Jewish Studies

The seminal medieval history of the Second Commonwealth period of ancient Jewish history.

Translation of Chana Blankshteyn’s stories depicting the tumultuous interwar years in Europe.

Lively and engaging new view of London’s Jewish East End through translated stories of its Yiddish writers.

A comprehensive study of Jewish magic in the late antiquity and the early Islamic period—the phenomenon, the sources, and method for its research, and the history of scholarly investigation into its nature and origin.

Studies the variety, scope, and character of Yiddish culture in different geographical centers after the Holocaust.

Explores the realities that Viennese Jews faced while reestablishing their lives upon returning home after the Holocaust.

Examines textual representations of the consciousness of men responsible for committing Holocaust crimes.

Revisionist approach to a status of apostates in medieval European rabbinic thought.

Explores Jewish criminals—alleged and actual—in Medieval Europe and how they’ve been shaped by society.