Traditional Jewish Papercuts
Author: Joseph Shadur
Publisher: UPNE
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9781584651659
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe definitive work on papercuts, a long-overlooked aspect of Jewish folk art.
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Jewish Papercuts
Author: Joseph Shadur
Publisher: Judah L Magnes Museum
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 111
ISBN-13: 9780943376547
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJEWISH PAPERCUTS: A HISTORY & GUIDE, is a joint publication with Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, California & is the only book on this subject published in over a decade. More than any other form of Jewish folk art, the quaint world of papercut reflects the spirit & lore of Jewish village life of days gone by. JEWISH PAPERCUTS, with 48 full-color plates & over 135 black & white illustrations, traces the history of the delicate folk art of papercuts from different cultures from around the world & specifically gives an in-depth look at the variety & development of Jewish papercuts. The works presented in this wonderful volume captivate us by their sincerity & freshness of expression. Chapter 7 features a step-by-step description of how the author, Yehudit Shadur, creates her own Jewish papercuts. Also available, a special limited edition with an original papercut signed & numbered, ISBN 965-229-106-4, price $550.00. For orders: Gefen Books - Books from Israel. 1-800-477-5257, FAX 516-295-2739, 12 New St., Hewlett, NY 11557.
The Cut Out Girl
Author: Bart van Es
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2018-08-02
Total Pages: 291
ISBN-13: 0241978718
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 WINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2018 'A masterpiece of history and memoir' Evening Standard 'Superb. This is a necessary book - painful, harrowing, tragic, but also uplifting' The Times __________________________________________________ Little Lien wasn't taken from her Jewish parents in the Hague - she was given away in the hope that she might be saved. Hidden and raised by a foster family in the provinces during the Nazi occupation, she survived the war only to find that her real parents had not. Much later, she fell out with her foster family, and Bart van Es - the grandson of Lien's foster parents - knew he needed to find out why. His account of tracing Lien and telling her story is a searing exploration of two lives and two families. It is a story about love and misunderstanding and about the ways that our most painful experiences - so crucial in defining us - can also be redefined. ___________________________________________________ 'Luminous, elegant, haunting - I read it straight through' Philippe Sands, author of East West Street 'Deeply moving. Writes with an almost Sebaldian simplicity and understatement' Guardian 'Sensational and gripping . . . shedding light on some of the most urgent issues of our time' Judges of the Costa Book of the Year 2018
Gilded Lions and Jeweled Horses
Author: Murray Zimiles
Publisher: UPNE
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781584656371
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA richly illustrated volume celebrating Jewish carving traditions from the Old World to the New
The Papercutter
Author: Cindy Rizzo
Publisher: Bella Books
Published: 2021-06-01
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 1642473669
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA deeply polarized and ungovernable United States of America has separated into two nations—the God Fearing States (GFS) and the United Progressive Regions (UPR). Judith Braverman, a teenager living in an Orthodox Jewish community in the GFS, is not only a talented artist accomplished in the ancient craft of papercutting, she also has the gift of seeing into peoples’ souls—and can tell instantly if someone is good or evil. Jeffrey Schwartz has no love for religion or conformity and yearns to escape to the freedom of the UPR. When he’s accepted into an experimental pen pal program and paired with Dani Fine, an openly queer girl in the UPR, he hopes that he can finally find a way out. As danger mounts and their alarm grows, Judith embeds a secret code in her papercuts so that she and Jeffrey can tell Dani what’s happening to Jews in the GFS without raising suspicions from the government. When the three arrange a quick, clandestine meeting, Jeffrey is finally faced with the choice to flee or to stay and resist. And Judith is reeling from a pull toward Dani that is unlike anything she has ever felt before. Content note: the book contains one brief memory of sexual assault of a male teen by another male teen. Book 1 of The Split Series.
Is Superman Circumcised?
Author: Roy Schwartz
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2021-05-19
Total Pages: 375
ISBN-13: 1476644411
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSuperman is the original superhero, an American icon, and arguably the most famous character in the world--and he's Jewish! Introduced in June 1938, the Man of Steel was created by two Jewish teens, Jerry Siegel, the son of immigrants from Eastern Europe, and Joe Shuster, an immigrant. They based their hero's origin story on Moses, his strength on Samson, his mission on the golem, and his nebbish secret identity on themselves. They made him a refugee fleeing catastrophe on the eve of World War II and sent him to tear Nazi tanks apart nearly two years before the US joined the war. In the following decades, Superman's mostly Jewish writers, artists, and editors continued to borrow Jewish motifs for their stories, basing Krypton's past on Genesis and Exodus, its society on Jewish culture, the trial of Lex Luthor on Adolf Eichmann's, and a future holiday celebrating Superman on Passover. A fascinating journey through comic book lore, American history, and Jewish tradition, this book examines the entirety of Superman's career from 1938 to date, and is sure to give readers a newfound appreciation for the Mensch of Steel!
Cutting Through the Mountain
Author: Immanuel Suttner
Publisher: Viking Adult
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 650
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGolem
Author: David Wisniewski
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2007-11-19
Total Pages: 37
ISBN-13: 0547531796
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRetold from traditional sources and accompanied by David Wisniewski's unique cut-paper illustrations, Golem is a dramatic tale of supernatural forces invoked to save an oppressed people. It also offers a thought-provoking look at the consequences of unleashing power beyond human control. The afterword discusses the legend of the golem and its roots in the history of the Jews. A Caldecott Medal Book.
The Fabergé Secret
Author: Charles Belfoure
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
Published: 2020-12-01
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 1448304466
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew York Times bestselling author Charles Belfoure takes readers on a breathless journey from the gilded ballrooms of Imperial Russia to the grim violence of the pogroms, in his latest thrilling historical adventure. St Petersburg, 1903. Prince Dimitri Markhov counts himself lucky to be a close friend of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. Cocooned by the glittering wealth of the Imperial court, the talented architect lives a life of luxury and comfort, by the side of his beautiful but spiteful wife, Princess Lara. But when Dimitri is confronted by the death and destruction wrought by a pogrom, he is taken aback. What did these people do to deserve such brutality? The Tsar tells him the Jews themselves were to blame, but Dimitri can’t forget what he’s seen. Educated and passionate, Doctor Katya Golitsyn is determined to help end Russian oppression. When she meets Dimitri at a royal ball, she immediately recognizes a kindred spirit, and an unlikely affair begins between them. As their relationship develops, Katya exposes Dimitri to the horrors of the Tsar’s regime and the persecution of the Jewish people, and he grows determined to make a stand . . . whatever the cost.
Jewish Origami
Author: Florence Temko
Publisher: Heian International
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780893463359
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCelebrate the Jewish holidays throughout the year with this original collection from Florence Temko. Paper-folding designs help create a Hanukkah dreidel, the Torah Scroll, the Star of David, and more. Includes 15 sheets of colorful, non-toxic origami paper.
