Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am happy to announce the publication of my new book Portraits in Literature: The Jews of Poland. An Anthology. Order by contacting ISBS (information below). Alternatively, libraries may order it through trade channels or their vendors. For reviews see: http://havabenzvi.wordpress.com.
Please send this to your acquisitions department. Blessings, Portraits in Literature: The Jews of Poland An Anthology Compiled and Edited by Hava Bromberg Ben-Zvi ISBN 978 0 85303 873 3, hardbound, $74.95 publication date: June 2011 published by Vallentine Mitchell www.vmbooks.com Distributed in North America by International Specialized Book Services International Specialized Book Services 920 NE 58th Ave., Suite 300 Portland, OR 97213-3786 USA Email: i...@isbs.com Web: www.isbs.com Phone: 800-944-6190 Fax: 503-280-8832 This is obviously a labor of love...I was mesmerized by some of the selections. They give a broad sweep of the portrait of Polish Jewry. Deborah E. Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies, Emory University The translations appear careful and yet imaginative, and the range of literature is stunning. William Cutter, Emeritus Professor of Hebrew Literature, Hebrew Union College Of the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, three million were from Poland. Their literary heritage is a treasure to be preserved, and this lavish anthology gathers together the rich and varied forms of magnificent Jewish life and culture from a Poland that is no more. The book includes memoirs, short stories, poetry, eyewitness reports, fragments of novels, essays, letters, folk tales, and humor. The work of writers both Jewish and Polish, prominent and new presents a true, valid, rich, and compelling panorama of life as it was. Historically informative, heartbreaking, poignant, and amusing, the book speaks in many voices: those of women, children, and survivors. It is an exceptionally broad range of literature which paints a rich panorama of life before, during, and following the Holocaust, ending with tales of hope and renewal in new centers of Jewish life. With every emotion sensitively and skillfully explored, this anthology will fascinate Jewish and non-Jewish readers, shedding light on the origins and roots of contemporary Jewry in the English-speaking world. Meticulous listing of sources and a bibliography will prove fertile ground for students and scholars alike. US shipping: $5.85 for the 1st book, $1.85 for each additional copy. Customers outside the US please call for shipping rates. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
