The Jerusalem Anthology - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0827605544 ISBN 13: 9780827605541

Publisher: The Jewish Publication Society, 1995

Synopsis

As Library Journal notes: This massive anthology celebrates the 3000-year anniversary of the founding of the city of Jerusalem. It describes, from a Jewish perspective, the history and sociology of the city. Lavishly illustrated, the volume contains biblical quotations, rabbinic literature, travel writings, poems, songs, and fiction excerpts, the majority dating from the last 100 years. The living city amid a world of war is a theme present throughout. In the excerpts by S.Y. Agnon and Amos Oz, we are brought close to the modern dilemma and the eternal. This anthology shows and tells us how Jerusalem has lived in the hearts of the Jewish people.

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From Library Journal:

Edited by Hammer (Entering Jewish Prayer, Schocken, 1994), this massive anthology is being published to celebrate the 3000-year anniversary of the founding of the city of Jerusalem. It describes, from a Jewish perspective, the history and sociology of the city. Lavishly illustrated, the volume contains biblical quotations, rabbinic literature, travel writings, poems, songs, and fiction excerpts, the majority dating from the last 100 years. Especially powerful are sections on the Turkish and Mandatory periods and modern nonfiction. The living city amid a world of war is a theme present throughout. In the excerpts by S.Y. Agnon and Amos Oz, we are brought close to the modern dilemma and the eternal. This anthology shows and tells us how Jersualem has lived in the hearts of the Jewish people. Although expensive, it is worth adding to religion and travel collections.?Gene Shaw, NYPL
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About this edition

• Publisher: The Jewish Publication Society
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0827605544
• ISBN 13: 9780827605541
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 616
• Editor: Hammer Reuven