In this collection, the third is composed of the Asar Appalam for a series of "Prose of Jewish life", includes seventeen stories by contemporary authors, different in age, attitude, manner of writing. Along with Pavel Grushko, mark Kharitonov, Vladimir Tkachenko in the book there are also less known, although it has already managed to gain recognition of the authors. At first glance it may seem that all of them brought together under one cover only common theme, however, the criterion is much more important for the composer was the ability to tell vivid, thought-about ways to think about history.

Book canadian scientist Michael vex devoted to Yiddish language in its American incarnation.
Since the Egyptian exile and forth, throughout world history, the Jews had many reasons for complaints, appeals to God and curses.
And for millennia they have developed to be the ideal language.
This language — Yiddish, some was declared dead, but alive and dead, it seems, feels good.
Witty and fun, the author tells us about the place of Yiddish in contemporary American culture.
Individual chapters are devoted to religion, superstitions, curses, food, different periods of life and, of course, sex and death.
Despite the serious subject, the author managed to create a really funny book.

Who are the twelve tribes of Israel?
What did Jezebel and Judas, their names became common to refer to infidelity and betrayal?
Who once had to fight an angel?
The answers to these and many other questions can be derived from the traditions found in the book "Biblical images. Stories from the old and New Testaments".
This is a tale of sacrifice and blind rage, devotion and shame, about the UPS and downs of the kings and entire Nations. You read the unforgettable legends of saints and sinners, about the revelations of the prophets, the vengeful sons and noble disciples.
Take a look at each character through the lens of scenic art images.
Watch family ties of male and female characters of the Bible according to their location on the branches of family trees, and in the context of specific cultural and historical environment.

In the culinary world of Jewish cuisine takes its rightful and honored place. In this book - about 70 recipes for kosher dishes. The best chefs of the restaurants of Moscow and Amsterdam, Odessa and Jerusalem share the secrets of their preparation. In addition, everyone will find here a lot of useful and practical tips to help you - and on weekdays and holidays - be sure to cook something especially delicious.

World Jewish holidays and observances diverse, it includes and required by the Torah (Shabbat, Passover, Shavuot), and are commanded by the Jewish sages (Purim, Hanukkah). If you add to this list of special days and family events, we will develop a full picture.
In the Jewish religious holidays are considered important milestones in the annual cycle of human life burdened by material concerns, but inescapably seeking to upgrade, internal release, and fulfill their highest purpose. This is why Jewish holidays are considered as belonging to God, temporarily given to the person to help him to cope with the heavy burden of his earthly burdens'.

Essays and essays about Russian prose writers and poets of the postwar period - Osip Mandelstam, Isaac Babel, Ilya Ehrenburg, Samuel Marshak, Eugene Schwartz, Vera Inber and others make up this book. The author on the basis of the biographies and works of writers explores the relationship between their ethnic roots, cultural environment and the individual peculiarities of world perception, formed under the influence of mechanisms of national psychology.

Книга Якова Рабкина "Еврей против еврея" - это история неприятия еврейского национализма со стороны мыслителей и духовных лидеров иудейства, которые в принципе отрицают идею политического самоопределения евреев. Яков Рабкин демонстрирует идейное многообразие еврейской общественной жизни и тем самым подрывает антисемитскую ложь о мировом еврейском заговоре. Выдвигая убедительные аргументы против антисемитских теорий, эта книга никого не оставит равнодушным. Обо всём этом и не только в книге Еврей против еврея. Иудейское сопротивление сионизму (Яков Рабкин)

"Era mercury" - the story of a complex, full of incredible difficulties, tragedies and great achievements of the path, which was passed by the representatives of the Jewish people in the twentieth century, from small towns to gigantic cities, from the pale of settlement to world metropolis. Yuri slezkin not only studies full of dramatic events of individual fate, but also indicates the General trends and background took place in the twentieth century social and political tectonic shifts that invariably representatives of the "Mercurian" of the nation of nomads, accustomed, on the one hand, to adjust to existing realities and to zealously protect their religious, social and cultural values. One of the most exciting, deep and large-scale works on the history of the Jewish people in the twentieth century. People, in fact, this century is created and affected by it more than others.

This book is a great reference guide to modern Judaism, which has all the necessary information for those who are just starting out or continuing to explore this ancient world religion, with quotes from key sacred texts, historical sources and contemporary documents: how did the Jewish people and the basis of his faith; the key events and personalities that influenced the course of history of Judaism; all main directions in Judaism today.

Although the Kabbalah, the subject of many books, most authors fall into one of two extremes. Some do this Tradition sverdiolas — and then it all clear and accessible, but trivial, people readily agree with it, but not learn anything new. Others doing the complicated Kabbalah teachings, which the ordinary reader almost everything is unclear. Toledano-Kabbalah (named after the city of Toledo in Spain) gives us the "middle way": in this variant of Kabbalistic doctrine appears quite deep, but accessible enough to a wide audience. It's no wonder Toledo for centuries had lived peacefully together three religions — Christianity, Judaism and Islam. The ancient Kabbalistic system Toledano is still less known than system Laitman and Berg, but in recent years is rapidly gaining popularity.

