Sanford, John [Julian Shapiro]

A Walk in the Fire

Santa Rosa, California, Black Sparrow Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. John Sanford" is the name of the protagnonist of the novel published in 1933 in The Water Wheel, by Julian Shapiro, and Shapiro took on the pseudonym then and there. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear to the printed, decorated covers beyond forward cock to spine, else with a bright interior, unmarked. Published in Santa Rosa, California, by the Black Sparrow Press, 1989, bound in an Imperial Octavo format. Measures 6 1/2" wide by 9" tall. Good-looking, brown and oatmeal cloth with lettered decorative paper-covered boards; transparent stiff glassine Mylar wrapper, as issued. [14], 15-322 [4] pp. including a black-and-white photograph of Shapiro.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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Book number: 356062

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Keywords: John Sanford novel poetry Jewish history Jewish culture Judaica American Jews

Saraf, Michal

The Hitler Scroll of North Africa: Moroccan and Tunisian Jewish Literature on the Fall of the Nazis

, Habermann Institute for Literary Research, Lod, Israel. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Uncommon in the trade, there being currently no additional copies available on-line. The author has chosen to focus on the bibliography of Jewish literary works associated with the Second World War, the German entrance into Tunisia and the victory eventually of the Allies. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, illustrated and glossy, clean interior, unmarked, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound dos-a-dos, bilingual in English and Hebrew, a wide-ranging survey of popular literature written by the Jews of North Africa in Hebrew and judaeo-Arabic. Chapters devoted to the Qasidas, Haggada and Two Megillot from Morocco, then Two Kinot and Two Reneyet from Tunisia, and then a final chapter devoted to manuscript works. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. 46 pp., then 116-1 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 355772

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Keywords: literary criticism Jewish literature Nazis Germany W.W.I.I. the Holocaust Michal Saraf

Schachner, Nathan

The Price of Liberty: A History of the American Jewish Committee

New York, The American Jewish Committee, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A fine and due homage to the American Jewish Committe, founded in 1906 to protect the rights of Jews everywhere. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound handsomely in burgundy cloth, top-stained in red. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, moderately worn front panel, chipping to rear panel, machine-clipped but not price-clipped. x [1], 2-225 pp., complete with full notes, bibliography and index.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Very Good,

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Book number: 352372

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Keywords: Nathan Schachner the price of liberty The American Jewish Committee Jewish religion Jewish culture

Schechter, Betty

The Dreyfus Affair: A National Scandal

London, Victor Gollancz, Ltd., 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean but for ink-stamp of previous owner at first free endpaper, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound simply in red cloth over boards, with sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine, very slight forward cock thereto. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. A readable, accessible account of the Albert Dreyfus Affair but that reads like a police procedural run amok when concern for justice is overwhelmed by antiSemitism. Safeguards of proper legal procedure are thrown out in favor of French perceptions of Semitic guile and treachery. A dozen illustrations in black-and-white, including of Albert Dreyfus himself and Emile Zola, his major supporter and who himself had to go into exile. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Frontis matter, 3-239 [3] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Near Fine,

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Book number: 353928

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Keywords: Betty Schechter Albert Dreyfus Dreyfus Affair French history antisemitism anti-Semitism Judaism Judaica Jewish history Jewish culture

Schechtman, Joseph B.

On Wings of Eagles: The Plight, Exodus, and Homecoming of Oriental Jewry

New York, Thomas Yoseloff, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A fine and compelling social history of the Jewish communities in the Middle East and Northern African countries and of their eventual immigration to Israel upon its founding post-WWII. [7], 8-429 pp. and 16 pp. of black-and-white photographs. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, bound in green cloth and with gilt lettering to spine, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 348994

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Keywords: Joseph B. Schechtman|Oriental Jewry|Jewish history|Jewish culture|immigration |Israel

Schechtmann, I.B., E. Tcherikover, and I. Mutzkin, eds.; Comite des Delegations Juives

Les Pogromes En Ukraine Sous Les Gouvernements Ukrainiens (1917-1920)

Paris, Comite des Delegations Juives, 1927. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Extremely scarce in the trade, there being only a single additional copy available on-line. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Bound in simple greenish-gray printed wraps, moderately worn,some scuffing to spine, light creasing thereto, lightly sunned and toned, now protected by Mylar coat. Clean and unmarked of interior. French language texts, recounting the massive upsurge in anti-Semitism in Ukraine just following World War One.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Very Good

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Book number: 348510

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Keywords: Jews|Jewish history and culture|pogroms|anti-Semitism|Ukraine

Gerda Schmidt, Gilya

Martin Buber's Formative Years: From German Culture to Jewish Renewal, 1897-1909

Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Another fine contribution to the Judaic Studies Series. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xiv, 1-177 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Book number: 351619

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Keywords: Gilya Gerda Schmidt Martin Buber German history German Jews

Schnitzler, Arthur

Little Novels

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound simply in shiny black cloth, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Translated by Eric Sutton from the original German. The German Jew Arthur Schnitzler was born at Praterstrasse 16, Leopoldstadt, Vienna, capital of the Austrian Empire, the son of a prominent Hungarian laryngologist, Johann Schnitzler (1835–1893), and Luise Markbreiter (1838–1911), a daughter of the Viennese doctor Philipp Markbreiter, according to his Wikipedia entry. Trained in medicine, Schnitzler eventually turned to writing. This item comprises several novellas. Among those filmed are *The Death of a Bachelor*, filmed in Spanish in 1974, and *The Murderer*, filmed in German in 1984. Frontis matter + 279 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 352909

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Schoeps, Julius H.

