Ecclesiastes
The author of these commentaries on Ecclesiastes, Rabbi
Ezra Reuben Dangoor (1848-1930), had established in 1904
a Hebrew press, from which numerous works of a religious
nature were issued. more
The
Mufti and the Fuehrer
The
Mufti is, of course, Haj Amin el-Husseini the Grand Mufti
of Jerusalem and the Fuehrer, Adolph Hitler. Between 1920
and 1948, Palestine was governed by Britain under an international
mandate stipulating that that country was to become a Jewish
national home. During
these years , the most dominant and influential figure in
Palestine was that of Haj Amin el-Husseini, an ardent Arab
nationalist fiercely opposed to the creation of the Jewish
state in Palestine. more
Al
Em Haderech
In her book, Shoshana Levi describes in
great detail the trials and tribulations of her generation,
which the young generation of the Babylonian diaspora suffered
before and after the aliyah to Israel. more
The
Israeli-Turkish Entente
The new unprecedented degree of closeness
between Israel and Turkey has become a significant feature
of the contemporary international dynamics of the Middle
East. Efraim Inbar’s The Israeli-Turkish Entente is
the first comprehensive study that explains the timing of
the entente, its present substance, and its impact on the
regional environment. more
Confiscated
Wealth: The Fate of Jewish Property in Arab Lands
Over the past fifty years, hundreds of thousands
of Jews have emigrated from various Arab lands. In most
of those countries, all that remains of a once flourishing
Jewish community is a handful of indigent Jews – a
pitiful remnant. Those who left all share a common memory
of the loss of livelihoods, property and savings. more
The
Social History of the Jews of Hong Kong
What used to be a small, distant outpost
of the Diaspora has now become the hub of Jewish life in
the East and South-East Asian region. It is therefore highly
appropriate that an in-depth study of the social history
of Hong Kong Jewry has recently begun. more
The
Essential Jewish Cookbook
Whether you’re a fan of cooking, or
as in my case, a big fan of eating, this book is a delight.
Judy Jackson has put together a comprehensive guide to the
finest foods that Sephardi and Ashkenazi cooking has to
offer. more
Look
Up and Dream
This book contains a series of well-told
events, fascinating in content, about how the hand of the
Almighty is discernible in the daily round and common task.
It illustrates the truth of the phrase, "God moves
in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform". more
The
Divine Drama: The Old Testament as Literature
The title of the book ‘The Divine Drama’
immediately gives away the angle at which John Dancy wishes
to approach his subject. A headmaster by profession Dancy’s
work is a culmination of the experience he had in trying
to teach the Old Testament to ‘intelligent six formers’.
more
Desperate
Journey
Freddie Knoller was an ordinary Viennese
schoolboy when, on the 9th November 1938, a hurried telephone
call from a friend warned his family. “The Polnische
Tempel is on fire!” Soon his apartment building was
full of Brownshirts. more
Silas
Hardoon: Business, Politics and Philanthropy in Shanghai,
1911 - 1931
Silas Aaron Hardoon, was born to a poor
Jewish family in the city of Baghdad in 1851. Five years
later the Hardoons left the ailing Ottoman empire and, like
other Jews of the Baghdad area, searched for fortune in
Bombay. more
The
Talmud, The Internet – A Journey Between Worlds
In his extraordinary personal meditation
on the relationship between the ancient, continuing tradition
of the Talmud and the expanding world of the internet, Jonathan
Rosen blends memoir, history and literary reflection. more
A
History of Writing
From the earliest scratches on stone and
bone to the languages of computers and the Internet, A History
of Writing offers a fascinating investigation into the origin
and development of the world’s writing. more
Books
Received
Books received by The Scribe during the
course of the year. more
Books
of Interest
Hitler and the Holocaust; Flowers in the
Blood. more
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