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2) Commentary
4) The source
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A chain of dramatic stories from mankind's past, strung on the thread of an account of an archaeological expedition in western Galilee (Israel).
11) The golem
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Pub. Date
c1982
Physical Desc
[11], 83, [2] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Description
A clay giant miraculously brought to life by a saintly rabbi saves a Jewish banker who has been falsely accused in the Prague of Emperor Rudolf II.
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A vivid and eminently readable story of Jewish history covering 4,000 years, and including extensive illustrations and historical photographs Howard Fast, the bestselling author of Spartacus, tells the sweeping story of the Jewish people and Judaism over four millennia, from their nomadic beginnings and the rise of Moses, to the kings David and Solomon, through the Diaspora and the unthinkable horror of the Holocaust, culminating in the founding of...
15) Dutch Jews
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Pub. Date
[2012], c1993
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1 streaming video file (30 min.) : sd., col, digital file.
Description
This program focuses on the Dutch Liberal Jewish Community, led by Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp, whose father helped to rebuild Judaism in Holland after the Holocaust. Through interviews with Jewish families, the program records the dilemmas faced by young and old as they try to come to terms with the Holocaust today. How could God allow such a thing to happen, and can Jews trust their Gentile neighbors?
Series
Pub. Date
[2012], c1993
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1 streaming video file (30 min.) : sd., col, digital file.
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After decades of oppression, Judaism is experiencing a revival in these areas, aided by the Western and Israeli Jewish communities. This program shows some remarkable footage of worship in a Lubavitch synagogue in Moscow, which has attracted many young Jews to Orthodox Judaism. By contrast, in the Ukrainian town of Chernovtse, only one synagogue survives out of the 80 that existed less than 40 years ago. The program poignantly documents the last of...






