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1 Brandeis University Press New and Backlist Titles

2 HBI SERIES ON JEWISH WOMEN Shulamit Reinharz, General Editor; Sylvia Barack Fishman, Associate Editor The HBI Series on Jewish Women, created by the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, publishes a wide range of books by and about Jewish women in diverse contexts and time periods. Of interest to scholars and the educated public, the HBI Series on Jewish Women fills major gaps in Jewish, Women s, and Gender Studies. A Season of Singing Creating Feminist Jewish Music in the United States Sarah M. Ross Describes the development of feminist Jewish songwriting in the United States and analyzes key composers and their songs Based on years of fieldwork among Jewish feminist composers, cantors, rabbis, and audiences, this book presents, for the first time, a comprehensive history and cultural analysis of this exciting time in Jewish musical history. Ellen Koskoff, professor of ethnomusicology, Eastman School of Music Jewish Families in Europe, 1939-Present History, Representation, and Memory Edited by Joanna Beata Michlic Examining World War II, the Holocaust, and their aftermath through the lens of Central and Eastern European Jewish families The authors reflect critically on how to use extraordinarily rich and complex source material, and they resist any easy idealisation of how children were treated, whether by the Jewish authorities in the ghettos or by the victorious Allies postwar. This is indispensable history-writing, and places this collection at the forefront not only of Holocaust scholarship but also the new and growing study of children and the family as historical actors. Nicholas Stargardt, University of Oxford, author of Witnesses of War: Children s Lives under the Nazis

3 HBI SERIES ON JEWISH WOMEN The Strangers We Became Lessons in Exile from One of Iraq s Last Jews Cynthia Kaplan Shamash A smart, funny, and lyrical memoir of an Iraqi Jewish girl s experiences in five countries before settling in the United States Hardcover, $ Ebook, $ Shamash s writing beautifully communicates the confusion, imagination, and resilience that she experienced as a child from the trauma, displacement, and possibility of immigration, all caused by anti-semitism. She weaves her story so well that the reader truly feels what the author has lived. Jewish Book World This is a vivid, witty, exhilarating and at times disarmingly frank, read. Jerusalem Post Wondrous and poetic, but also searing and terrifying, this is a stirring and important contribution to the literature exploring what became of the Jews of Arab lands. Lucette Lagnado, author of The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit Love, Marriage, and Jewish Families Paradoxes of a Social Revolution Edited by Sylvia Barack Fishman Illustrates the complex and diverse ways that Jews in the United States and Israel are reshaping dating, marriage, and family life with some surprising consequences This diverse anthology with chapters focusing on demography, ethnography, and legal texts will interest scholars and students in Jewish studies, women s and gender studies, Israel studies, and American Jewish history, sociology, and culture It is difficult to think of a more timely and pertinent topic than that explored in Fishman s excellent book. The JOFA Journal

4 THE TAUBER INSTITUTE SERIES FOR THE STUDY OF EUROPEAN JEWRY Jehuda Reinharz, General Editor; ChaeRan Y. Freeze, Sylvia Fuks Fried, and Eugene R. Sheppard, Associate Editors The Tauber Institute Series is dedicated to publishing books with compelling and innovative approaches to the study of modern European Jewish history, thought, culture, and society. The series features scholarly works related to the Enlightenment, modern Judaism and the struggle for emancipation, the rise of nationalism and the spread of antisemitism, the Holocaust and its aftermath, as well as the contemporary Jewish experience. Inside the Antisemitic Mind The Language of Jew-Hatred in Contemporary Germany Monika Schwarz-Friesel and Jehuda Reinharz Exploring expressions of antisemitism in Germany today The great merit of the authors is their systematic survey of a frightening phenomenon that had been regarded as vanquished in Germany following Auschwitz. Where does it come from, where will it lead? The two authors have brought the concealed to the light of day and broken new ground. The book is a great scholarly work. Josef Joffe, publisher-editor of Die Zeit and Distinguished Fellow, Stanford University A Sarnat Library Book Style and Seduction Jewish Patrons, Architecture, and Design in Fin de Siècle Vienna Elana Shapira Explores the central role of Jewish patrons as shapers of Viennese modernism [Shapira] maps the possibility of thinking about Jewish agency in the arts while avoiding the temptation to essentialise Jewish identity, to homogenise Jewish attitudes, or to represent the Jew as a total personality whose positions are governed entirely by the fact of their Jewishness. The Art Newspaper

