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Schocken Books, founded by Salman Schocken in Germany in 1931, began publishing in the United States in 1945. Building upon its historic commitment to publishing Judaica, Schocken’s authors include Franz Kafka, Harold S. Kushner, Joan Nathan, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, and Elie Wiesel. Read more
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The Murmuring Deep: 2009 National Jewish Book Awards Finalist
Congratulations to Schocken author Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg! The Murmuring Deep is a Finalist in the 2009 National Jewish Books Awards’s Modern Jewish Thought & Experience category.
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Janna Gur Shares Latke Secrets on Food.AOL.com
Before Hanukkah is over, check out Schocken author Janna Gur’s “8 Tips for Making Latkes” on Food.AOL.com. Gur, the author of The Book of New Israeli Food (Schocken Books, 8/26/08), shares her savvy strategies about the season’s favorite fried food.
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Schocken Writers: Most Inspiring in the World
Schocken writers are well represented in this year’s Fifty of the Most Inspiring Authors in the World, as chosen by Poets & Writers, with shout-outs to Aharon Appelfeld, author of the forthcoming Blooms of Darkness (Schocken Books, 3/9/10), and Elie Wiesel, author of Rashi (Schocken Books, 8/11/09).
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President Obama Inspired by Elie Wiesel
For his upcoming Nobel Lecture in Norway on Thursday, December 10, during which he will accept the Nobel Peace Prize, The New York Times and Wall Street Journal report that President Obama has drawn inspiration from Elie Wiesel, author of Rashi (now on sale from Schocken Books, Jewish Encounters series) along with the likes of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela.
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Hillel Halkin Discusses Yehuda Halevi
Watch this video of Hillel Halkin discussing his new book, Yehuda Halevi on sale Feburary 16, 2010.
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Rashi: Huffington Post Hanukkah Pick
The Huffington Post just named Elie Wiesel’s “inspired” (Publishers Weekly, Top 100) Rashi one of the seven books of the year to give as a Hanukkah present. On sale from Schocken Books.
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Jewish Encounters Sweepstakes
Click here here to sign up for the Schocken e-newsletter and automatically enter a contest to win a copy of the newest addition to Schocken/Nextbook’s Jewish Encounters series. Already selected as one of the “Best Books of 2009” by Publishers Weekly, RASHI, by Nobel Peace Prize winning author Elie Wiesel, introduces us to the towering figure of Rashi—Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki—the great biblical and Talmudic commentator of the Middle Ages.
Both beginners and advanced students of the Bible rely on Rashi’s groundbreaking commentary for simple text explanations and Midrashic interpretations. Wiesel, a descendant of Rashi, proves an incomparable guide who enables us to appreciate both the lucidity of Rashi’s writings and the milieu in which they were formed.
Good luck!
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Dr. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg Honored
Dr. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg, noted Torah scholar, author, and speaker, was awarded a Maurice N. Eisendrath Bearer of Light Award — the highest honor bestowed by the Reform Movement.
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Rashi Selected as One of the Best Books of 2009 by Publishers Weekly
Rashi has been selected as one of the Best Books of 2009 by Publishers Weekly.
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Melvin Konner Talks About The Jewish Body
Watch Melvin Konner discuss his book, The Jewish Body , in this video about the history of the Jewish people from bris to burial, from muscle Jews to nose jobs.
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