Joseph's
Bookstore
1257 Finchley Road
Temple Fortune
London NW11 0AD
T: 020 8731 7575
F: 020 8731 6699
Opening Hours:
Mon - Fri:
9:30 - 6:30pm
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10:00 - 5:00pm
Opening
Hours:
Mon
- Thurs:
10:00 - 10:00pm
Fri:
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10:00 - 10:00pm
Sample Bat Mitzvah List
Highlights: (comprehensive list below)
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Listen to Her Voice Miki Raver PB £15.95 |
| Illustrated throughout, Listen
to Her Voice retells the lives of 18 women in the Hebrew Bible. It
is a provocative book to
treasure and share. Raver gives voice to the voices we
have never really heard before, although their names and circumstances are well
known to us. The power and the glory of these utterly modern women resonate deeply and joyfully |
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The Five Books of Miriam: A Woman's Commentary on the Torah Ellen Frankel PB £13.99 |
| Weaving together Jewish lore, the voices of Jewish foremothers, Yiddish fable, midrash and stories of her own imagining, Ellen Frankel has created in this book a breathtakingly vivid exploration into what the Torah means to women.Here are Miriam, Esther, Dinah, Lilith and many other women of the Torah in dialogue with Jewish daughters, mothers and grandmothers, past and present. Together these voices examine and debate every aspect of a Jewish woman's life -- work, sex, marriage, her connection to God and her place in the Jewish community and in the world. The Five Books of Miriam makes an invaluable contribution to Torah study and adds rich dimension to the ongoing conversation between Jewish women and Jewish tradition.
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Great Jewish Women by Elinor Slater, Robert Slater
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| Inspiring
profiles of more than one hundred Jewish women who have had a great impact in their respective fields of endeavor, including Golda Meir, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Barbra Streisand, and U.S. senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein. Their unusual achievements are interestingly presented and their relationships to Judaism highlighted. With black-and-white photographs.
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My Grandparents, My Parents and I HB £30.00 |
| In this beautifully illustrated book, Rabbi and art historian Edward van Voolen has brought together numerous works that expand our view of Jewish life and art. Organized in a loosely chronological order, this book introduces readers to works that reflect the dramatic events of the past and explore the eternal search for Jewish identity. He points out the Jewish aspects of works by predominantly nineteenth- and twentieth-century artists such as Modigliani, Pissarro and Frida Kahlo, among others, and discusses these themes within the paintings of Barnett Newman and
the sculpture of Richard Serra. His accompanying text explores the connection between Judaism and art and culture, helping readers approach familiar images through a new and exciting perspective.
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The definitive collection of ideas, reflections, humour and wit by Jewish women. Partnow brings together the voices of over 300 women - including women of the Bible, actors, poets, humorists, scientists and literary and political figures - whose ideas, activism, service, talent and labour have touched the world. Quoted women include: Bella Abzug; Hannah Arendt; Lauren Bacall; Judy Blume; Judy Chicago; Jennifer Connelly; Gerty Theresa Cori; Deborah; Anita Diamant; Delia Ephron; Anne Frank; Rosalind Franklin; Anna Freud; Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Blu Greenberg; Erica Jong; Frida Kahlo; Donna Karan; Faye Kellerman; Ann Landers; Estee Lauder; Rosa Luxemburg; Golda Meir; Bette Midler; Miriam; Cynthia Ozick; Dorothy Parker; Letty Cottin Pogrebin; Ayn Rand; Joan Rivers; Ethel Rosenberg; Sandy Eisenberg Sasso; Hannah Senesh; Gertrude Stein; Barbra Streisand; Kerri Strug; Barbara Tuchman and many more. |
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The Jewish Spirit: A Celebration in Stories and Art ed. Ellen Frankel HB £34.00 |
"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. |
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Jewish Wisdom Rabbi Joseph Telushkin HB £24.95 |
Sets texts from selected Jewish writings, ranging from the Talmud to modern writings, in a historical perspective, while explaining why they are vital and challenging to contemporary Jews. |
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The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories Edited by Ilan Stavans HB £21.99
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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.
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Blessed is the Daughter
Carolyn Starman Hessel HB £33.99 |
| Relates the stories of heroic Jewish women who helped their people and all people, from Biblical times to today.
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The Jewish Princess Cookbook Tracey Fine PB £8.99 |
| There are few things more
important in Jewish culture than food and many of the most iconic
Jewish dishes have made their way firmly into mainstream culture.
Who doesn't know that chicken soup - or Jewish Penicillin- is
guaranteed to help you if you have a cold or flu. And, whilst you
may not associate the stereotype of the Jewish Princess with ever
venturing remotely near the kitchen, Jewish Princesses - and they
know who they are - know that even in the 21st century eating
remains at the heart of family life. The authors of this irreverent
cookbook have produced a host of fabulous traditional as well as
nouveau dishes of Jewish cuisine. A foolproof guide to the ultimate
Friday night dinner sits alongside a delicious new twist on Bread
and Butter Pudding - Choc-Challah Pudding anyone? Reading this book
it's easy to see that we all have a little bit of the Jewish Princess inside us - it's more than just a cookbook - it's a way of life!
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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
Women of the Hebrew Bible –
Bach
Pb £23.95
The Quotable Jewish Woman –
Partnow
Hb £21-99
Memoirs of the Gluckel of Hameln
Pb £12.99
Listen to Her Voice – Miki
Raver Pb £15.99
Great
Jewish Women
Hb £19.95
Under My Hat (Straight Talk) - Sally
Berkovic
Hb £14-95
Blessed is the
Daughter
Hb £33-99
Book Jewish Food - Claudia
Roden Hb/Pb £29.95/£16.99
New
Complete International Jewish Cookbook – Evelyn Rose
Pb £16-99
Jewish Traditions Cookbook – Marlena
Spieler
Hb £24-99
Children’s Jewish Holiday Kitchen – Joan
Nathan
Hb £17-95
Jewish Princess
Cookbook Pb £8.99
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
Penguin
Classics (Paperback
editions) Pb £5-99
to £8-99
Austen, Bronte, Dickens, Dostoyevsky, Eliot, Hardy, James,
Tolstoy etc
Everyman’s Library Classics (Hardback
editions) Pb £9-99
to £12-99
As above: Austen, Bronte, Dickens, Dostoyevsky, Eliot,
Hardy, James, Tolstoy etc
Jane Austen 6-book Box
Set
Hb £29-99
Charlotte Bronte Box
set
Hb £29-99
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