The Israeli-American Connection

The Israeli-American Connection

Author: Michael G. Brown

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 9780814325360

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The Israeli-American Connection examines the ways in which the American experience influenced some of the major leaders of the yishuv, the Jewish settlement in Palestine, during and between the world wars. In six biographical chapters, Michael Brown studies Vladimir Jabotinsky, Chaim Nahman Bialik, Berl Katznelson, Henrietta Szold, Golda Meir, and David Ben-Gurian, focusing on each leader's involvement with and image of America, as well as the impact of America on their lives and careers.


Kabbalah and Modernity

Kabbalah and Modernity

Author: Boʿaz Hus

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 9004182845

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This volume brings together leading representatives of the recent debate about the persistence of kabbalah in the modern world. It breaks new ground for a better understanding of the role of kabbalah in modern religious, intellectual, and political discourse.