Theodor Herzl and the Zionist Dream

London, Thames & Hudson, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Stated First Edition, published by Thames & Hudson, London, 1997, bound handsomely in a large quarto format. 223 pp., and with 354 duotone illustrations regarding the life and work of Zionism's progenitor. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Book number: 346315

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Keywords: Theodor Herzl |Judaica|Judaism|Jewish History|Jewish Culture

Schomer, Abraham S. [Shaikewitz]

The Primary Cause of Antisemitism. An Answer to the Jewish Question

New York, Israel Publishing Company, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Schomer, Abraham S. [Shaikewitz] 1876-1916Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. xiii, 1-162 pp. A fine and accessible disquisition on origins and development of antisemitism.against Jews especially in realms of politics and government. Full bibliography.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 351334

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Schorr, Israel

N'Ginoth Baruch Schorr: Complete Service, According to the Traditional Ritual for New Year and Day of Atonement

New York, Bloch Publishing Company, New York (1952), 1952. Third Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, bound handsomely in light brick-red cloth, with stamped black lettering to cover and spine, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Published in Third Edition, edited by Israel Schoor, featuring a complete service, according to the traditional ritual for New Year and Day of Atonement, published originally in 1906. The original author, Israel Schorr, was the son of Baruch Schorr who was, at the time of his death in 1904, the Chief Cantor of the Great Synagogue at Lemberg, Galicia (now Poland), a famous composer and cantor indeed. The Preface to the Second Edition, published in 1928, is included here. Hebrew text throughout, and transliterated into Roman letters, and complete with full musical scores. 249 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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Book number: 347526

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Schorr, Israel

N'Ginoth Baruch Schorr: Complete Service, According to the Traditional Ritual for New Year and Day of Atonement

New York, Bloch Publishing Company, 1952. Third Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, bound handsomely in light brown cloth, with stamped black lettering to cover and spine, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Published in Third Edition, edited by Israel Schoor, featuring a complete service, according to the traditional ritual for New Year and Day of Atonement, published originally in 1906. The original author, Israel Schorr, was the son of Baruch Schorr who was, at the time of his death in 1904, the Chief Cantor of the Great Synagogue at Lemberg, Galicia (now Poland), a famous composer and cantor indeed. The Preface to the Second Edition, published in 1928, is included here. Hebrew text throughout, and transliterated into Roman letters that is rendered into both English and German, and complete with full musical scores. 249 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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Book number: 347527

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Schwartz, Shuly Rubin

The Emergence of Jewish Scholarship in America: The Publication of the Jewish Encyclopedia

Cincinnati, Hebrew Union College Press, 1991. First Edition. . Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Thirteenth volume in the series, Monographs of the Hebrew Union CollegeA superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in brown cloth, with gilt lettering to cover and spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xii + 235 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Book number: 349231

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Keywords: Shuly Rubin Schwartz|The Jewish Encyclopedia|Jewish history|Jewish culture

Seitz, William C.

Art Israel 26 Painters and Sculptors

New York, Museum of Modern Art, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. 26 Israeli painters and sculptors are featured here in the volume that augmented the 1964 exhibition at the M.O.M.A. 88 pp., 84 illustrations. Bound handsomely in brown cloth, blind-stamped title to front board, gilt lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, price-clipped. Plentiful black-and-white illustrations, artist biographies.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Very Good,

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Book number: 349232

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Keywords: William Seitz|Jewish artists|Art of Israel|Jewish history|Jewish culture

Seitz, William C.

Art Israel: 26 Painters and Sculptors

Garden City, New York, Museum of Modern Art / Doubleday, 1964. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor to moderate wear of covers and text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Published in First Edition by Museum of Modern Art in cahoots with Doubleday. Measures 8 5/8" x 9 5/8" wide and tall, respectively. Levi Eshkol provides the Preface, Foreword by William Mazer, long essay by Seitz, and then artist statements and biographies of Yaacov Agan, A'ika, Mordecaid Ardon, Avigdor Arikha, Naphtali Bezem, Itzhak Danziger, Moshe Castel, Fima, Michael Gross, and others.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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Book number: 351385

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Keywords: Israel art Jewish artists Jewish history Jewish culture