For gift-giving, the above large-format books
are available in a handsome blue slipcase.
THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES &
THE JEWS
David G. Dalin, Alfred J. Kolatch
For the first time, an entire work is
devoted to the interactions between those who have held the most
powerful elective office in the land and the relatively small but
politically and socially active Jewish community. This
groundbreaking volume presents fascinating biographical
information on major Jewish appointees to Cabinet and sub-Cabinet
positions, to the Supreme Court, as well as to ambassadorships
throughout the world. Black-and-white photos.
GREAT
JEWS IN ENTERTAINMENT
Darryl Lyman
Featuring over one hundred major portraits and two hundred thumbnail
sketches, this glorious tribute to the world of entertainment
celebrates such greats as Luther Adler, Lauren Bacall, Lee J.
Cobb, Billy Crystal, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Lisa Kudrow, Zero
Mostel, Natalie Portman, Adam Sandler, and Ben Stiller. Includes
listings of selected recordings and stage, film, and television
performances. Black-and-white photos. Large format.
GREAT MOMENTS IN JEWISH HISTORY
Elinor Slater, Robert Slater
Divided into Moments of Courage, Moments of
Joy, Moments of Despair, and Moments of Creativity, this stirring
work recreates the high points of the Jewish adventure over the
millennia. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs.
About
the Authors
Rabbi David G. Dalin, a
widely-published American Jewish historian, is currently a visiting
scholar in Judaic Studies at George Washington University. He
received a B.A. degree from the University of California at
Berkeley, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa; M.A. and Ph.D.
degrees from Brandeis University; and rabbinical ordination, as well
as a second M.A., from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
Rabbi Dalin is the author or coauthor of five
previous books in the field of American Jewish history and Jewish
religious thought. His Religion and State in the American Jewish
Experience, written with Professor Jonathan D. Sarna of Brandeis
University, was selected by Choice as one of the best
academic books of 1998.
Rabbi Dalin's articles and book reviews have
appeared in numerous publications, including American Jewish
History, Commentary, Moment, Midstream, Conservative Judaism,
Journal of Reform Judaism, Modern Judaism, Hadassah Magazine,
and the American Jewish Year Book.
Alfred J. Kolatch, a graduate of the
Teachers' Institute of Yeshiva University and its College of Liberal
Arts, was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America,
which subsequently awarded him the Doctor of Divinity degree,
honoris causa. From 1941 to 1948 he served as rabbi of
congregations in Columbia, South Carolina, and Kew Gardens, New
York, and as a chaplain in the United States Army. In 1948 he
founded Jonathan David Publishers, of which he has since been
president and editor-in-chief.
Rabbi Kolatch has authored numerous books, the
most popular of which are Great Jewish Quotations, How to
Live a Jewish Life, What Jews Say About God, This Is
the Torah, and the best-selling Jewish Book of Why and
its sequel, The Second Jewish Book of Why. Several of his
works deal with nomenclature, about which he is an acknowledged
authority. The New Name Dictionary and The Complete
Dictionary of English and Hebrew First Names are his most recent
works on the subject. Other books by the author include Our
Religion: The Torah, The Jewish Heritage Quiz Book,
The Jewish Mourner's Book of Why, Who's Who in the Talmud,
and The Family Seder.
In addition to his scholarly work, Rabbi
Kolatch is interested in the work of the military chaplaincy and has
served as president of the Association of Jewish Chaplains of the
Armed Forces and as vice-president of the interdenominational
Military Chaplains Association of the United States.
Darryl
Lyman's biographical works include Great Jewish Families,
Jewish Heroes and Heroines: Their Unique Achievements, Great
African-American Women, and Great Jews in Music. Among his
other titles are Dictionary of Animal Words and Phrases; Civil War
Quotations; and Civil War Wordbook, which was nominated for
the prestigious Lincoln Prize at Gettysburg College. Mr. Lyman has
contributed film reviews to Magill's Cinema Annual and coedited
Fifty Years of Oscar, the Official History of the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences.
Darryl
Lyman resides in San Jacinto, California.
Robert
Slater was born in the United States in 1943. In 1971 he and his
wife, Elinor, moved to Jerusalem, where they continue to make their
home. Robert Slater was a reporter in the Time
magazine Jerusalem Bureau from 1976 to 1996. He is the author of
many biographical works, including Rabin
of Israel and Golda: The Uncrowned Queen of Israel. Together, the Slaters have
authored the highly popular
Great Jewish Women, Great
Jewish Men, and Great
Moments in Jewish History.
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