The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia

From Abraham to Zabar's and Everything in Between

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Beschreibung

<p><b>Named one of Library Journal's Best Religion &amp; Spirituality Books of the Year</b></p><p><b>From the hosts of Unorthodox, America's leading Jewish podcast, comes an A-to-Z encyclopedia dedicated to all things Jewish, from the cultural to the religious, the biblical to the contemporary, the amusing to the informative, with more than 1,000 entries.</b></p><p>Deeply knowing, highly entertaining, and just a little bit irreverent, this unputdownable encyclopedia of all things Jewish and Jew-ish covers culture, religion, history, habits, language, and more. Readers will refresh their knowledge of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs, the artistry of Barbra Streisand, the significance of the Oslo Accords, the meaning of words like balaboosta,balagan, bashert, and bageling. Understand all the major and minor holidays. Learn how the Jews invented Hollywood. Remind themselves why they need to read Hannah Arendt, watch <i>Seinfeld</i>, listen to Leonard Cohen. Even discover the secret of happiness (see "Latkes").</p><p>Includes hundreds of photos, charts, infographics, and illustrations. It's a lot.</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781579658939

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

254 x 202 x 32 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Verlag / Hersteller

Workman Publishing