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Biale, David, ed. Cultures of the Jews: A New History. Schocken, 2002. Essays by 23 scholars on cultures of Jews in the diaspora.

Brenner, Michael. Trans. Barbara Harshav. After the Holocaust: Rebuilding Jewish Lives in Postwar Germany. Princeton University Press, 1997.

Dawidowicz, Lucy S. The War Against the Jews: 1933-1945. Harmondsworth, 1986, 1991. Explores the Nazi campaign of persecution and extermination of the Jews; a definitive work.

Dawidowicz, Lucy S., ed. The Golden Tradition: Jewish Life and Thought in Eastern Europe. Syracuse University Press, 1996. A detailed survey of Jewish contributions to Eastern European cultures.

Elon, Amos. Pity of It All: A History of the Jews in Germany 1743-1933. Holt, 2002. An Israeli historian's account of the blossoming of the Jewish community in Germany.

Hertzberg, Arthur, ed. The Zionist Idea: A Historical Analysis and Reader. Jewish Publication Society, 1997. An intellectual history of Zionism composed of works by major Zionist authors.

Laqueur, Walter. History of Zionism. Holt, Reprint, Fine, 1972. 1997. Traces European origins, five decades of Zionist activity, and the final establishment of the state of Israel.

Simon, Rita James. In the Golden Land. Praeger, 1997. The story of the 500,000 Russian Jews who immigrated to the United States between 1870 and 1900.

Wyman, David S. The Abandonment of the Jews: America and the Holocaust 1941-1945. New Press, 1998. Examines how the Roosevelt administration turned its back on European Jews being exterminated in concentration camps and on prewar efforts to offer them sanctuary.

Yahil, Leni. Trans. Ina Friedman and Haya Galai. The Holocaust: The Fate of European Jewry, 1932-1945. Oxford University Press, 1990, 1991. A thorough and devastating portrait of the so-called Final Solution.

Judaism

Talmud: The Soncino Talmud. Soncino, Bloch, 1935-1948. 1961. An edition of the fundamental text of Jewish law and tradition.

Tanakh: A New Translation of the Holy Scriptures According to the Hebrew Text. Jewish Publication Society, 1985.

Ariel, David S. Spiritual Judaism: Restoring Heart and Soul to Jewish Life. Hyperion, 1998. Applies Jewish spiritual principles to daily life.

Ariel, David S. What Do Jews Believe? The Spiritual Foundations of Judaism. Schocken, 1996. A guide to Jewish philosophical literacy.

Davis, Avram, ed. Meditation from the Heart of Judaism: Today's Teachers Share Their Practices, Techniques, and Faith. Jewish Lights, 1997. Provides instruction in the practice of Jewish meditation.

Halbertal, Moshe. People of the Book: Canon, Meaning, and Authority. Harvard University Press, 1997. Introduction to Jewish hermeneutics.

Ravitzky, Aviezer. Trans. Michael Swirsky and Jonathan Chipinan. Messianism, Zionism, and Jewish Religious Radicalism. University of Chicago Press, 1996. An examination of the theologically hard-right sects within Judaism.

Sarna, Jonathan D. American Judaism: A History. Yale University Press, 2004. Published to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the settlement of Jews in New Amsterdam.

Unterman, Alan. Dictionary of Jewish Lore and Legend. Thames & Hudson, 1991. Biblical figures, rabbis, and mystics are identified in this volume along with information on Jewish folklore and traditions.

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