NOVEMBER 1940: a mysterious explosion sinks the Patria, anchored

in the Haifa Harbor. On board are 2,500 Jewish refugees fleeing

Nazi-occupied Europe. The British Palestine authorities are ready

to deport…

In 23 provocative essays grounded by cultural texts/artefacts, leading scholars (archeologists, historians, literary critics, folklorists) from Israel and diaspora countries address issues of ever-evolving Jewish identity (or is it identities?)…

WINNER OF THE 1987 JWB NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FOR HISTORY
In this radical reinterpretation of Jewish history, David Biale tackles the myth of Jewish political passivity between the fall…

Hasidism, a controversial, mystical-religious movement of Eastern European origin, has posed a serious challenge to mainstream Judaism from its earliest beginnings in the middle of the eighteenth century. Decimated by…

Enlightenment and Secularism is a collection of twenty eight essays that seek to understand the connection between the European Enlightenment and the emergence of secular societies, as well as the…