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HBI SERIES ON JEWISH WOMEN

Shulamit Reinharz, General Editor; Sylvia Barack Fishman, Associate EditorThe HBI Series on Jewish Women, created by the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, publishes a wide range of books by and about Jewish women in diverse contexts and time periods. Of interest to scholars and the educated public, the HBI Series on Jewish Women fills major gaps in Jewish, Women’s, and Gender Studies.

Paperback, $40.00 978-1-61168-860-3

Ebook, $34.99 978-1-61168-861-0

Love, Marriage, and Jewish FamiliesParadoxes of a Social RevolutionEdited by Sylvia Barack Fishman

Illustrates the complex and diverse ways that Jews in the United States and Israel are reshaping dating, marriage, and family life—with some surprising consequences

The concepts of gender, love, and family have become more fluid under a society-wide softening of boundaries, hierarchies, and protocols. In this volume, Sylvia Barack Fishman gathers the work of social historians and legal scholars who study transformations in the intimate realms of partnering and family construction among Jews in the United States and Israel.

Hardcover, $27.95 978-1-61168-805-4

Ebook, $22.99 978-1-61168-806-1

The Strangers We BecameLessons in Exile from One of Iraq’s Last JewsCynthia Kaplan Shamash

A smart, funny, and lyrical memoir of an Iraqi Jewish girl’s experiences in five countries before settling in the United States

“Shamash’s writing beautifully communicates the confusion, imagination, and resilience that she experienced as a child from the trauma, displacement, and possibility of immigration, all caused by anti-Semitism. She weaves her story so well that the reader truly feels what the author has lived.” — Jewish Book World

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HBI SERIES ON JEWISH WOMEN

Hardcover, $24.95 978-1-61168-312-7

Ebook, $14.99 978-1-61168-545-9

KnishIn Search of the Jewish Soul FoodLaura Silver

The one and only absolutely definitive biography of the knish

“A whimsical, mouthwatering and edifying odyssey through New York neighborhoods and beyond.” — Sam Roberts, New York Times

“If you need to know anything about the knish, this is your book.” — Forward

Paperback, $40.00 978-1-61168-476-6

Ebook, $39.99 978-1-61168-477-3

Holocaust Mothers and DaughtersFamily, History, and TraumaFederica K. Clementi

An astonishing analysis of Jewish mother-daughter relations before, during, and after the Shoah as described in daughters’ memoirs

“Outstanding. . . . [An] important addition to the historical record.” — Modern Judaism

“[A] brilliant and erudite study. . . . This is a welcome and important book.” — Women’s Review of Books

Hardcover, $24.95 978-1-61168-605-0

Ebook, $21.99 978-1-61168-606-7

The Days BetweenBlessings, Poems, and Directions of the Heart for the Jewish High Holiday SeasonMarcia Falk

An elegantly designed volume of new English and Hebrew prayers and reflections for the High Holidays from a contemporary American poet

“Thorough, heartfelt, and impressive.” — Library Journal (starred review)

“A fascinating supplement to the traditional High Holidays liturgy.” — American Jewish World

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THE TAUBER INSTITUTE SERIES FOR THE STUDY OF EUROPEAN JEWRY

Jehuda Reinharz, General Editor; Sylvia Fuks Fried, Associate Editor; Eugene R. Sheppard, Associate EditorThe Tauber Institute Series is dedicated to publishing books with compelling and innovative approaches to the study of modern European Jewish history, thought, culture, and society. The series features scholarly works related to the Enlightenment, modern Judaism and the struggle for emancipation, the rise of nationalism and the spread of antisemitism, the Holocaust and its aftermath, as well as the contemporary Jewish experience.

The Individual in HistoryEssays in Honor of Jehuda ReinharzEdited by ChaeRan Y. Freeze, Sylvia Fuks Fried, and Eugene R. Sheppard

Essays in honor of the scholarly work and institutional leadership of Jehuda Reinharz, focusing on the role of the individual in history

This volume offers a panoramic view of modern Jewish history through engaging essays that celebrate Reinharz’s rich contribution as a path-breaking and prolific scholar, teacher, and leader in the academy and beyond.

