Art and Literature
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Holocaust Literature: a History and GuideDavid G. Roskies, Naomi Diamant A comprehensive assessment of Holocaust literature, from World War II to the present day. Learn more / Click to buy |
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Jewish Dimensions in Modern Visual CultureAntisemitism, Assimilation, Affirmation Rose-Carol Washton Long, Matthew Baigell, Milly HeydA fascinating look at key aspects of visual culture in modern Jewish history. |
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Yehuda Amichai: The Making of Israel's National PoetNili Scharf Gold"By uncovering the European roots of this central, widely read and much translated Israeli author, Gold opens the way for other similar studies of the European background of Israeli writing. Her book will be indispensable for all future studies of Amichai's poetry." |
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FeathersHaim Be’er“Haim Be’er resembles the adolescent hero of his novel in wanting to preserve in hard-won modern Israel some of the quirky obstinacy of earlier European-Jewish utopians.” |
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Resplendent Synagogue: Architecture and Worship in an Eighteenth-Century Polish CommunityThomas C. Hubka“Through the meticulous analysis of a single wooden synagogue, he opens before us the nearly undocumented pre-Hasidic popular culture of Eastern European Jews.” |
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Small Change: A Collection of StoriesYehudit Hendel“The overall effect is almost like reading a diary — the glimpses of ordinary private lives… resonate with loss, disappointment and rich, raw emotion.” |
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The Pure Element of TimeHaim Be’er“….The writing is subtle, skillful, humorous, and vivacious. Haim Be’er created in this novel a superb blend of horror, ridicule, compassion, self-irony, as well as a remarkable picture of Jerusalem in the early years of Israel’s statehood….” |
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Reading Hebrew Literature: Critical Discussions of Six Modern TextsAlan Mintz, ed.Six classic texts of modern Hebrew literature viewed from a variety of critical perspectives. |
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Painting a People: Maurycy Gottlieb and Jewish ArtEzra Mendelsohn“Deeply researched and thoroughly original, this remarkable study encourages new ways of thinking about Jewish artists and their place in the emergence of modern culture….” |
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Aharon Appelfeld: From Individual Lament to Tribal EternityYigal SchwartzSchwartz organizes his book around three of Appelfeld’s major themes: the recovery of childhood and memory, the creation of place, and the religious stance of the Holocaust writer. He develops a new perspective not only on Appelfeld’s work, but on Holocaust literature itself. |
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Landscapes of Jewish Experience: Samuel Bak, PaintingsLawrence L. LangerLandscapes of Jewish Experience represents a unique combination of multi layered paintings by Samuel Bak and the rich, thoughtful essay and commentary of Lawrence L. Langer. |
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The Boom in Contemporary Israeli FictionAlan Mintz, ed.“The book fulfills an important need by calling attention to the new voices that have reshaped contemporary Israeli literature and culture.” |