5 THE TAUBER INSTITUTE SERIES FOR THE STUDY OF EUROPEAN JEWRY Toward Nationalism s End An Intellectual Biography of Hans Kohn Adi Gordon Analyzes the intellectual evolution of Hans Kohn, pioneer of nationalism studies, revealing the centrality of the idea of the nation to the ideological struggles of the twentieth century July Ebook, $ This intellectual biography of Hans Kohn ( ) looks at theories of nationalism in the twentieth century as articulated through the life and work of its leading scholar and activist. Born in late nineteenth-century Prague, Kohn s life took him from the Revolutionary-era Soviet Union to interwar-era Palestine under the British to the United States during the Cold War. His theories, which drew from and reflected fierce debates about internationalism, imperialism, liberalism, collective security, and the Jewish Question, generated an intellectual revolution that challenged assumptions about the naturalness and unchanging characteristics of nationalism. Jewish Philosophical Politics in Germany, Sven-Erik Rose A provocative look at how Jewish intellectuals thought about Jewish religion and existence within a German philosophical tradition Ebook, $ Rose s rethinking of the intellectual origins and legacy of Wissenschaft des Judentums and his sympathetic and incisive elucidation of early nineteenth-century German Jewish Kantianism, Hegelianism and Spinozism deserve only praise. AJS Review Rose has written an excellent study deeply engaged, knowledgeable, and provocative a study that goes some way to re-defining the terms by which one might comprehend the relationship between Jews and German idealist and post-idealist philosophy. Monatshefte Winner of the Jordan Schnitzer Book Award

6 THE BRANDEIS LIBRARY OF MODERN JEWISH THOUGHT Eugene R. Sheppard and Samuel Moyn, Editors This series aims to redefine the canon of modern Jewish thought by publishing primary source readings from individual Jewish thinkers or groups of thinkers in reliable English translations. Designed for courses in modern Jewish philosophy, thought, and intellectual history, each volume features a general introduction and annotations to each source with the instructor and student in mind. Jews and Race Writings on Identity and Difference, Edited by Mitchell B. Hart An anthology of writings by Jewish thinkers on Jews as a race Published as part of Brandeis exciting new Library of Modern Jewish Thought, Jews and Race is fascinating and challenging reading. Tablet Modern Middle Eastern Jewish Thought Writings on Identity, Politics, and Culture, Edited by Moshe Behar and Zvi Ben-Dor Benite The first anthology of modern Middle Eastern Jewish thought This anthology is a remarkable achievement and an outstanding selection of original texts written by important Jewish intellectuals in the modern period. H-Net Jews and Diaspora Nationalism Writings on Jewish Peoplehood in Europe and the United States Edited by Simon Rabinovitch An anthology of Jewish diaspora nationalist thought across the ideological spectrum This excellent reader takes on an important but often neglected theme in modern Jewish history: the efflorescence of theories of Jewish ethnic nationalism from the later 19th century until after WW II. Choice

