[ha-Safran] Ruth Sohn's new book on being Jewish in Egypt

2013-04-29 Thread Gaon Books
herself to Egyptians’ perspectives on Israel and Judaism is most impressive." ISBN: 9781935604501 (paperback), 270 pages, $18.95; 9781935604518 (ebook), $8.95. Gaon Books. Ron Duncan Hart Director, Gaon Books Jewish Life, Learning & Legacy www.gaonbooks.com 505-920-7771 __ Messages and op

[ha-Safran] Gloria Abella Ballen - The Power of the Hebrew Alphabet

2014-03-12 Thread Gaon Books
Gaon Books has just published The Power of the Hebrew Alphabet, described by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi as a “glorious book”. Author Gloria Abella Ballen has just had an exhibition of art works on the 22 letters of the aleph bet, based on images from the book at the Waxlander Gallery on

[ha-Safran] Gaon Books Author Wins European Prize for Folklore

2014-03-12 Thread Gaon Books
Gaon Books author and Israeli ethnomusicologist, Susana Weich-Shahak, has just won the European Prize for Folklore for her work on the Moroccan Sephardic Romancero, published 2013. This is an anthology of Judeo-Spanish ballads from the Spanish romancero tradition that have been preserved in the

Re: [ha-Safran] Looking for memoirs or compilations of memoirs by Jewish women

2014-06-12 Thread Gaon Books
one of America’s first Jewish women judges.” - Prof. Jonathan Sarna. The book is published by Gaon Books, and the ISBN is 9781935604013. Ron D. Hart Gaon Books www.gaonbooks.com 505.920.7771 Books, the Gift of Jewish Learning On Jun 12, 2014, at 12:34 PM, Judy Weidman wrote: > For a fri

[ha-Safran] New Book -- Voices in the Wilderness: Emerging Roles of Israel Clergywomen

2015-01-27 Thread Gaon Books
struggles and ultimately their unique accomplishments that serve as an inspiration for the next generation of women and men. Rabbi Naamah Kelman, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion Published by Gaon Books. ISBN: 9781935604679. 188 pages. $18.95 __ Messages and opinions

Re: [ha-Safran] Crypto Jews

2015-10-01 Thread Gaon Books
will open in May, 2016. I am the historical consultant for the exhibition and co-editor of the accompanying book. Gaon Books has also published 6 books on the converso/crypto-Jewish phenomenon. Ron > On Oct 1, 2015, at 10:20 AM, Etta Gold wrote: > > Hi ~ While I cannot answer any

[ha-Safran] New Title: Sephardic Jews: History, Religion and People

2016-06-07 Thread Gaon Books
New Book: Sephardic Jews: History, Religion and People is a new title from Gaon Books, and it is written for a general reading audience. Sephardic Jews: History, Religion and People Ron D. Hart Santa Fe: Gaon Books. 2016. ISBN: 9781935604778. Paper. 19.95 294 pages, 25 photographs. Glossary

[ha-Safran] New book -- Sephardic Women's Voices by Nina Lichtenstein

2017-01-02 Thread Gaon Books
Sephardic Women’s Voices: Out of North Africa by Nina B. Lichtenstein has just been published by Gaon Books. Sephardic Women’s Voices traces the lives and writings of contemporary Sephardic women from North Africa and their migration to France with the meaning of their Sephardic heritage, their