Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Academic Studies Press is pleased to announce the publication of five new titles in April and May! Jews in the East European Borderlands: A Festrchrift in Honor of John Doyle Klier Edited by Harriet Murav and Eugene Avrutin ISBN 978-1-936235-59-9 285 pp. (cloth) $99.00 John Doyle Klier's pioneering publications on the relations between Jews and the Russian social order - on topics such as public opinion, governance, conversion, Russification politics, antisemitism, and pogroms - have influenced an entire generation of new scholarship. Jews in the East European Borderlands, a collection of essays honoring Klier's life and work, brings together some of the most innovative scholarship in the field. Focusing on the complex, often violent, entanglements between Jews and Russians, historians and literary scholars critically reassess the artifacts of high culture, including Yiddish and Russian prose and poetry, as well as dimensions of daily life, including letter-writing, diaries, the work of philanthropy, photojournalism, and the mass circulation press. Review: Jews in the East European Borderlands offers a dazzling cornucopia of pathbreaking scholarship on Russian Jewish history and culture. It is at once a fitting celebration of the life's work of a pioneering scholar and a moving tribute to his enduring influence. -James Loeffler, University of Virginia, Author of The Most Musical Nation: Jews and Culture in the Late Russian Empire Series: Borderlines: Russian and East European-Jewish Studies Development, Learning, and Community: Educating for Identity in Pluralistic Jewish High Schools By Jeffrey Kress ISBN 978-1-936235-30-8 202 pp. (cloth) $95.00 Development, Learning and Community uses data drawn from a study of pluralistic Jewish high schools to illustrate the complex and often challenging interplay between the cognitive and socio-affective elements of education. Throughout, Kress grapples with questions, such as: How can the balance between community cohesion and group differences be achieved in diverse settings? What are the educational implications of an approach to identity development rooted in contemporary developmental theories that posit the interaction among cognition, affect, and behavior? How can the "formal" and "informal" offerings of a school coalesce to address these broadly conceived identity outcomes, and what are the challenges in doing so? Review: This book presents an important and realistic treatment of Jewish education. Of particular value is the recognition that the formal and informal dimensions of Jewish education cannot in practice be separated. All in all, I highly recommend this book. -Roberta Rosenberg Farber, Yeshiva University, author of Jewish Studies in Violence Series: Judaism and Jewish Life Bo, Jenny and I: Surviving the Holocaust in Britain: A Family Memoir By Huguette Herrmann ISBN 978-1-936235-73-5 220 pp. (cloth) $59.00 Forthcoming Bo, Jenny and I is a memoir describing the life of a young woman growing up in unusual circumstances, as well as a discussion of political and sociological effects of troubled times upon "ordinary people." After an early childhood in pre-war Antwerp, the author, her formidable grandmother, and her young, unconventional working mother fled to England in 1940, upon Germany's invasion of Belgium. As refugees, the family adapted to its changed circumstances and to life in World War II England. The political upheavals of the times are reflected in the life of this small family and its remarkable experiences. Review: This is a very engaging text; I was struck by the way that it blended the personal (including the family dynamics) with the historical. -Jim Wald, Associate Professor of History, Hampshire College Series: Jews in Space and Time >From Fashion Shows to Politics: Hadassah in the post World War II Era By Shirli Brautbar ISBN 978-1-618111-59-3 160 pp. (cloth) $49.00 Forthcoming Hadassah: the Women's Zionist organization of America, has wielded power in the halls of American political institutions and in the minds of many Jews in the United States. This book enriches our understanding of both modern Jewish history and American women's history. Hadassah is important not only for what it tells us about women but also for what it reveals about Jewish history and politics, about Zionism, and about America. In the post-World War II era, Hadassah played a significant role in shaping Jewish women's political action and identity. Widely known for its work in Israel, Hadassah played a central role in shaping the way generations of American Jewish women thought about themselves and about their involvement on the American political scene. Review: Not only fashion and politics, but scholarship, gender, religion, discrimination - every hot button issue is examined in the story of the triumphant rise of Hadassah. A fascinating and important book. -Rabbi David Wolpe, Sinai Temple, Los Angeles Biography and Memory: The Generational Experience of the Shoah Survivors By Kaja Kazmierska ISBN 978-1-936235-78-0 450 pp. (cloth) $109.00 Forthcoming Biography and Memory discusses the return of Jews to their places of birth in Poland. A biographical urge to come full circle often leads to symbolic journeys to one's roots, but in the case of Shoah survivors, such journeys are unexpected, defying the generational definition of their biography, which mostly draws a demarcation line between wartime trauma and a new post-Holocaust life. Analyzed biographical stories collected from Israeli survivors indicate that such returns may be considered the last chapters of their wartime experiences. Survivors' biographies are examined in the context of both Jewish and Polish memory. This book will be of interest to sociologists, historians, and to general readers. Series: Jews of Poland **To order, please visit our website at <http://www.academicstudiespress.com/> www.academicstudiespress.com, alternatively you can always order online at Amazon or through most major retailers including Ingram and Baker &Taylor** Have a wonderful weekend! Best, Stephanie Monasky Sales and Marketing Academic Studies Press
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