Hardcover, $35.00 978-1-61168-732-3Ebook, $34.99 978-1-61168-733-0

Jewish Philosophical Politics in Germany, 1789–1848Sven-Erik Rose

A provocative look at how Jewish intellectuals thought about Jewish religion and existence within a German philosophical tradition

“[I]n terms of the rigor of its arguments and the ease and elegance with which Rose moves between interpretations of texts by Jewish intellectuals and equally trenchant analysis of texts by their interlocutors in the German philosophical tradition, this book is truly without peers.” — Jonathan Hess, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillPaperback, $40.00

978-1-61168-579-4Ebook, $37.99 978-1-61168-580-0

Sites of European Antisemitism in the Age of Mass Politics, 1880–1918Edited by Robert Nemes and Daniel Unowsky With an afterword by Hillel Kieval

Explores local incidents of antisemitism and antisemitic violence across Europe in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

This innovative collection of essays on the upsurge of antisemitism across Europe in the decades around 1900 shifts the focus away from intellectuals and well-known incidents to less-familiar events, actors, and locations.

Paperback, $40.00 978-1-61168-582-4Ebook, $39.99 978-1-61168-583-1

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Everyday Jewish Life in Imperial RussiaSelect Documents, 1772–1914Edited by ChaeRan Y. Freeze and Jay M. Harris

An astounding compilation of primary source documents dealing with all aspects of Jewish daily life in the Russian empire

“Essential for any reader interested in Jewish religious life and Jewish life in general in the Czarist Empire.” — Religious Studies Review

“This massive volume contains a fascinating collection of documents exploring every aspect of quotidian life for Jews in Imperial Russia. . . . Suitable for scholars, this book will also interest lay people who just want to dabble in the chapters. Highly recommended.” — Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews

Paperback, $40.00 978-1-61168-455-1

Ebook, $39.99 978-1-61168-456-8

The Faith of Fallen JewsYosef Hayim Yerushalmi and the Writing of Jewish HistoryEdited by David N. Myers and Alexander Kaye

Brings together key writings by one of the most distinguished and renowned Jewish historians of our time

“A challenging, moving, provocative collection of essays, lectures, and reviews (as well as an unexpected short story) by the author of Zakhor. A multifaceted, fragmented, half-involuntary self-portrait of a major twentieth-century historian.” — Carlo Ginzburg, UCLA

Paperback, $40.00 978-1-61168-487-2

Ebook, $39.99 978-1-61168-413-1

Rabbi Shneur Zalman of LiadyThe Origins of Chabad HasidismImmanuel Etkes

The only biography in English of the founder of the Chabad movement in Hasidism

“Etkes draws a vivid picture of the entire generation that came under Rabbi Shneur Zalman’s influence. This comprehensive biography will appeal to scholars and students of the history of Hasidism, East European Jewry, and Jewish spirituality.” — Jewish Media Review

Hardcover, $45.00 978-1-61168-677-7

Ebook, $44.99 978-1-61168-679-1

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THE BRANDEIS LIBRARY OF MODERN JEWISH THOUGHT

Eugene R. Sheppard and Samuel Moyn, EditorsThis series aims to redefine the canon of modern Jewish thought by publishing primary source readings from individual Jewish thinkers or groups of thinkers in reliable English translations. Designed for courses in modern Jewish philosophy, thought, and intellectual history, each volume features a general introduction and annotations to each source with the instructor and student in mind.

Modern Middle Eastern Jewish ThoughtWritings on Identity, Politics, and Culture, 1893–1958Edited by Moshe Behar and Zvi Ben-Dor Benite

The first anthology of modern Middle Eastern Jewish thought

“This anthology is a remarkable achievement and an outstanding selection of original texts written by important Jewish intellectuals in the modern period.” — H-Net

Paperback, $27.95 978-1-58465-885-6Ebook, $25.99 978-1-61168-386-8

Jews and Diaspora NationalismWritings on Jewish Peoplehood in Europe and the United StatesEdited by Simon Rabinovitch

An anthology of Jewish diaspora nationalist thought across the ideological spectrum

“This excellent reader takes on an important but often neglected theme in modern Jewish history: the efflorescence of theories of Jewish ethnic nationalism from the later 19th century until after WW II.” — Choice

Paperback, $29.95 978-1-58465-762-0Ebook, $25.99 978-1-61168-362-2

Jews and RaceWritings on Identity and Difference, 1880–1940Edited by Mitchell B. Hart

An anthology of writings by Jewish thinkers on Jews as a race

“Published as part of Brandeis’ exciting new Library of Modern Jewish Thought, Jews and Race is fascinating and challenging reading.” — Tablet

Paperback, $27.95 978-1-58465-717-0Ebook, $24.99 978-1-61168-030-0

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BRANDEIS SERIES IN AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY, CULTURE, AND LIFE

Jonathan D. Sarna, General Editor; Sylvia Barack Fishman, Associate EditorBrandeis University Press has established this series to publish books that break new ground in the study of American Jewry. The series encompasses all areas of American Jewish civilization, including history, religion, thought, politics, economics, sociology, anthropology, literature, and the arts. The series emphasizes contemporary and interdisciplinary studies, and volumes that tie together divergent aspects of the American Jewish experience.

