Chaim Potok Foreword (22 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Trade paperback with light wear to cover corners and some page corners, none severe, otherwise clean, no spine crease; an unmarked copy with bright and clean pages. An excellent reading copy.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 480 Pages. Reprint of a 1939 Copyright. Tight book with no marks or stamps. Barely perceptible spine cock. Minor cover scuffs and edge wear. Here is a picture of the Roman world and as many extras and sparkling uniforms as a De Mille film. This is an exciting illuminaiton of the Jewish mind of its time, a mind that hungered for that tormenting absolute proof by which it claimed the universe and without whihc it was desolate. -- Alfred Kazin. At the height of a brilliant career, Steinberg passed away in 1950 at the age of forty-six. Hehad become one fo the great figures in contemporary Jewry, a man of deep spirit, rare personality, a wise scholar, and a brilliant and searching mind. Rabbi of the Park Avenue Synagogue, his striking warmth cast a protective mantle over all who knew him. He was a talented poet and storyteller and this book is a tribute to his learning, eloquence, and wisdom.…

Softcover. Condition: Good. A total of 15,000 children under the age of fifteen passed through the Terezin Concentration Camp between the years 1942-1944; less than 100 survived. In these poems and pictures drawn by the young inmates of Terezin, we see the daily misery of these uprooted children, as well as their courage and optimism, their hopes and fears.…

paperback. Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Abrams, NY, c.1993, 6-1/2"x7-3/4", oblong, cloth, 144pp., many photos., VG/VG $.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Cloth, 200 pages, illustrations; 30 cm. Issued in a slipcase. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Fine DJ. Slipcase in fine condition. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. *** "This is the inside story of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C., told by the very people who developed the museum as a place for learning, communicating, and remembering. This book conveys the dedication to truth and scholarship that is the foundation of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, and details the museum's role in presenting evidence of lives and events that must never be forgotten. When the museum opened in April 1993, Holocaust survivors saw their dream come true--their story could be told to the world. Since it opened, the museum has had to contend with unprecedented attendance records, as 5000 visitors a day continue to wait in line to see the exhibitions and experiences the architecture of this remarkable place. This is a story of a monumental achievement--from the planning and construction of the museum, theater, conference center, and library to the design and selection of exhibits to the participation of the first visitors. It tells of the 'visitor as victim' approach to exhibitions, of the effort to educate children, and the commitment to historical truth in the narrative representation of the Holocaust. As a remembrance for visitors to the museum and an introduction for those who have yet to visit, this beautifully illustrated book gives the reader an intimate tour of the exhibitions, and an understanding of the need for this place in our society. There, we remind ourselves of that which has been, in order to assure ourselves a future that accepts the diversity of humankind. / Jeshajahu Weinberg has been Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial museum in its planning phase and in the early stages of its operation. Mr. Weinberg is a world famous museum developer, who also created The Museum of the Diaspora in Israel. Rina Elieli, Psy.D., was a consultant in staff development to the Director. She is a practicing psychoanalyst and educator in her native country of Israel. Chaim Potok was born and raised in New York City. he has been writing fiction since the age of sixteen and is widely known for his novels, The Chosen (Edward Lewis Wallant Award), The Promise (Athaneum Prize), My Name is Asher Lev, In the Beginning, The Book of Lights and Davita's Harp. His most recent novel, The Gift of Asher Lev published in May 1990, won the National Jewish Book Award for Fiction." - Publisher. Size: 4to. Collectible.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Large quarto in publisher-issued slipcase and dust jacket. Color and B&W illustrations. As new in as new DJ & slipcase. 200 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. New York: Rizzoli International, 1995. First edition. A moving presentation of a living museum. Dark olive blindstamp illustrated cloth with heavy silver gilt cover lettering, olive endpapers, color illustrated half title and title spread, two hundred pages including appendices, color illustrated dustjacket, olive cloth slipcase with silver gilt lettering. The book is in fine, new-looking condition, with sound text block, good hinges, neatly completed personal bookplate on front free endpaper, very clean pages with no other names or markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not corner clipped and is also in fine condition. The slipcase is in very good condition with minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stiff unmarked book, about new, in crisp dust jacket with a 3 cm corner tear to rear panel.; 9.3 X 1.1 X 12.3 inches; 200 pages; When the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D. C. , opened in April 1993, Holocaust survivors saw their dream come true--their story was now told to the world. This unforgettable book tells the inside story of the museum's creation in words and in 120 color and black-and-white photographs.…

mass market paperback. Condition: good; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED12mo; 432 pages; good mass market paperback; spine slanting; chip and slight tear fore edge front cover and first few pages; slight scuff to face cover; faint tanning to cover edges; tanning to pages; chip to face back cover; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. Near fine tall octavo hardcover in a like dj. Expanded Second Edition. 106pp. No names or markings to text. Art & Poetry.

Hardcover. Condition: New in publisher's shrink wrap. First edition. Oblong 12mo. 144pp. Photo-illustrated white dustjacket with black lettering on the front cover and spine. "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth."So decrees the second commandment. Could anything be clearer? And yet, through the centuries, Jews have decorated their tombstones with graven images. This rich tradition of liberally interpreting the biblical admonition has provided centuries' worth of graphic symbols and motifs that illuminate Jewish history and lore." In Graven Images, a surprisingly spirited view of a usually somber subject, author and photographer Arnold Schwartzman has assembled a lavish array of color photographs of Jewish tombstones. Focusing on the treasures he has discovered in thirty-eight European cemeteries, this book reproduces more than two hundred graven images from Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary, Italy, Poland, and Romania." "Schwartzman's beautiful close-up photographs and fascinating captions reveal the significance of some of the most common images found on the gravestones. Some reveal the occupation of the deceased (an inkwell and quill for a scribe) or something about character (a candelabrum for a pious woman). Others allude specifically to a person's name (a fish for a member of the Fischel family) or refer to biblical tradition (Noah's ark, Adam and Eve in the Garden). The book begins with a riveting essay by Chaim Potok, the renowned novelist and Jewish thinker, who asks: "How in the light of all these images are we to understand the second commandment?" "A unique assemblage of what Schwartzman has called "hallowed milestones that plot the course of the Jewish diaspora," Graven Images will appeal to everyone interested in Jewish history, symbols, and tradition." - The book jacket.…

Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. 480 p. Call number and stamps (some on edge) of library.

Hardcover. dj. First Edition. 8vo., 344 pp. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket which has some light handling.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Schocken Books Edition: 1991. 352 pp. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, spotlessly clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. T. Herzl Rome (Cover Illustration); Fearn Cutler (Cover Design); Pictorial Parade (Frontispiece, Courtesy of) (illustrator). …

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket. dj. First Edition. 4to. Large hardcover. 200 pp. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white glossy images of the museum, its design, and exhibits.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HARDBACK IN JACKET 1993. 144 pages. 16.5x19cm. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Flat pages. Jacket has some edge wear. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref J146.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.