Jewish Studies

Israel and the Middle East

Envisioning Israel: The Changing Ideals and Images of North American Jews

Edited by Allon Gal

Examines the deeply entwined yet often problematic historical relationship between American Jewry and the Jewish community in Israel.

Governing Jerusalem: Again on the World’s Agenda

Ira Sharkansky

A stimulating analysis of politics and governance in one of the world’s most fascinating—and most contested—cities.

American Consuls in the Holy Land, 1832–1914

Ruth Kark

Considers the activities and influence of the US consular service in the Ottoman Middle East up to the outbreak of World War I.

My Enemy’s Enemy: Lebanon in the Early Zionist Imagination, 1900–1948

Laura Zittrain Eisenberg

A study of the historic relationship between pre-state Israel and Lebanon’s Christian communities.

The Arabic Language in America

Edited by Aleya Rouchdy

An examination of how Arabic spoken in the U.S. is changing under the influence of English.

The Year after the Riots: American Responses to the Palestine Crisis of 1929–30

Naomi W. Cohen

The first in-depth study of American responses to the to the 1929 Arab uprising in Palestine.