7 THE BRANDEIS LIBRARY OF MODERN JEWISH THOUGHT May 2017 Paperback, $ Ebook, $ Sabbatian Heresy Writings on Mysticism, Messianism, and the Origins of Jewish Modernity Edited by Pawel Maciejko Key writings on Sabbatianism and its legacy and afterlife in Jewish culture, memory, and religion The pronouncements of Sabbatai Tsevi ( ) gave rise to Sabbatianism, a key messianic movement in Judaism that spread across Jewish communities in Europe, Asia, and North Africa. This volume provides a selection of the most original and influential texts composed by Sabbatian believers, complemented by fragments of the works of their rabbinic opponents and contemporary observers and some literary works inspired by Sabbatianism. FORTHCOMING TITLES Jewish Legal Theories Writings on State, Religion, and Morality Edited by Leora Batnitzky and Yonatan Brafman An anthology of writings about Jewish law in the modern world American Jewish Thought Since 1934 Writings on Identity, Engagement, and Belief Edited by David Ellenson and Michael Marmur The only single-volume sourcebook on American Jewish thought French Jewish Thought Edited by Sarah Hammerschlag An anthology that illuminates the trajectory of Jewish thought in France in the twentieth century

8 THE SCHUSTERMAN SERIES IN ISRAEL STUDIES The Schusterman Series in Israel Studies publishes original scholarship of exceptional significance on the history of Zionism and the State of Israel. It draws on disciplines across the academy, from anthropology, sociology, political science, and international relations to the arts, history, and literature. It seeks to further an understanding of Israel within the context of the modern Middle East and the modern Jewish experience Self as Nation Contemporary Hebrew Autobiography Tamar S. Hess Reveals the intimate ties between selfhood and nationality, life story and national narrative, through Hebrew autobiography In this finely crafted, upbeat study of Hebrew autobiography, Tamar Hess probes intergenerational family dynamics to draw a complex and richly nuanced portrait of Israeli national identity experience. Paul John Eakin, author of Living Autobiographically: How We Create Identity in Narrative A Home for All Jews Citizenship, Rights, and National Identity in the New Israeli State Orit Rozin Sheds new light on the inner workings of the early Israeli state and the sensibilities of its population Israel brought a multitude of people together, many of whom viewed one another as foreign and alien who lived side by side and encountered one another in ways that changed everyone and shaped the nation s society and culture. Rozin brings this world to life. The New Rambler 8 Paperback, $ Ebook, $ Oriental Neighbors Middle Eastern Jews and Arabs in Mandatory Palestine Abigail Jacobson and Moshe Naor A fresh look at Jewish-Arab relations in Palestine under the British Mandate This beautiful book dismantles in meaningful and productive ways the binaries and assumptions we have become accustomed to accepting as the cornerstones of the Arab Israeli conflict. Orit Bashkin, Professor of Modern Arab History, University of Chicago

9 BRANDEIS SERIES IN AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY, CULTURE, AND LIFE Jonathan D. Sarna, General Editor; Sylvia Barack Fishman, Associate Editor Brandeis University Press has established this series to publish books that break new ground in the study of American Jewry. The series encompasses all areas of American Jewish civilization, including history, religion, thought, politics, economics, sociology, anthropology, literature, and the arts. The series emphasizes contemporary and interdisciplinary studies, and volumes that tie together divergent aspects of the American Jewish experience. Hardcover, $ Ebook, $ Paperback, $ Louis Bamberger Department Store Innovator and Philanthropist Linda B. Forgosh The only biography of Louis Bamberger department store magnate, merchandising genius, enlightened philanthropist, and Newark s leading citizen Extremely interesting and informative not only about Louis Bamberger but about the Newark of his day, which overlapped with mine. Philip Roth Raising Secular Jews Yiddish Schools and Their Periodicals for American Children, Naomi Prawer Kadar Through the lens of children s literature, explores the largely untold story of secular Yiddish schools in America A compelling read and an indispensable source for anyone concerned with the past and future of Jewish education in America. Aaron Lansky, president, Yiddish Book Center April 2017 Hardcover, $ Ebook, $ Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court From Brandeis to Kagan David G. Dalin The first history of the eight Jewish men and women who have served or who currently serve as justices of the Supreme Court From Woodrow Wilson s historic appointment of Louis D. Brandeis in 1916 to Barack Obama s appointment of Elena Kagan in 2010, Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court examines the lives, legal careers, and legacies of the eight Jews who have served or who currently serve as justices of the Supreme Court: Louis D. Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, Felix Frankfurter, Arthur Goldberg, Abe Fortas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, and Elena Kagan

