Published to mark the 100th anniversary of The Jewish Publication Society, Jonathan Sarna’s engaging blend of anecdote and analysis presents the personalities and the controversies, the struggles and the achievements behind a century of publishing by the oldest English-language publisher of Jewish books in the world. Includes black and white photographs and extensive listings of JPS officers and editors, governing boards, and authors, translators, and illustrators, up to 1988.
Published to mark the 100th anniversary of The Jewish Publication Society, Jonathan Sarna’s engaging blend of anecdote and analysis presents the personalities and the controversies, the struggles and the achievements behind a century of publishing by the oldest English-language publisher of Jewish books in the world. Includes black and white photographs and extensive listings of JPS officers and editors, governing boards, and authors, translators, and illustrators, up to 1988.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Jonathan D. Sarna is University Professor and the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, as well as the director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University. He is also the chief historian of the National Museum of American Jewish History. Sarna has written, edited, or coedited more than thirty books, including Coming to Terms with America: Essays on Jewish History, Religion, and Culture (JPS, 2021) and the acclaimed American Judaism: A History, winner of six awards, including the National Jewish Book Award’s Jewish Book of the Year.
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Preface 1. False Starts 2. A real Beginning 3. The golden Years 4. The Henrietta Szold Era 5. The Bible, the Classics, and the Legends 6. The Lean Years 7. The Maurice Jacobs Years 8. The Postwar Challenge 9. Continuity and Change Epilogue Abbreviations and Short Titles Notes Appendixes Index
Preface 1. False Starts 2. A real Beginning 3. The golden Years 4. The Henrietta Szold Era 5. The Bible, the Classics, and the Legends 6. The Lean Years 7. The Maurice Jacobs Years 8. The Postwar Challenge 9. Continuity and Change Epilogue Abbreviations and Short Titles Notes Appendixes Index
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