Recent Acquisitions in the Jewish Division: April 2016
The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division. Catalog entries for the books can be found by clicking on their covers.
New Diaspora: The Changing Landscape Of American Jewish Fiction by Victoria Aarons (ed.) (E-book available through Project MUSE)
Yiddish And Power by Dovid Katz
Cultural History Of Aramaic: From The Beginnings To The Advent Of Islam by Holger Gzella
Philo Of Alexandria by Jean Daniélou
In God's Image: Myth, Theology, And Law In Classical Judaism by Yair Lorberbaum (E-book available through Cambridge Books Online)
Maimonides And The Book That Changed Judaism: Secrets Of The Guide For The Perplexed by Micah Goodman (E-book available through Project MUSE)
Kabbalistic Revolution: Reimagining Judaism In Medieval Spain by Hartley Lachter (E-book available through Project MUSE)
Longest Night: A Passover Story by Laurel Snyder
Between Gods by Alison Pick (E-book available through OverDrive)
Herod The Great: The King's Final Journey by Silvia Rozenberg (ed.)
Practicing Piety In Medieval Ashkenaz: Men, Women, And Everyday Religious Observance by Elisheva Baumgarten (E-book available through Project MUSE)
Jews Of Iran: The History, Religion And Culture Of A Community In The Islamic World by edited by Houman M. Sarshar
Jews Of Karnobat: Chapters From The Depths: The History Of A Vanished Community by Zvi Keren
Contested Treasure: Jews And Authority In The Crown Of Aragon by Thomas W. Barton
Vintage Glamour In London's East End by Boris Bennett
Vienna Stories: Viennese Jews Remember The 20th Century In Words And Pictures by Tanja Eckstein
Lincoln And The Jews: A History by Jonathan D. Sarna
World Of The Child In The Hebrew Bible by Naomi Steinberg
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