Making and Unmaking Literature in the Warsaw, Lodz, and Vilna Ghettos

Making and Unmaking Literature in the Warsaw, Lodz, and Vilna Ghettos is a study of literary texts written by Jewish authors while interned in…
Teaching and Learning in Jewish Day Schools

This volume is focused on teaching and learning, and seeks to better understand how day schools are educating diverse Jewish youth in a variety of content…
Modern Jewish Ethics Since 1970: Writings on Methods, Sources, & Issues

The field of Jewish ethics is never far from foundational questions about how to do Jewish ethics – and these questions are inseparable from other…
Mariners, Renegades and Castaways: The Story of Herman Melville and the World We Live In

Political theorist and cultural critic, novelist and cricket enthusiast, C. L. R. James (1901 – 1989) was a brilliant polymath who has been described by…
Homecoming: Holocaust Survivors and Greece, 1941–1946

This book documents the experiences of the Jews of Greece who returned home after having been in hiding, combatants, deportees and refugees during World…
Birdwatching in New York City and on Long Island

Nine years after first publication, this fully updated new edition of this easy-to-use guide gives seasonal information for both popular birding sites…
CASE 5.1 Boston MedFlight: Leveraging Data to Design a New Helicopter Algorithm: In The Heller Social Impact Case Collection

This case describes the potential introduction of a new helicopter operation named “Smart Launch” at the leading non-profit air ambulance…
The Marital Knot: Agunot in the Ashkenazi Realm, 1648-1850

This book tells the family stories of men and women who lived hundreds of years ago. Focusing on agunot, literally “chained women,” who…
A New Orient: From German Scholarship to Middle Eastern Studies in Israel

Recipient of the Jordan Schnitzer First Book Publication Award, administered by the Association for Jewish Studies This study seeks to examine…
Jewish Country Houses

Country houses are powerful symbols of national identity, evoking the glamorous world of the landowning aristocracy. Jewish country houses—properties…
Boston’s Oldest Buildings and Where to Find Them

As Boston approaches its four-hundredth anniversary, it is remarkable that it still maintains its historic character despite constant development. The…
The Spice Ports: Mapping the Origins of Global Sea Trade

A first-class narrative writer blends his unique cartographic and topographic understanding of the key ports of early seaborne commerce. We may…