Overweight SensationThe Life and Comedy of Allan ShermanMark Cohen

A groundbreaking biography of the song parodist and Jewish humorist

“Lively and meticulously researched.” — Chicago Tribune

“In bringing context to the life of a now largely forgotten one-hit wonder, Cohen adds a valuable chapter to the history of American popular culture.” — Booklist

Hardcover, $29.95 978-1-61168-256-4Ebook, $24.99 978-1-61168-427-8

American Jewish HistoryA Primary Source ReaderEdited by Gary Phillip Zola and Marc Dollinger

A treasure trove of primary source documents on American Jewish history, culture, and life

“Setting the gold standard for the field, Zola and Dollinger’s source reader is indispensable for those teaching modern Jewish history.” — Pamela S. Nadell, American University

Paperback, $40.00 978-1-61168-510-7Ebook, $39.99 978-1-61168-511-4

Woody on RyeJewishness in the Films and Plays of Woody AllenEdited by Vincent Brook and Marat Grinberg

A critical assessment of Jewishness in Woody Allen’s films and plays

“The best book about movies in years. Some of the essays are stylistically, referentially difficult. That is part of their value—nothing glib, nothing facile, and not much attention to gossip or scandal. This book will thrill all readers. . . . Highly recommended.” — ChoicePaperback, $35.00

978-1-61168-480-3Ebook, $29.99 978-1-61168-481-0

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BRANDEIS SERIES ON GENDER, CULTURE, RELIGION, AND LAW

Marriage and Divorce in the Jewish StateIsrael’s Civil WarSusan M. Weiss and Netty C. Gross-Horowitz

A comprehensive look at how rabbinical courts control Israeli marriage and divorce

“What to do about get refusal has become, at last, a major issue of concern for the Modern Orthodox community. . . . A timely and useful book. . . . Compulsively readable, gory with injustice. ” — Forward

Fertility and Jewish LawFeminist Perspectives on Orthodox Responsa LiteratureRonit Irshai

A comprehensive comparative study of Jewish law on contemporary reproductive issues from a gender perspective

“This book is a first class pioneering effort in what may eventually become a critical area of research for students of Jewish law—uncovering the extent to which unstated gender assumptions have informed halakhic process over the generations.” — Tamar Ross, Bar-Ilan University

Legalizing Plural MarriageThe Next Frontier in Family LawMark Goldfeder

Offers a legal and historical context for reforming family law and legalizing plural marriage

Tackling the issue of polygamy in the United States from a legal perspective, this book will engage anyone interested in constitutional law, family law, or criminal law, along with sociologists and those who study gender and culture in modern times.March 2016

Lisa Fishbayn Joffe and Sylvia Neil, Series EditorsThe Brandeis Series on Gender, Culture, Religion, and Law focuses on the conflict between women’s claims to gender equality and legal norms justified in terms of religious and cultural traditions. It seeks work that develops new theoretical tools for conceptualizing feminist projects for transforming the interpretation and justification of religious law, examines the interaction or application of civil law or remedies to gender issues in a religious context, and engages in analysis of conflicts over gender and culture/religion in a particular religious legal tradition, cultural community, or nation.

Paperback, $40.00 978-1-61168-835-1Ebook, $34.99 978-1-61168-836-8

Paperback, $40.00 978-1-61168-364-6Ebook, $39.99 978-1-61168-365-3

Paperback, $40.00 978-1-61168-240-3Ebook, $34.99 978-1-61168-241-0

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THE SCHUSTERMAN SERIES IN ISRAEL STUDIES

Paperback, $35.00 978-1-61168-747-7

Ebook, $34.99 978-1-61168-748-4

Israeli Society in the Twenty-First CenturyImmigration, Inequality, and Religious ConflictCalvin Goldscheider

A data-based analysis of social life and social problems in contemporary Israel that draws a vivid portrait of a dynamic and rapidly changing society

“The scholarship of this updated work is outstanding. Goldscheider is the established authority in combining the approaches of demography and sociology into a socio-cultural analysis of Israeli society. . . . None of the others in the field have achieved a book of this scope and magnitude in English.” — Russell Stone, professor emeritus of sociology,

American University

Paperback, $29.95 978-1-61168-811-5

Ebook, $22.99 978-1-61168-812-2

Year Zero of the Arab-Israeli Conflict 1929Hillel Cohen

A new and provocative reassessment of the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict

