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The Schusterman Series in Israel Studies

Self as NationContemporary Hebrew AutobiographyTamar S. Hess

Reveals the intimate ties between selfhood and nationality, life story and national narrative, through Hebrew autobiography

“In this finely crafted, upbeat study of Hebrew autobiography, Tamar Hess probes intergenerational family dynamics to draw a complex and richly nuanced portrait of Israeli national identity experience.” — Paul John Eakin, author of Living Autobiographically:

How We Create Identity in Narrative

“The book offers a unique insight—rare in its optimism—into how autobiography takes its place within the nation’s story.” — Nili Scharf Gold, author of Yehuda Amichai:

The Making of Israel’s National Poet

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A Home for All JewsCitizenship, Rights, and National Identity in the New Israeli StateOrit Rozin

Sheds new light on the inner workings of the early Israeli state and the sensibilities of its population

“Israel brought a multitude of people together, many of whom viewed one another as foreign and alien—who lived side by side and encountered one another in ways that changed everyone and shaped the nation’s society and culture. Rozin brings this world to life.” — The New Rambler

“The story of the dynamic relation of rights and nationhood told in A Home for All Jews is exemplary for students of the modern experience across the world.” — Samuel Moyn, Harvard University, author of

The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History

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ISRAEL STUDIES

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Oriental NeighborsMiddle Eastern Jews and Arabs in Mandatory PalestineAbigail Jacobson and Moshe Naor

A fresh look at Jewish-Arab relations in Palestine under the British Mandate

“The book adds to our understanding of these distinct communities and adds nuance to the depiction of Zionist attitudes toward the so-called ‘Arab Question.’” — Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of

Modern Arab Studies, Columbia University

“This beautiful book dismantles—in meaningful and productive ways—the binaries and assumptions we have become accustomed to accepting as the cornerstones of the Arab–Israeli conflict.” — Orit Bashkin, Professor of Modern Arab History,

University of Chicago

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Brandeis Series on Gender, Culture, Religion, and LawHBI Series on Jewish Women

Girls of LibertyThe Struggle for Suffrage in Mandatory PalestineMargalit Shilo

The story of Zionist women’s struggle for suffrage within the complex political and religious context of the Yishuv

“Shilo elucidates the strong historical connections between feminism and Jewish nationalism—and their mutual reinforcement—as Zionist women struggled for suffrage in Mandatory Palestine in the context of the movement to found a Jewish and democratic state. . . . Writing against the grain of the male-centered historical canon, Shilo applies up-to-date feminist scholarly methods to the ‘herstory’ of the suffrage movement. . . . An erudite tour de force.” —Sylvie Fogiel-Bijaoui, Nashim


BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY PRESSIsraeli Society in the Twenty-First CenturyImmigration, Inequality, and Religious Conflict A data-based analysis of social life and social problems in contemporary Israel that draws a vivid portrait of a dynamic and rapidly changing society

“Goldscheider takes a straightforward, dispassionate approach, and this is one of the book’s great strengths. . . . Another strength is the sophistication of Goldscheider’s analysis. He ‘disentangles’ that which is unique to Israel from what is shared with other developed nations.” — Contemporary JewryThe Schusterman Series in Israel StudiesPaperback, $35.00

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Year Zero of the Arab-Israeli Conflict 1929Hillel Cohen

A new and provocative reassessment of the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict

Winner of the Azrieli Institute Prize for Best Book in Israel Studies

“Year Zero is a highly intellectual yet accessible exploration of a formative period in the history of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, and the creation of identity and historical perspective.” — Jewish Book WorldThe Schusterman Series in Israel StudiesPaperback, $29.95

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IsraelA HistoryAnita Shapira

A history of Israel in the context of the modern Jewish experience and the history of the Middle East

Winner of the National Jewish Book Award in HistoryWinner of the Azrieli Institute Prize for Best Book in Israel Studies

“[A]n indispensable guide. . . . The author is at her best focusing on economic, social, and culture history—she makes deft use of Hebrew literature to illuminate her points, and she succinctly captures the zeitgeist of the times.” — Publishers WeeklyThe Schusterman Series in Israel Studies

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Becoming IsraeliNational Ideals and Everyday Life in the 1950sAnat HelmanA fresh and lively assessment of the pleasures and hardships of daily life in Israel during the 1950s

“Helman’s work has achieved an important balance, combining knowledge of critical historiography and its contribution, while greatly mitigating the judgmental position of the historian.” —Journal of Israeli HistoryPaperback, $35.00 • 978-1-61168-557-2 / Ebook, $34.99 • 978-1-61168-558-9