10 BRANDEIS SERIES ON GENDER, CULTURE, RELIGION, AND LAW Lisa Fishbayn Joffe and Sylvia Neil, Series Editors This series focuses on the conflict between women s claims to gender equality and legal norms justified in terms of religious and cultural traditions. It seeks work that develops new theoretical tools for conceptualizing feminist projects for transforming the interpretation and justification of religious law, examines the interaction or application of civil law or remedies to gender issues in a religious context, and engages in analysis of conflicts over gender and culture/ religion in a particular religious legal tradition, cultural community, or nation. Girls of Liberty The Struggle for Suffrage in Mandatory Palestine Margalit Shilo The story of Zionist women s struggle for suffrage within the complex political and religious context of the Yishuv An erudite tour de force. Sylvie Fogiel-Bijaoui, Nashim April May 2017 Paperback, $ Ebook, $ Legalizing Plural Marriage The Next Frontier in Family Law Mark Goldfeder Offers a legal and historical context for reforming family law and legalizing plural marriage Tackling the issue of polygamy in the United States from a legal perspective, this book will engage anyone interested in constitutional law, family law, or criminal law, along with sociologists and those who study gender and culture in modern times. Gender and Justice in Family Law Disputes Women, Mediation, and Religious Arbitration Edited by Samia Bano How mediation and religious dispute-resolution mechanisms operate within diverse communities Gender and Justice in Family Law Disputes offers insights into how women s autonomy and personal decision-making capabilities are expressed via multiple formal and nonformal dispute-resolution mechanisms, and as part of their social and legal lived realities

11 THE MENAHEM STERN JERUSALEM LECTURES The Menahem Stern Jerusalem Lectures Sponsored by the Historical Society of Israel Since 1993, the Historical Society of Israel has been hosting an annual series of lectures in memory of Menahem Stern. Focusing on history, the lectures have been given special status by their depth and breadth of focus, and by their availability as a series of publications. Religion in China and Its Modern Fate Paul R. Katz The fate of Chinese religions during the modern era Any summary of the sections [of this book] cannot possibly do justice to the richness of the discussion so concisely presented.... In an increasingly crowded market, this is a volume that stands out. China Quarterly Ebook, $ Altered Pasts Counterfactuals in History Richard J. Evans A thought-provoking survey and critique of what-if? history [A] stimulating, thought-provoking and in places quite humorous book that will be of interest to professionals and lay readers alike. London Times Paperback, $ Ebook, $ March Ebook, $ Exiles and Expatriates in the History of Knowledge, Peter Burke The impact of intellectual diasporas Professor Peter Burke is one of the greatest historians of culture and knowledge. In Exiles and Expatriates in the History of Knowledge, he once again aims his encyclopedic mastery and elegant prose to understanding how knowledge works. Jacob Soll

12 THE MANDEL LECTURES IN THE HUMANITIES The Mandel Lectures in the Humanities bring to the Mandel Center for the Humanities each year a prominent scholar who gives a series of three lectures and conducts an informal seminar during his or her stay on campus. The Mandel Lectures are unique in their rotation of disciplines or fields within the humanities and humanistic social sciences: the speakers have ranged from historians to literary critics, from classicists to anthropologists. The published series of books therefore reflects the interdisciplinary mission of the center and the wide range of extraordinary work being done in the humanities today. The Nearest Thing to Life James Wood On the meaning of fiction Rich in verbal artistry... [Wood] provides virtuoso displays of eloquence and insight. Publishers Weekly [Wood s] head is the vessel in which the treasures of literature are gathered to be protected from time. But the treasury Wood guards is not merely aesthetic: books are safety-deposit boxes for human affection, like urns that contain words not ashes. The Guardian Paperback, $ Ebook, $ Aesthetic Theology and Its Enemies Judaism in Christian Painting, Poetry, and Politics David Nirenberg The role of Judaism in the formation of Western aesthetics Paperback, $ Ebook, $ Aesthetic Theology and Its Enemies is a book of great intellectual subtlety and scope. In elegant prose, Nirenberg explores how, over many centuries and in manifold ways, Christian poets, artists, and political theorists used Judaism and Jews to think about and express the vexed relationship between visible and invisible, material and spiritual realms. Sara Lipton, State University of New York at Stony Brook