Peter Lukisan - known Israeli journalist and writer, author of numerous sensational journalistic investigations, including in the field of politics.
He repeatedly subjected Sharon A. sharp criticism that did not prevent him to maintain objectivity and impartiality in relation to one of the largest and most controversial politicians in the history of the Middle East of the twentieth century. Via filled with passion and unexpected twists life of Ariel Sharon revealed dramatic fate of Israel and the entire middle East region. Together with the hero of the book you will pass the way from soldier to General, from an ordinary member of Parliament to the Prime Minister of the country; do not look in the face of danger, will taste the sweetness of fame and the bitterness of the opals and look in the hidden corridors of Israeli policy.

This book is a great reference guide to modern Judaism, which has all the necessary information for those who are just starting out or continuing to explore this ancient world religion, with quotes from key sacred texts, historical sources and contemporary documents: how did the Jewish people and the basis of his faith; the key events and personalities that influenced the course of history of Judaism; all main directions in Judaism today.

One of the most authoritative experts of international renown Nicholas de Lange is Judaism in all the rich diversity: the unique concept of the people of God; "formula for success" that helped the Jews to survive; a review of key texts, ideas and trends of Judaism; the story of the daily lives of Jews and more about all the most important aspects of Judaism. A unique introduction to the ancient world religion both to Jewish and non-Jewish readers.

The second edition in Russia published a book about the life and fate of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved from the Nazis tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews. The book includes documentary work of the British journalist John Birman "Righteous" with a Foreword by Swedish historian of the Holocaust Gender Levin and published in 2000 a Report of the Swedish-Russian working group established in the early 90s for finding out what happened to Raoul Wallenberg after his arrest by Soviet security organs in January 1945, and the final article Anatoly Pristavkin dedicated to Raoul Wallenberg.

"Ariel Sharon is the first and only book about one of the brightest and controversial personalities of our time. The author of the book James D. long worked in the middle East: visited most of the Arab countries and Israel, several times personally met with Sharon. He is currently one of the leaders of ITAR-TASS.
The author was able to objectively show the activities of such an extraordinary man as Sharon: the reader will see not only the strengths of the Prime Minister of Israel, but also its weaknesses and mistakes, and very serious, which could not lead to peace in the middle East.

Diary of a Jewish girl of Zippori Feldman, who in the early twentieth century together with his parents and sister emigrated from Russia to the USA. Bridge in America was not of gold, as suggested by the residents of the Jewish town, but the family of Zippori quickly realizes that it is possible to provide a decent life, if well and worked hard. Zippora goes to school, learns English and is becoming a real American.

One of the books very popular in the USA series (the original name of "Dear America"). The authors of the books in the series - professional writers, scholars of American history. The story is on behalf of a girl who by coincidence is in the midst of the key events of American history.

Albert Einstein, the famous physicist, Creator of the theory of relativity, Nobel prize 1921.

However, few know that Einstein took a lively part in the creation of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and was a member of its Board of Trustees. Our book talks about what is the role of Einstein in the creation of the European University in Palestine, about his friendship with Chaim Weizmann and acquaintance with the life of Jews in the Land of Israel, where Einstein spent eight days in 1923, and about how David Ben-Gurion offered physics to take the post of President of Israel.

The materials of this book - first published fragment from travel diary Einstein, his speeches and letters, and memoirs of contemporaries scientist acquaint the reader with the views of albert Einstein on Zionism and anti-Semitism, his attitude to the Arab-Jewish conflict and the Jewish state. From individual documents and evidence gradually formed a solid and lively portrait of the great Jewish physicist. The Jew albert Einstein was convinced that the feeling of national identity allows you to find the dignity and inner freedom, and throughout his life tried to convince his compatriots same.

In a new novel by Amos oz the protagonist - a writer comes to a meeting with the public. Looking around the audience, some of them he gives the name and destiny. Real people become characters and now walk the path of his imagination.
In fact, this book is an attempt of oz by the mouth of his hero to answer the most important questions of philosophy of creativity: "Why do you write?", "What is it like to be a famous writer?", "How do you define yourself?"

The book is one of the leading Swedish documentary filmmakers and writer Lena Einhorn tells the story of her mother during the Second world war. Nina, a Polish Jew who survived the Warsaw ghetto and told her daughter that a few years later published a memoir of his mother, calling them "Nina's Journey". For deceptive ease this name hides and indeed the whole journey of life: childhood in the Polish town of Lodz, one year of living in America, adolescence spent in the ghetto, and then in a dilapidated shelters of Warsaw, and finally emigration to Sweden, which has become a second home to them.
In Russian published for the first time.

The book includes six stories by English authors of different generations - from the many printed in Russia Muriel Spark yet unknown to us Ruth Dabwali and Jonathan Wilson. Their stories about the life of British Jews in the twentieth century is distinguished by a subtle psychological analysis and brilliant humor, Jewish and English simultaneously.