From New Zion to Old Zion analyzes the migration of American Jews to Palestine between the two World Wars and explores the contribution of these settlers to the

American aliyah (immigration to Palestine) began in the mid-nineteenth century fueled by the desire of Americans Jews to study Torah and by their wish to live a

DIV A wide-ranging exploration of early Americans’ use of the Old Testament for political purposes /div

This book retraces the African origins of African-American forms of worship. During a five-year period in the field, Pitts played the piano at and recorded nume

Judah L. Magnes (1877-1948) was an American Reform rabbi, Jewish community leader, and active pacifist during World War I. In the 1920s he moved to British Mand