New & Noteworthy
New & Noteworthy The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Planbook Jane Lewit and Ellen Epstein Scarborough House, 1991.178 pp., S14.95 (paperback) This step-by-step guide for parents whose children are preparing to...
...This book examines the origins, convictions and political impact of what Sprinzak labels the "radical righf—the Tehiya, Tzomet and Moledet parties...
...The book is arranged chronologically and has a comprehensive subject index...
...New & Noteworthy The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Planbook Jane Lewit and Ellen Epstein Scarborough House, 1991.178 pp., S14.95 (paperback) This step-by-step guide for parents whose children are preparing to celebrate one of Judaism's most significant moments is an ideal adjunct to the guidance of one's rabbi...
...The Ascendance of Israel's Radical Right Ehud Sprinzak Oxford Univ., 1991...
...The Blue Mountain Meir Shalev Hillel Halkin, translator HarperCollins, 1991...
...underground and terrorist groups...
...Allan Gould, editor Jason Aronson, 1991...
...642 pp., $50.00 This massive compendium of more than 200 documents by and about philosophers, poets, politicians, novelists, inventors and world leaders throughout history bears witness to the broad spectrum of emotions gentiles evince toward the Jews...
...and large factions within the Likud and the National Religious Party...
...Gush Emunim and Kach religious movements...
...375 pp., $22.95 A 1988 best-seller in Israel, this novel chronicles turn-of-the-century Russian Jews whose dreams and determination help them build a cooperative village in the Jezreel Valley...
...Originally published in 1982 (Stein & Day), this updated edition has sections on education for the child with special needs, study aids—including computer tutoring— and twinning, in addition to expected topics such as choosing the date, sharing synagogue honors and choosing traditional ritual items...
...Illustrations, easy-to-use planning charts and timetables complement a text that never lets you forget that learning and becoming a Jewish adult is what bar/bat mitzvah is about...
...392 pp., S27.50 Religious fundamentalism, extreme nationalism and aggressive anti-Arab sentiment are becoming a significant part of Israel's public life...
...Following three generations of the pioneer families, Shalev shows growth and decay, idealism and bitterness, visions and failure through a comic perspective...
...What Did They Think Of the Jews...
Vol. 16 • October 1991 • No. 5
