Association for Jewish Studies 2021 Virtual Exhibit

Welcome to our online exhibit for the Association for Jewish Studies Meeting, December 19-21, 2021. We invite you to browse new titles below, meet our editor, and download a curated list of books that we would have featured at our booth this year. Conference orders will receive 30% off on print editions sitewide with coupon code AJS21 through January 31, 2022. Instructors and prospective authors: Please visit our Resources page for information on how to request examination copies or submit proposals.

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Jews and the Qur'an
 Jews and the Qur'an Meir M. Bar-Asher
The Hebrew Bible
 The Hebrew Bible Edited by John Barton
Jews and Their Roman Rivals
 Jews and Their Roman Rivals Katell Berthelot
In Hitler's Munich
 In Hitler's Munich Michael Brenner
Spinoza's Religion
 Spinoza's Religion Clare Carlisle
Time and Difference in Rabbinic Judaism
 Time and Difference in Rabbinic Judaism Sarit Kattan Gribetz
The Italian Executioners
 The Italian Executioners Simon Levis Sullam
Meir Kahane
 Meir Kahane Shaul Magid
Masada
 Masada Jodi Magness
The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton
 The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton Andrew Porwancher
American JewBu
 American JewBu Emily Sigalow
Jewish Emancipation
 Jewish Emancipation David Sorkin
American Shtetl
 American Shtetl Nomi M. Stolzenberg and David N. Myers
The Promise and Peril of Credit
 The Promise and Peril of Credit Francesca Trivellato
The Israeli Economy
 The Israeli Economy Joseph Zeira

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Series

Library of Jewish Ideas The Library of Jewish Ideas presents engaging and authoritative treatments of core Jewish concepts in a form appealing to general readers who are...
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Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World Jews, Christians, and Muslims captures the increasingly sophisticated attention paid by scholars in recent decades to the historical...
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Lives of Great Religious Books Lives of Great Religious Books is a series of short volumes that recount the complex and fascinating histories of important religious texts from...
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News

The Promise and Peril of Credit is awarded the 2021 AJS Jordan Schnitzer Book Award

The Promise and Peril of Credit: What a Forgotten Legend about Jews and Finance Tells Us about the Making of European Commercial Society by Francesca Trivellato has won the 2021 AJS Jordan Schnitzer Book Award in the category of Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History and Culture.

Ideas

What is Jewish Hope?

How, in a global pandemic, can we look forward to the future with hope? The economic and political landscape that COVID-19 will leave in its wake is alarmingly uncertain. 

Emily Sigalow on American JewBu

Many Jewish Americans are embracing a dual religious identity, for instance, practicing Buddhism while also staying connected to their Jewish roots. 

Masada: A Heroic Last Stand Against Rome

Two thousand years ago, 967 Jewish men, women, and children reportedly chose to take their own lives rather than suffer enslavement or death at the hands of the Roman army.