Jewish Studies

This volume provides new insights into the role of U.S. consuls in the Ottoman Middle East in the special context of the Holy Land.

The Jews of Kurdistan is a unique historical document in that it presents a picture of Kurdish Jewish life and culture prior to World War II.

Jewish Wry examines the development of Jewish humor in a series of essays on topics that range from Sholom Aleichem's humor to Jewish comediennes through to the humor of Philip Roth.

The Messiah Texts traces the progress of the messianic legend from its biblical beginnings to contemporary expressions.

All share a common setting—the Eastern European Jewish town or shtetl, and all deal in different ways with a single topic—the Jewish confrontation with modernity.