official signs, and ephemera that transformed the city over the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. As these urban texts became a tool in the service of capitalism, nationalism, and colonialism, the affinities of Arabic and Hebrew were forgotten and these sister-languages found themselves locked in a bitter war. Looking at the writing of—and literally on—Jerusalem, Wallach offers a creative and expansive history of the city, a fresh take on modern urban texts, and a new reading of the Israel/Palestine conflict through its material culture.
Book Synopsis Myths and Facts 1976 by : Near East report
Download or read book Myths and Facts 1976 written by Near East report and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Under Jerusalem written by Andrew Lawler and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A spellbinding history of the hidden world below the Holy City—a saga of biblical treasures, intrepid explorers, and political upheaval “A sweeping tale of archaeological exploits and their cultural and political consequences told with a historian’s penchant for detail and a journalist’s flair for narration.” —Washington Post In 1863, a French senator arrived in Jerusalem hoping to unearth relics dating to biblical times. Digging deep underground, he discovered an ancient grave that, he claimed, belonged to an Old Testament queen. News of his find ricocheted around the world, evoking awe and envy alike, and inspiring others to explore Jerusalem’s storied past. In the century and a half since the Frenchman broke ground, Jerusalem has drawn a global cast of fortune seekers and missionaries, archaeologists and zealots, all of them eager to extract the biblical past from beneath the city’s streets and shrines. Their efforts have had profound effects, not only on our understanding of Jerusalem’s history, but on its hotly disputed present. The quest to retrieve ancient Jewish heritage has sparked bloody riots and thwarted international peace agreements. It has served as a cudgel, a way to stake a claim to the most contested city on the planet. Today, the earth below Jerusalem remains a battleground in the struggle to control the city above. Under Jerusalem takes readers into the tombs, tunnels, and trenches of the Holy City. It brings to life the indelible characters who have investigated this subterranean landscape. With clarity and verve, acclaimed journalist Andrew Lawler reveals how their pursuit has not only defined the conflict over modern Jerusalem, but could provide a map for two peoples and three faiths to peacefully coexist.
Download or read book Curiosities written by Charles C. Case and published by Review and Herald Pub Assoc. This book was released on 2007 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