13 OTHER BRANDEIS JEWISH BOOKS OF INTEREST On the Edge of the Holocaust The Shoah in Latin American Literature and Culture Edna Aizenberg Sheds new light on the views and attitudes of Latin American writers during the Nazi era This is a valuable contribution to Latin American and Holocaust studies, and a useful, recommended addition to Judaica collections in academic and high school libraries. Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter Paperback, $ Ebook, $ Ebook, $ Jewish Soul Food Traditional Fare and What It Means Carol Ungar A lighthearted introduction to the art of traditional Jewish cooking, which links Jewish foods and Jewish beliefs Alongside scores of delightful recipes, Carol Ungar brings to life the meaning and history behind well-known and more obscure Jewish dishes from across the centuries and shares recipes with the warmth and wisdom of the grandmothers she never knew. Jewish Herald Voice Jewish Rhetorics History, Theory, Practice Edited by Michael Bernard-Donals and Janice W. Fernheimer Addresses the plurality of Jewish approaches to rhetoric and traditions from ancient times to the present day Sweeping in its historical range, provocatively eclectic in its archives, and wonderfully inventive in its approaches, [this] collection is a valuable guide to an increasingly important scholarly field. John Schilb, professor of English, Indiana University, Bloomington

14 OTHER BRANDEIS TITLES OF INTEREST Brandeis Modern Hebrew Vardit Ringvald, Bonit Porath, Yaron Peleg, Esther Shorr, and Sara Hascal Paperback, $ Paperback, $ Brandeis Modern Hebrew, Intermediate to Advanced Pilot Edition Vardit Ringvald, Bonit Porath, Yaron Peleg, and Esther Shorr Written by the core faculty of the Hebrew program at Brandeis University, Brandeis Modern Hebrew and Brandeis Modern Hebrew, Intermediate to Advanced provide an accessible course in the Hebrew language for American undergraduates and high school students. These two volumes reflect key principles of the Brandeis University Hebrew curriculum. These include: Placing emphasis on the learner s ability to use Hebrew in four skill areas: listening, reading, speaking, and writing Contextualizing each unit within a specific subject or theme Exposing the student to authentic materials and exploring aspects of Israeli and Jewish culture through language drills and reading passages Brandeis Modern Hebrew s functional and contextual elements are designed to bring students from the beginner level to the intermediate level, and to familiarize them with those linguistic aspects that will prepare them to function in advanced stages. It comprises a short introduction to the instructor, eleven units, supplementary Hebrew proficiency guidelines, and a vocabulary list. Included is a CD that contains audio material for some of the exercises and an enrichment program linked to the text. Brandeis Modern Hebrew, Intermediate to Advanced serves as a sequel to the well-known volume for beginners. It contains the functional and contextual elements to bring users Hebrew language proficiency to the intermediate level and introduce students to skills they need to become advanced in their use of the language. The volume comprises a short introduction to the instructor, five units, supplementary Hebrew proficiency guidelines, a vocabulary list, and a verb table. Included are an enrichment program keyed to the text and links to audio and video material to supplement many of the exercises

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16 Brandeis University Press New and Backlist Titles Cover illustration: Martin Spett, My Sister and I, Collection of the Yad Vashem Art Museum, Jerusalem. See Jewish Families in Europe, 1939 Present, p. 2