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East End Jews and Left-Wing Theatre
from $37.95
Alfie Bass, David Kossoff, Warren Mitchell and Lionel Bart
Seddon, Isabelle
This is a wonderful book that places these Jewish artists in a historical-cultural context. This is not only a British story, but a much wider Jewish one for which Isabelle Seddon provides many interesting insights.
Colin Shindler, The Jerusalem Post
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Escape from Benghazi
$34.95
Diary of an Imposter
Meghnagi, EliaMeghnagi takes us on a cultural and political tour of Benghazi and its Jewish community in the twentieth century under Italian, British and Arab regimes. In doing so he reveals with a masterful and at times funny touch his personal story as a boy growing...
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Essentials of the Land of Israel
$69.95
Marlon, Brandon
Essentials of the Land of Israel is an excellent resource for both the layman and scholar interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the geography and history of Israel.
Rabbi Ken Spiro, Senior Lecturer & Researcher, Aish HaTorah, Jerusalem
Brandon Marlon’s ready compendium of...
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Giacomo Meyerbeer and his Family
$49.95
Between Two Worlds
Elaine ThorntonThornton provides a pithy family biography of the well-known Berlin Beer family that illuminates the paradoxical situation between enlightenment and antisemitism that Jews faced in the German territories in the 19th century.
Dr Susanne Korbel, University of Gratz
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Intrepid Pioneers
$29.95
Jewish Women in the Public Arena
Seddon, IsabelleIt is to Isabelle Seddon’s great credit that she marks the contributions of the early pioneers, as well as those who have done sterling work in more recent years.
Rabbi Dame Julia Neuberger
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Jewish Letchworth
$29.95
A Microcosm of the Jewish Communal Experience
Fachler, YankyFew people are aware of the intellectually diverse and remarkably innovative Jewish community of Letchworth which existed from the 1930s until the 1970s. Yanky Fachler has reclaimed the history of this talented group of people...
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Jews by the Seaside
$59.95
The Jewish Hotels and Guesthouses of Bournemouth
Fox, PamA visit to a Jewish hotel in Bournemouth in post-war Britain was greatly anticipated - for many, it was both a regular family and communal event. Pam Fox’s incisive investigation has reclaimed the underlying meaning of this episode in Anglo-Jewish history.
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Jews by the Seaside
$26.95
The Jewish Hotels and Guesthouses of Bournemouth
Fox, PamA visit to a Jewish hotel in Bournemouth in post-war Britain was greatly anticipated - for many, it was both a regular family and communal event. Pam Fox’s incisive investigation has reclaimed the underlying meaning of this episode in Anglo-Jewish history.
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The Bloom’s Story, 1920–2010
$34.95
Noshtalgia
Fox, PamWe who dined there will always remember our favourite dishes and perhaps even more so, those waiters who always had the last word about everything. But, at its heart are our roots. This is a remarkable tale which, significantly, is deeply entwined in the wider story of the...
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The Clothes on our Backs
$37.95
How Refugees from Nazism Revitalised the British Fashion Trade
Nyburg, Anna
Jews had long been active in the clothing trade in Europe, developing new production and retail methods and excelling as designers. However, in the UK clothes production was mostly conservative and design was not a concept. What happened to...