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	Great Jewish Men Elinor Slater, Robert Slater HB £19.95
Profiles of over 150 Jewish men of distinction drawn from a wide range of professions. This esteemed group of personalities includes such luminaries as Abraham and Moses, forgers of the Jewish nation; Rashi and Maimonides, great interpreters of Jewish law; Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern, gifted songwriters; as well as many distinguished contemporary figures. With black-and-white photographs.
	The Big Book of Jewish Humour J. Novaks PB £16.95
A collection of Jewish humour from every source imaginable;literature, jokes, children's books, magazines, comics and others, from Woody Allen to Israel Zangwill. This best selling book makes an ideal gift for any occasion. Or better still, buy it for yourself!
	Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History Rabbi Joseph Telushkin HB £24.95
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin undertook a mission to heal "Jewish ignorance," an affliction whose symptoms include the ability to name the three components of the Trinity, coupled with an inability to explain mitzvah. Telushkin's contribution to the cure is his wide-ranging, entertaining Jewish Literacy. First published in 1991, Jewish Literacy contains almost 350 entries on subjects ranging from the Ten Commandments to The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Entries are numbered (for easy, encyclopedia-style reference) and organized topically (to smooth the experience of reading each page straight through). And the revised edition contains several new entries (including articles about the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the vice-presidential nomination of Joseph Lieberman) as well as numerous corrections, enlargements, and updates. One might expect Rabbi Telushkin's project of inspiring Jewish literacy to be overly earnest, but the author's understated wit adds considerable pleasure to many entries.
	The Book of Jewish Values : A Day-by-Day Guide to Ethical Living Rabbi Joseph Telushkin HB £24.95
In The Book of Jewish Values, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin has combed the Bible, the Talmud, and the whole spectrum of Judaism's sacred writings to give us a manual on how to lead a decent, kind, and honest life in a morally complicated world. Telushkin speaks to the major ethical issues of our time, issues that have, of course, been around since the beginning. He offers one or two pages a day of pithy, wise, and easily accessible teachings designed to be put into immediate practice.
	A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People Eli Barnavi HB £34.95
Beginning with "The Migrations of the Patriarchs," and continuing to the present day, the book's chapters include historical maps, timelines, illustrations and photographs, and narrative essays by leading historians (such as Moshe Idel) that help readers not only understand but visualize the movements of the Jewish people. The editors have chosen not to structure the story as leading inexorably to the Holocaust and the rise of Israel, although both events are covered in some detail. Instead, they have depicted the rich variety of lives established by the Diaspora in such far-flung places as China and England, and have been equally attentive to the joys and triumphs of Jews, both in everyday life and in national cultures, as to the considerable tragedies Jews have endured.
	The Jewish Book of Why (Abridged version) Alfred Kolatch PB £10.95
Why are there kosher dietary laws, why must the chapter of curses in the Tora be read quickly in a low voice, and what's the point of visiting a body of water to empty pockets of crumbs on Rosh Hashana? Kolatch writes lucidly and knowingly, explaining the biblical, traditional and superstitious sources of thousands of questions pertaining to Judaism; the comprehensive index is expertly organized.
	The Jewish Spirit: A Celebration in Stories and Art Ellen Frankel HB £34.00
To quote the editor of this noteworthy collection, "a peoples' tales are its memory, its conscience--its imaginative channel to its place in the world." Accordingly, this clothbound, 240-page volume includes ancient stories as well as more contemporary literary narratives by such renowned writers as Grace Paley, Bernard Malamud, and Franz Kafka. Ranging from traditional Hasidic tales to Sephardic folklore, the stories reveal the unique heritage and customs of the Jewish community: they are passionate, inspirational, and often humorous tales that speak of origins, ethical dilemmas, exile, and the passing down of cherished beliefs. Illustrating this vast, remarkable anthology is a brilliant selection of art, featuring more than 120 color plates relating to the Jewish experience by such masters as Marc Chagall, Ben Shahn, Max Weber, and Louise Nevelson.
	The Sabbath Abraham Joshua Heschel PB £9.95
Elegant, passionate, and filled with the love of God's creation, Abraham Joshua Heschel's The Sabbath has been hailed as a classic of Jewish spirituality ever since its original publication--and has been read by thousands of people seeking meaning in modern life. In this brief yet profound meditation on the meaning of the Seventh Day, Heschel, one of the most widely respected religious leaders of the twentieth century, introduced the influential idea of an 'architecture of holiness" that appears not in space but in time. Judaism, he argues, is a religion of time: it finds meaning not in space and the materials things that fill it but in time and the eternity that imbues it, so that 'the Sabbaths are our great catherdrals.'
	The Eternal Journey: Meditations on the Jewish Year Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg HB £16.95
Based on his popular talks and articles, this book takes you on a uniquely personal journey through the whole Jewish year, connecting how we live to why, and illuminating the spiritual and moral insights each festival brings us.
