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MEER AKSELROD
Compiled and edited by Elena Axelrod
Translated from Russian by Amanda Calvert
The work of Meer (Mark) Akselrod
(1902-1970) provides a unique and comprehensive view of the life of Russian Jews
from the '1920s to the end of the '1960s. Akselrod was born in a Jewish
settlement in Byelorussia, survived pogroms and was forced, together with his
family, to leave his home during the First World War. He was a student and later
a teacher at the famous Vkhutemas school of Art. His work was shown around the
world. In spite the hardships and criticism during the Soviet regime he remained
faithful to his main theme – Jewish life and Jewish spirituality: in portraits,
studies, theatre design, illustrations for Jewish books and in compositions on
the Holocaust.
Russian and English
"Mesilot" Publication, Jerusalem, 1993
Price: Israel NIS 120 + P & P
Other Countries US$ 27.50 + P & P
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The
American Brother
The "Joint" in Russia, the USSR and the CIS
By Michael Beizer and Mikhail Mitsel
The American Joint Distribution
Committee (JDC) has been involved in the Soviet Union since the early 1920's and
it would be hard to find a Jewish family living in the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS) today or that emigrated from territory that is now part
of it that JDC has not helped. The "Joint" saved many people from hunger,
clothed, healed and sheltered them, trained them to learn and acquire a
profession.
This album contains photographs illustrating of the many activities of the
"Joint".
Russian and English
Published by The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Price: Israel NIS 120 + P & P
Other Countries US$ 27.50 + P & P
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In the Land of
Hagar:
The Jews of Hungary: History, Society and Culture
Editor: Dr. Anna Szalai
Translated into English by Yisrael Elliot Cohen
Lavishly illustrated with some 300 photographs, drawings and maps - many in
color - this book boasts an engaging and thought-provoking collection of 39
articles by leading experts, each providing a condensed summary of research on
a particular aspect of the Jews of Hungary. This is a panoramic journey through
the annals of Hungarian Jewry, from the Antiquity through the Middle Ages, the
Enlightenment, the beginnings of Zionism, the two World Wars, the devastation
of the Holocaust, and the search for Jewish identity among contemporary Jews in
post-Communist Hungary. In The Land of Hagar details the rich cultural,
artistic, religious, and intellectual diversity of this unique community and
explores ways in which Jews have participated in, influenced, and were
influenced by Hungarian political and economic life throughout the ages.
Hard cover, English, 304 pp.
with more than 300 photographs
Published by MOD Publishing House, 2002
Price: Israel NIS 169 + P & P
Other Countries US$ 42 + P & P
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In The Land of Hagar - A Virtual Exhibition on
the Jews of Hungary
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