Biography
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Germany’s ProphetPaul de Lagarde and the Origins of Modern Antisemitism Ulrich Sieg A provocative and disquieting portrait of Bible scholar and founder of modern German antisemitism Paul de Lagarde. |
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Best of Times, Worst of TimesMemoirs of a Political EducationWalter LaqueurA memoir by a highly respected historian and political commentator Walter Laqueur has been writing and teaching for over six decades, primarily in the fields of twentieth- century history and politics. In this engaging memoir, Laqueur focuses on the political and historical events that have shaped his thinking and inspired his intellectual work. |
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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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Memoirs: Hans JonasChristian Wiese, ed.; Krishna Winston, translatorBecause Jonas’s life spanned the entire twentieth century, this memoir provides nuanced pictures of German Jewry during the Weimar Republic, of German Zionism, of the Jewish emigrants in Palestine during the 1930s and 1940s, and of German Jewish émigré intellectuals in New York. In addition, Jonas outlines the development of his work, beginning with his studies under Husserl and Heidegger and extending through his later metaphysical speculations about “God after Auschwitz. |
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The Life and Thought of Hans Jonas: Jewish DimensionsChristian WieseAn analysis of the Jewish background of an eminent philosopher. |
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Leo Strauss and the Politics of Exile: The Making of a Political PhilosopherEugene Sheppard"With a graceful weave of biography, historical context and philosophical analysis, Eugene Sheppard presents an intellectual portrait of Leo Strauss that boldly challenges the clichés that becloud his legacy." |
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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 statehoos.” |
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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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Prisoner of Hope: Moshe Prywes as Told to Haim ChertokMoshe Prywes and Haim Chertok“The life recorded here is unique, and yet reflects the most dramatic generation in the history of the Jewish people. The writing is delicate, humoristic and tragic, and always compelling.” |
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With My Own Eyes: The Autobiography of an HistorianJacob Katz“In this delightful memoir Jacob Katz appears as a wise, sensitive writer, very skillfully describing, analyzing and reflecting upon the most significant happenings of his long, interesting, and creative life.” |
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Breaking the Silence: The German Who Exposed the Final SolutionWalter Laqueur and Richard Breitman“A superb piece of detective work and an exciting real-life spy drama.” |
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Chaim Weizmann: The Making of a StatesmanJehuda Reinharz"An academic tour de force…. It must surely become the definitive biography of a man who was arguably the foremost representative of the Jewish people in the twentieth century." |
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The Architect of Genocide: Himmler and the Final SolutionRichard BreitmanDrawing upon previously untapped primary sources…the author conclusively counters efforts to portray the Holocaust as unpremeditated, the result of bureaucratic improvisation under wartime constraints. |
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The Philosophy of Franz RosenzweigPaul Mendes-FlohrEleven essays on the life and thought of Jewish philosopher and theologian Franz Rosenzweig. |
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The Darker Side of Genius: Richard Wagner’s Anti-SemitismJacob KatzRichard Wagner’s antisemitism considered in the context of his time, place, and aspirations rather than in relation to his later appropriation by the Nazis. |
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Chaim Weizmann: The Making of a Zionist LeaderJehuda Reinharz"An academic tour de force….It must surely become the definitive biography of a man who was arguably the foremost representative of the Jewish people in the twentieth century." |
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Hitler in HistoryEberhard Jackel"In contrast to most scholarly works on Hitler, this brilliant book is lucid, forthright, and blessedly brief." |