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L'epopea dei Sonnino, ricca famiglia di ebrei romani, dai tempi eroici dello sfrenato nonno Bepy, nell'immediato dopoguerra, ai giorni assai meno grandiosi dello sgangherato nipote Daniel. Le avventure, gli amori, le ossessioni e i tradimenti degli eroi vitalisti degli anni Sessanta e dei loro rampolli dorati e imbelli, dei giovani e dei vecchi, delle famiglie antiche e dei parvenu, dei fortunati e dei falliti, si succedono di festa in festa, di scandalo...

Talia associates Passover with hugging, but as her family focuses on the holiday's traditions, she learns that Passover is about the story of freedom, and Grandma gives her a big hug.

"On 20 January 1942, fifteen men arrived for a meeting in a luxurious villa on the shores of the Wannsee in the far-western outskirts of Berlin. They came at the invitation of Reinhard Heydrich and were almost all high-ranking Nazi Party, government, and SS officials. The exquisite position by the lake, the imposing driveway up to the villa, culminating in a generously sized roundabout in front of the house, the expansive, carefully landscaped park,...

When WWII comes for her family, Sarah thinks she's ready. She's had training, after all, coming of age in Poland during World War I. In 1920, Sarah leaves behind the ruins of Poland for France, full of youthful hope and ambition. Jewish immigrants are welcome, and soon, she's built the Perfect French Life. In the postcard-pretty Alsatian town of Colmar, she runs a thriving clothing store, gaining a reputation as a stylish and savvy businesswoman....

Recounts the bewilderment of being a Jewish child in Hungary between 1939 and 1944, and relates the ordeal of survival in the ghetto. ecounts the bewilderment of being a Jewish child in Hungary between 1939 and 1944, and relates the ordeal of survival in the ghetto.

This volume unearths surprising evidence from the earliest phase of historical consciousness in the ancient Near East, in particular shining a light on the mysterious origins of Egypt's civilization and its links with Mesopotamia and the early Hebrews. Here, we look at the archaeological evidence for the Flood, evidence now misinterpreted and ignored. After the rise of the first literate cultures in the wake of the catastrophe, we trace the story...

"The world is beinoni-a bland, safe place with no space for excellence or for horror, only Ezra stands separate from the rest, raised with the awareness that one day, he will fight the gurya, an embodiment of evil inclination, and sustain the status quo"-- Provided by publisher.

Discover Hannah Arendt, one of the most influential political writers of the 20th century. She transformed her time as a political prisoner and refugee during World War II into daring insights about the human condition, the refugee crisis and totalitarianism. Her warnings about a crisis in American democracy during McCarthyism and Watergate continue to resonate today. From American Masters.

"Leonard Bernstein, Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, and Norman Mailer. Brilliant, brash, 100 percent Jewish and 100 percent American, they were hell-bent on shaking up the world of their fathers. They worked in different fields, and, apart from clinking glasses at parties now and then, they hardly knew one another. But they shared a common historical moment and a common temperament. For all four, their Jewish heritage was electrified by American liberty....

When a fire break out at the Jewish Theological Seminary library, helping hands from across the community rally together to save the books and preserve the stories within the pages. Includes factual backmatter on the Jewish Theological Seminary fire of 1966.