A Jewish Kapo in AuschwitzHistory, Memory, and the Politics of SurvivalTuvia FrilingIntriguing biography of Eliezer Gruenbaum, the communist Jewish Kapo whose controversy-ridden story spans Europe and Israel

“Competent and graceful . . . Friling presents a solid study that should be required reading.” —Holocaust and Genocide StudiesPaperback, $40.00 • 978-1-61168-587-9 / Ebook, $39.99 • 978-1-61168-577-0


The Zionist ParadoxHebrew Literature and Israeli IdentityYigal SchwartzA comprehensive reinterpretation of the development of Hebrew and Israeli literature against the backdrop of the Zionist ideal

“Schwartz’s book presents richly detailed readings . . . of texts that have had tremendous impact and continue to reward careful scrutiny.” —AJS ReviewPaperback, $40.00 • 978-1-61168-601-2 / Ebook, $39.99 • 978-1-61168-602-9


Modern Middle Eastern Jewish ThoughtWritings on Identity, Politics, and Culture, 1893–1958Edited by Moshe Behar and Zvi Ben-Dor BeniteThe first anthology of modern Middle Eastern Jewish thought

“This anthology is a remarkable achievement and an outstanding selection of original texts written by important Jewish intellectuals in the modern period.” — H-NetPaperback, $40.00 • 978-1-58465-885-6 / Ebook, $25.99 • 978-1-61168-386-8

The Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry The Brandeis Library of Modern Jewish Thought


BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY PRESSBrandeis Modern HebrewVardit Ringvald, Bonit Porath, Yaron Peleg, Esther Shorr, and Sara Hascal

Brandeis Modern Hebrew, Intermediate to AdvancedPilot EditionVardit Ringvald, Bonit Porath, Yaron Peleg, and Esther Shorr

Written by the core faculty of the Hebrew program at Brandeis University, Brandeis Modern Hebrew and Brandeis Modern Hebrew, Intermediate to Advanced provide an accessible course in the Hebrew language for American undergraduates and high school students.

These two volumes reflect key principles of the Brandeis University Hebrew curriculum. These include:• Placing emphasis on the learner’s ability to use Hebrew in four

skill areas: listening, reading, speaking, and writing• Contextualizing each unit within a specific subject or theme• Exposing the student to authentic materials and exploring aspects

of Israeli and Jewish culture through language drills and reading passages

Brandeis Modern Hebrew’s functional and contextual elements are designed to bring students from the beginner level to the intermediate level, and to familiarize them with those linguistic aspects that will prepare them to function in advanced stages. It comprises a short introduction to the instructor, eleven units, supplementary Hebrew proficiency guidelines, and a vocabulary list. Included is a CD that contains audio material for some of the exercises and an enrichment program linked to the text.

Brandeis Modern Hebrew, Intermediate to Advanced serves as a sequel to the well-known volume for beginners. It contains the functional and contextual elements to bring users’ Hebrew language proficiency to the intermediate level and introduce students to skills they need to become advanced in their use of the language. The volume comprises a short introduction to the instructor, five units, supplementary Hebrew proficiency guidelines, a vocabulary list, and a verb table. Included are an enrichment program keyed to the text and links to audio and video material to supplement many of the exercises.

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ISRAEL STUDIES

October 2017Hardcover, $29.95 • 978-1-5126-0118-3 / Ebook, $24.99 • 978-1-5126-0119-0

HaifaCity of StepsNili Scharf Gold

A rich look, from a native daughter, at the evolving relationship of people, architecture, and landscape in Haifa’s Hadar HaCarmel over several decades

Nili Gold, born in Haifa to German-speaking parents in 1948, offers a remarkable homage to her city in its heyday as an international port and cultural center: from the 1920s and 30s, when Jews and Arabs lived together under British rule and public buildings were erected reflecting European, modernist, Jewish, and Arab architectural influences, through 1948 when most Arabs left, and into the 50s and 60s.

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The Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry

Gershom ScholemFrom Berlin to Jerusalem and BackNoam ZadoffA new intellectual portrait of one of the most prominent 20th century philosophers

German-born Gerhard (Gershom) Scholem (1897–1982) was the preeminent scholar of Jewish mysticism. Rejecting his parents’ assimilationist liberalism in favor of Zionism, he immigrated to Palestine in 1923, where he became a central figure in the intellectual German Jewish community until World War II. Despite his public renunciation of Germany, Zadoff explores how Scholem’s life and work reflect ambivalence toward Zionism and his German origins.

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Cover image: National Photo Collection of Israel. Photographed by Zoltan Kluger

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