“With great precision and strident care, Hillel Cohen engages Arabs and Jews and tells the definitive story of the 1929 violence in Palestine. Bristling with new information and insight, this is a must read in every Israel/Palestine and Modern Middle Eastern history course.” — Zvi Ben-Dor Benite, chair, Middle Eastern and

Islamic Studies, New York University

S. Ilan Troen, Series EditorThe Schusterman Series in Israel Studies publishes original scholarship of exceptional significance on the history of Zionism and the State of Israel. It draws on disciplines across the academy, from anthropology, sociology, political science, and international relations to the arts, history, and literature. It seeks to further an understanding of Israel within the context of the modern Middle East and the modern Jewish experience.

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THE SCHUSTERMAN SERIES IN ISRAEL STUDIESBecoming IsraeliNational Ideals and Everyday Life in the 1950sAnat Helman

A fresh and lively assessment of the pleasures and hardships of daily life in Israel during the 1950s

“Helman’s intriguing book may be seen as a nuanced portrayal which manages to navigate the winding terrain between ‘top,’

‘middle’ and to some extent ‘bottom’ segments of a growing, diverse society. . . . Helman makes use of a wide range of sources to put together this rich and often evocative study.” — Journal of Israeli History

Paperback, $35.00 978-1-61168-557-2

Ebook, $34.99 978-1-61168-558-9

A Jewish Kapo in AuschwitzHistory, Memory, and the Politics of SurvivalTuvia Friling

Intriguing biography of Eliezer Gruenbaum, the communist Jewish Kapo whose controversy-ridden story spans Europe and Israel

“Tuvia Friling writes well and with deep feeling . . . offers us an all-embracing and fair presentation of some of the painful pages of our history.” — Jerusalem Post Magazine

Paperback, $40.00 978-1-61168-587-9

Ebook, $39.99 978-1-61168-577-0

The Zionist ParadoxHebrew Literature and Israeli IdentityYigal Schwartz

A comprehensive reinterpretation of the development of Hebrew and Israeli literature against the backdrop of the Zionist ideal

“Yigal Schwartz’s pathbreaking book on modern Hebrew literature is a daring, original, and very readable study of many crucial aspects of our contemporary literature.” — Amos Oz

Paperback, $40.00 978-1-61168-601-2

Ebook, $39.99 978-1-61168-602-9

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THE MENAHEM STERN JERUSALEM LECTURES

Paperback, $29.95 978-1-61168-538-1

Ebook, $28.99 978-1-61168-539-8

Altered PastsCounterfactuals in HistoryRichard J. Evans

A thought-provoking survey and critique of “what-if?” history

“[A] stimulating, thought-provoking and in places quite humorous book that will be of interest to professionals and lay readers alike.” — London Times

“Evans makes a very good case for real history.” — The Guardian

Paperback, $40.00 978-1-61168-543-5

Ebook, $39.99 978-1-61168-544-2

Religion in China and Its Modern FatePaul R. Katz

The fate of Chinese religions during the modern era

“Any summary of the sections [of this book] cannot possibly do justice to the richness of the discussion so concisely presented. . . . In an increasingly crowded market, this is a volume that stands out.”  — China Quarterly

“Katz’s study of religious innovation challenges narratives of Chinese religious conservatism and decline, and its mapping of elite religious activity overturns conventional depictions of the secularism of China’s leading modernizers.” — David Palmer, coauthor of The Religious Question

in Modern China

The Menahem Stern Jerusalem Lectures Sponsored by the Historical Society of IsraelSince 1993, the Historical Society of Israel has been hosting an annual series of lectures in memory of Menahem Stern. Focusing on history, the lectures have been given special status by their depth and breadth of focus, and by their availability as a series of publications.

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THE MANDEL LECTURES IN THE HUMANITIES

Paperback, $19.95 978-1-61168-742-2

Ebook, $16.99 978-1-61168-743-9

The Nearest Thing to LifeJames Wood

On the meaning of fiction

“Rich in verbal artistry . . . [Wood] provides virtuoso displays of eloquence and insight.” — Publishers Weekly

“[Wood’s] head is the vessel in which the treasures of literature are gathered to be protected from time. But the treasury Wood guards is not merely aesthetic: books are safety-deposit boxes for human affection, like urns that contain words not ashes.” — The Guardian

Paperback, $24.95 978-1-61168-778-1

Ebook, $19.99 978-1-61168-779-8

Aesthetic Theology and Its EnemiesJudaism in Christian Painting, Poetry, and PoliticsDavid Nirenberg

