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Jews and Power by Ruth R. Wisse
Category: History | Series: Jewish Encounters Ser.
Taking in everything from the Kingdom of David to the Oslo Accords, Ruth Wisse offers a radical new way to think about the Jewish relationship to power. Traditional Jews believed that upholding the covenant with God constituted a treaty with the most powerful force in the universe; this later transforme ...Show more
No Joke: Making Jewish Humor by Ruth R. Wisse
Category: Judaica | Series: Library of Jewish Ideas
Humor is the most celebrated of all Jewish responses to modernity. In this book, Ruth Wisse evokes and applauds the genius of spontaneous Jewish joking--as well as the brilliance of comic masterworks by writers like Heinrich Heine, Sholem Aleichem, Isaac Babel, S. Y. Agnon, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Ph ...Show more
No Joke Making Jewish Humor by Ruth R. Wisse
Category: Humour | Series: Library of Jewish Ideas Ser.
Why the genius of Jewish humor runs risks as well as rewards Humor is the most celebrated of all Jewish responses to modernity. In this book, Ruth Wisse evokes and applauds the genius of spontaneous Jewish joking--as well as the brilliance of comic masterworks by writers like Heinrich Heine, Sholem Alei ...Show more
The I. L. Peretz Reader by Ruth R. Wisse (Introduction by, Editor); I. L. Peretz
Category: Judaica | Series: New Yiddish Library Ser.
Isaac Leybush Peretz (1852-1915) is one of the most influential figures of modern Jewish culture. Born in Poland and dedicated to Yiddish culture, he recognized that Jews needed to adapt to their times while preserving their cultural heritage, and his captivating and beautiful writings explore the compl ...Show more
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