Jewish Studies

Folklore and Anthropology

Book of Fables: The Yiddish Fable Collection of Reb Moshe Wallich

Translated and edited by Eli Katz

A collection of sixteenth century fables in their original Yiddish with an English translation.

Insiders and Outsiders: Jewish and Gentile Culture in Germany and Austria

Edited by Dagmar C. G. Lorenz and Gabriele Weinberger

Essays on German and Jewish cultural identity from the Enlightenment to the present.

For Our Soul: Ethiopian Jews in Israel

Teshome G. Wagaw

The compelling story of the Ethiopian Jews and their migration to and settlement in Israel.

Jewish Moroccan Folk Narratives from Israel

Haya Bar-Itzhak and Aliza Shenhar

A unique selection of folktales recorded from traditional storytellers in their community setting.

The Jews of Kurdistan

Erich Brauer  •  Completed and edited by Raphael Patai

An ethnological study of the Kurdish Jews prior to World War II.

Hebrew in America: Perspectives and Prospects

Edited by Alan Mintz

Essays on the role of Hebrew in contemporary American Jewish life.