Dear Friends
First I hope everyone had a pleasant Thanksgiving holiday. At our house we celebrate every year, guests and the whole turkey etc,. This year was extra special. Dvir has published, Anne Frank, the graphic novel. It is done by Ari Folman with illustration by David Polonsky. From a literary standpoint it should be noted that the text in Hebrew is based on the translation of the diary from Dutch to Hebrew by Karla Perlstein. Folman a respected director and screenwriter has produced an important work that feels much like a 'biblio-movie.' The artwork is clean and real and the characters have depth, (of course). It is literary, educational, powerful, moving and above all 'accessible to all readers. Cat 90285 $ 29.00 Consistent with a recurring theme in my comments the recent book, 'Milkud 67,' Catch 67, by Micah Goodman, straddles multiple subject areas. The book is historical, Israeli History of the 20th Cent CE. It is Mid-East history, Zionist Philosophy, modern political science and much more.After all a central debate in Jewish Academia and Israeli politics today is the question, was the Six Day War in 1967 a critical victory or a tragic trap. Published by Kinneret Zemora Bitan, 978-965-566-418-8, Cat 89380 $ 31.00 Avi Sagi, a respected scholar has authored, ' Bereshit hu ha-ma'amin, In The Beginning is the Believer, which tracks and analyzes Jewish faith through leading figures of the last thousand years of Jewish Philosophy, from Yehuda Ha-Levi through Shia Leibowitz among others. Published by Carmel, 9789655406269, Cat. 89027 $33.00 For those interested in this area, Dov Scwartz has written, 'Hogim Korim,' Reading Philosophers about 20th Cent CE Jewish Philosophers,or more accurately Jewish Philosophy in the last century. This book is also published by Carmel, 9789655406115, Cat 89026 $ 34.00 Naturally, Magnes, Hebrew U has published some significant titles this year, including, 'Ha-Gedolim, the leaders who shaped Israeli Haredi Jewry, 9789654939157, Cat 89298 $58.00 As well as Mahut Ha-Bekhira b' hagut ha-yehudit b'yeme ha-benayim, the Essence of Choice in Medieval Jewish Philosophy, by Shalom Zadik, 9789654938846, Cat 89039 $ 36.00 Also Safot ha-Si'ah ha-Talmudi, the language of Talmudic Discourse : a philosophic of the evolution of Amoraic halakha, by Ariel Furstenburg, 9789657755341, Cat 89040 $33.00 Roni Somek has written a novel, Nikmat ha-Yeled haMegamgem,' Revenge of the Stuttering Child, 9789655663884, published by Kinneret Zemora Bitan - Dvir. Cat 89383 $ 29.00 Kibbutz Ha-Meuhad has published, Al Bohanot, On Tiptoes, by Ilana Weiser Senesh, Cat 88935 $ 30.00 Amos Oz has a new book, 'Shalom La-Kanaim,' Dear Zealot - Three Pleas, published by Keter, Cat 89445 $ 18.00 Kesher L'Ehad, People, Places and Stories of Jerusalem, is the latest from Haim Be'er. It is a remarkable work bringing to life figures, characters and places of Jerusalem. It is history and literature and a fitting place to end for now. Published Am Oved, 978-965-13-2662-2, Cat. 90286 $ $49.00 Wishing all our AJL friends a Happy Hanuka, from all of us at Jerusalem Books ltd. Sincerely, Jeff Spitzer Jerusalem Books Ltd.
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