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Forthcoming Book from (from McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers): Image of cover and details at http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3440-4 The Way Jews Lived Five Hundred Years of Printed Words and Images by Constance Harris Foreword by Shalom Sabar ISBN 978-0-7864-3440-4 ca. 390 illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index [416]pp. hardcover (7 x 10) 2009 Price: $95.00 Not Yet Published, Available Fall/Winter 2008 Description The author presents through pictures and text a social history of Jewish life and art in the last 500 years. Each chapter relates the brief history of a period, devoting particular attention to events concerning Jewish life. "In her riveting new work, The Way Jews Lived, author Connie Harris masterfully explores over six centuries of Jewish social history with keen eye and balanced perspective. This important study skillfully offers the reader a rare glimpse into the interconnection between complex world events and how Jewish life, with all its triumphs and challenges, is woven irrevocably through them. This enlightening book is a thorough, clearly organized examination which seems to leave no stone unturned, particularly in its fascinating analysis of the rise of anti-Semitism in 19th century central Europe. Sometimes inspiring, occasionally bittersweet, this collection which personifies the heroic struggle of our people is a consistently thought-provoking, entertaining read. I heartily recommend The Way Jews Lived to anyone, regardless of faith, who has a healthy appetite for knowledge."-Rabbi Steven Weil, Senior Rabbi, Beth Jacob Congregation, Beverly Hills, California. "Constance Harris has discovered a trove of visual representations of Jews-rich and poor, prominent and humble-that illustrate the diversity of Jewish life in the early modern and modern world and the complex graphic responses it inspired. Some are the work of well-known artists, like George Cruikshank and James Whistler, while others are the work of unknown illustrators for the popular press. Whether polished or crude in their execution, they make concrete the contours of Jewish life as it was being transformed by the forces of modernity. Harris places them in the context of their times and provides the reader with the keys to understanding the often obscure symbolic shortcuts they employ."-Todd Endelman, William Haber Professor of Modern Jewish History, University of Michigan. About the Author Constance Harris collected Old Master prints, many of which were donated to and exhibited by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. She donated a large Judaica collection to the Special Collections Library at the University of Michigan and many of the prints in the collection are highlighted in this book. She divides her time between homes in Beverly Hills, California, and Birmingham, Michigan. She is the author of Portraiture in Prints (McFarland, 1987). __________________________________________________________ Elliot H. Gertel Irving M. Hermelin Curator of Judaica AJL ALA Liaison The University of Michigan [EMAIL PROTECTED] University Library Area Programs 734-936-2367 (phone) 111-C Hatcher Graduate Library North 734-763-6743 (fax) Near East Division Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1205 http://www.lib.umich.edu/area/Near.East/judaica.html http://www.lib.umich.edu//rrs/egertel Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