	The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories ed. Ilan Stavans HB £21.99
In this wide-ranging anthology, Stavans has collected the work of more than fifty notable Jewish writers, weaving these diverse viewpoints and voices into a rich portrait of Jewish literary tradition. The book takes us from the mid-1800s right up to the present, encompassing the full spectrum of Jewish writing. Readers will find stories by the likes of Sholem Aleichem, Franz Kafka, Saul Bellow and Isaac Bashevis Singer, but also markedly different writers as Cynthia Ozick, Bernard Malamud, Delmore Schwartz and Dan Jacobson. Here too are pieces from around the globe, by writers such as Isaac Babel, Italo Svevo, Primo Levi, Elias Canetti and Amos Oz. What emerges in the end is proof of an observation by Ba'al Makshoves - that the Jews may have many languages and a dozen echoes in foreign tongues, but only one literature. The marvelous tales that fill this anthology affirm that a shared identity can exist without sterile uniformity, and that writers can engage their religious and cultural heritage without losing touch with those rich, complex ambiguities that inhabit the heart. Comprehensive List: Artscroll Machzorim Complete Boxed Set £105-00 Individual Volumes can be given (Rosh Hashonah, Yom Kippur, Succot, Shavuot, Pesach) £21-00 each JPS Hebrew-English Tanakh Pb £27.00 Timechart of Jewish Civilization Hb £20-00 Jewish Book of Why Boxed Set Hb £35-95 Jewish Book of Why (single vol. edition) Pb £10-95 Jews in Literature and Art Hb £24-95 Jewish Spirit - ed. Elaine Frankel Hb £34-00 Diaspora – Frederic Brenner (2 vol. in slipcase) Hb £60.00 Historical Atlas of the Jewish People - Barnavi Hb £34-95 My Grandparents, My Parents, and I Hb £35.00 Jewish Values – Telushkin Hb £24.95 Jewish Wisdom – Telushkin Hb £24.95 Jewish Literacy – Telushkin Hb £24.95 Biblical Literacy – Telushkin Hb £24.95 The Jewish Religion: A Companion - Louis Jacobs Hb £42-00 Eternal Journey – Jonathan Wittenberg Hb £16-95 Etz Hayim Torah & Commentary Hb £49-50 Five Books of Moses – ed. Robert Alter Hb £34-95 Back To The Sources – Holtz Pb £11-95 The Jewish World: 365 Days Hb £19-95 Great Jewish Men Hb £19-95 Cultures of the Jews - ed. David Biale Vol 1: Mediterranean Origins Pb £12-95 Vol 2: Diversites of Diaspora Pb £12-95 Vol 3: Modern Encounters Pb £12-95 Oxford Book Jewish Stories Hb £23-99 Collected Stories - Isaac Bashevis Singer Pb £15.95 The Big Book of Jewish Humour Pb £16.95 Book Jewish Food - Claudia Roden Hb/Pb £29.95/£16.99 New Complete Intl. Jewish Cookbook – Evelyn Rose Pb £16-99 Jewish Traditions Cookbook – Marlena Spieler Hb £24-99 To Pray as a Jew – Donin Pb £14-95 The Sabbath – Heschel Pb £9-95 The Jewish Way – Greenberg Pb £10-95 The Sunflower – Wiesenthal Pb £10-95 Souls on Fire – Elie Wiesel Pb £11-95 This is My God – Wouk Pb £10-99 The Holocaust – Martin Gilbert Pb £16-99 Israel: A History – Martin Gilbert Pb £14-99 I Am David – Ann Holm Pb £5-99 Once – Morris Gleitzman Pb £5-99 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit Pb £5-99 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas – John Boyne Pb £6-99 Hitler’s Canary – Sandi Toksvig Pb £5-99 History of Modern Britain - Andrew Marr Hb £25.00 The Art Book (Phaidon) Pb £14-99 Brewers Dictionary of Phrase & Fable Hb/Pb £25.00/£19.99 Times Complete History of the World – Overy Hb £75-00 Times Atlas of the World Hb £30-00 Oxford Concise Hachette French Dictionary Hb £19.99 Oxford Concise Spanish Dictionary Hb £19.99 Oxford Concise English Dictionary Hb £25.00 Oxford Thesaurus Hb £25.00 Oxford Dictionary Quotations Hb £30-00 Oxford Companion to Art Hb £40-00 Oxford Companion to Music Hb £40-00 Roget’s Thesaurus (Anniversary Edition) Hb £17-99 Penguin Encyclopedia Hb £30-00 Penguin 70’s Boxed Set Box £105-00 Classical Good CD Guide Pb £24-99 Oxford Shakespeare - ed. Stanley Wells Hb/Pb £30.00/£16.99 Oxford Anthology English Poetry Volume 1 Pb £11-50 Oxford Anthology English Poetry Volume 2 Pb £11-50 Wisden Cricketer’s Alamanack 2007 Hb £38-00 Time Out 1000 Things to do in London Pb £12.99 Complete Works of Shakespeare Box set Hb £29-99 The Sherlock Holmes Box set - Conan Doyle Hb £29-99 Oscar Wilde Box set Hb £29.99