The role of Judaism in the formation of Western aesthetics

“Aesthetic Theology and Its Enemies is a book of great intellectual subtlety and scope. In elegant prose, Nirenberg explores how, over many centuries and in manifold ways, Christian poets, artists, and political theorists used Judaism and Jews to think about and express the vexed relationship between visible and invisible, material and spiritual realms.” — Sara Lipton, State University of New York

at Stony Brook

The Mandel Lectures in the Humanities bring to the Mandel Center for the Humanities each year a prominent scholar who gives a series of three lectures and conducts an informal seminar during his or her stay on campus. The Mandel Lectures are unique in their rotation of disciplines or fields within the humanities and humanistic social sciences: the speakers have ranged from historians to literary critics, from classicists to anthropologists. The published series of books therefore reflects the interdisciplinary mission of the center and the wide range of extraordinary work being done in the humanities today.

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OTHER BRANDEIS JEWISH BOOKS OF INTEREST

Jewish Soul FoodTraditional Fare and What It MeansCarol Ungar

A lighthearted introduction to the art of traditional Jewish cooking, which links Jewish foods and Jewish beliefs

“Alongside scores of delightful recipes, Carol Ungar brings to life the meaning and history behind well-known and more obscure Jewish dishes from across the centuries and shares recipes with the warmth and wisdom of the grandmothers she never knew.” — Jewish Herald Voice

Jewish RhetoricsHistory, Theory, PracticeEdited by Michael Bernard-Donals and Janice W. Fernheimer

Addresses the plurality of Jewish approaches to rhetoric and traditions from ancient times to the present day

“Sweeping in its historical range, provocatively eclectic in its archives, and wonderfully inventive in its approaches, [this] collection is a valuable guide to an increasingly important scholarly field.” — John Schilb, professor of English, Indiana University,

Bloomington

On the Edge of the HolocaustThe Shoah in Latin American Literature and CultureEdna Aizenberg

Sheds new light on the views and attitudes of Latin American writers during the Nazi era

“Exciting, eye-opening . . . Edna Aizenberg’s book breaks new ground in the field of Jewish studies and fills a void that many often discuss, but few have dared to undertake.” — Alejandro Meter, associate professor of Spanish,

University of San DiegoPaperback, $40.00 978-1-61168-856-6

Ebook, $34.99 978-1-61168-857-3

Paperback, $27.95 978-1-61168-501-5

Ebook, $24.99 978-1-61168-693-7

Paperback, $40.00 978-1-61168-640-1

Ebook, $39.99 978-1-61168-641-8

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OTHER BRANDEIS TITLES OF INTEREST

Leading Roles50 Questions Every Arts Board Should AskMichael M. KaiserA concise, practical, and timely guide for board members of arts organizations

“A rich yet tidy cornucopia of solutions for the challenges facing the American arts scene . . . The author is compelling as he scopes the horizon, sizing up a future in which global cooperation will loom large for the arts.” — Washington PostHardcover, $27.95 • 978-1-58465-906-8 / Ebook, $22.99 • 978-1-58465-951-8

The Art of the TurnaroundCreating and Maintaining Healthy Arts OrganizationsMichael M. KaiserPractical advice (supported by extensive case studies) for fixing troubled arts organizations

“This book is a valuable management resource; arts administrators could do worse than emulate Kaiser’s work ethic, boldness of vision and ability to learn from mistakes. Those interested in keeping America’s arts institutions vital ignore his insights at their peril.” — Opera NewsHardcover, $29.95 • 978-1-58465-735-4 / Ebook, $25.99 • 978-1-58465-814-6

The CycleA Practical Approach to Managing Arts OrganizationsMichael M. KaiserOffers practical advice, based on the notion of a “family” of supporters, for managing healthy arts organizations

“The third in Kaiser’s trilogy on managing arts organizations, this volume is prescriptive, straightforward, and realistic.” — Publishers WeeklyHardcover, $27.95 • 978-1-61168-400-1 / Ebook, $26.99 • 978-1-61168-478-0

Curtains?The Future of the Arts in AmericaMichael M. KaiserA passionate and provocative assessment of the decline of performing arts institutions in the United States and how to save them

“Kaiser’s thin book is pragmatic, structured and thick with facts, ideas and anecdotes, including telling and knowing observations about technology.” — The GeorgetownerHardcover, $26.95 • 978-1-61168-703-3 / Ebook, $21.99 • 978-1-61168-704-0

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Cover illustration: Vest for a Child in These Times © Andi Arnovitz, www.andiarnovitz.com. Photo by Avshlom Avital.

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