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Book No.: EN4-00012 Title: FOLK TALES OF ISRAEL Author(s): NOY, DOV, ED. Narrator(s): JANE WEISS A selection of Jewish folk tales on both religious and secular themes. Translated By Gene Ba Book No.: EN4-00014 Title: SO LAUGH A LITTLE Author(s): PICON, MOLLY Narrator(s): MURIEL HELLER & ROSE MINKIN An autobiographical tribute to the actress Molly Picon's mother and grandmother. Book No.: EN4-00017 Title: HAMMER ON THE ROCK: A MIDRASH READER Author(s): GLATZER, NAHUM N. Narrator(s): SARENE MEYER A selection offering some 200 representative passages which serve as a tantalizing introduction to Talmudic lore. Book No.: EN4-00021 Title: BEST OF RECALL Author(s): GAER, JOSEPH Narrator(s): LOUIS GOLDBERG An anthology of Jewish-American literature. 1 Book No.: EN4-00022 Title: JEWISH PEOPLE, BOOK III Author(s): PESSIN, DEBORAH Narrator(s): SCHIER, NANCY This third volume continues the story of the Jews after their exile from Spain. Their lives in Holland, Turkey, Poland, Russia, Germany and eventually in America are depicted. Includes the founding of the State of Israel. Book No.: EN4-00030 Title: PASSIONS AND PREJUDICES Author(s): ROSTEN, LEO Narrator(s): LLOYD MOSS A collection of essays on modern life by the author of the 'Joys of Yiddish'. His humor softens his biting commentary on society. Book No.: EN4-00039 Title: TREASURY OF YIDDISH STORIES Author(s): HOWE, IRVING; GREENBERG, ELIEZER, ED Narrator(s): IRVING W. KRAMER English translations of over fifty stories by Yiddish writers representing literature from the 19th century to the present; they demonstrate the rhythm of Jewish life in Eastern Europe and America. Book No.: EN4-00050 Title: PROPHETS Author(s): HESCHEL, ABRAHAM JOSHUA 2 Narrator(s): RUBELLE SCHA An analysis of the significance of the prophets in the history of religion, with new insights into the nature of prophetic inspiration. Book No.: EN4-00052 Title: DUST Author(s): DAYAN, YAEL Narrator(s): DUITCH, MRS. A poignant novel of modern Israel in which a young pioneer girl tries to bring a concentration camp survivor out of his past through her love. Book No.: EN4-00054 Title: EINSTEIN: PROFILE OF THE MAN Author(s): MICHELMORE, PETER Narrator(s): LEOTA KEIR A short biography of the great scientist and a description of his work in non-technical terms. The author puts the emphasis on Einstein as a person rather than as a scientist. Book No.: EN4-00055 Title: EXODUS Author(s): URIS, LEON Narrator(s): JANE WEISS 3 An American nurse and an Israeli freedom fighter lead a cast of Holocaust survivors and sabras in the glorious, heartbreaking, and triumphant era leading to Israel's independence. Paul Newman and Eva Marie Saint starred in the 1960 Otto Preminger fil m. © 1958 Book No.: EN4-00063 Title: SECRET ARMY Author(s): BERCUSON, DAVID J. Narrator(s): WEISS, JANE N. An examination by a Canadian history professor of foreign volunteers, mostly American, Canadian and South African, who served in the Israeli armed forces in the 1948 war. Book No.: EN4-00065 Title: MAX GORDON PRESENTS Author(s): GORDON, MAX Narrator(s): NORMAN KINGS The autobiography of a producer of Broadway shows. Book No.: EN4-00066 Title: MEMOIRS OF AN AMNESIAC Author(s): LEVANT, OSCAR Narrator(s): TEMPLE ISRAEL Humorous memoir of the great pianist with observations about his life and life in general. Book No.: EN4-00087 4 Title: JUGGLER Author(s): BLANKFORT, MICHAEL Narrator(s): ROSE POSESS A novel about a troubled man who was once a famous juggler who survives the concentration camps and comes to Israel for asylum. Book No.: EN4-00092 Title: LEAH Author(s): EPSTEIN, SEYMOUR Narrator(s): MERRILY Y. BALINSON 37 year old spinster with intelligence and wit emerges as a fresh, unique human being. Book No.: EN4-00095 Title: HISTORY AND JEWISH HISTORIANS: ESSAYS AND ADDRESSES Author(s): BARON, SALO W. Narrator(s): JUDITH HOFFMAN An analysis of the discrepancies and relevancies in the work of Jewish historians by the former professor of Jewish religion and history at Columbia University. Book No.: EN4-00096 Title: BETWEEN GOD AND MAN: AN INTERPRETATION OF JUDAISM Author(s): HESCHEL, ABRAHAM JOSHUA Narrator(s): WER, BENJAMIN A selection of writings on contemporary Judaism by the Jewish theologian. 5 Book No.: EN4-00098 Title: INFINITY OF MIRRORS Author(s): CONDON, RICHARD Narrator(s): SALO MINKIN A documentary novel about a French Jewess and a young German officer who fall in love, but are hindered by Hitler's rise to power. Book No.: EN4-00099 Title: MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE: A JEWISH VIEW Author(s): SHOULSON, ABRAHAM B., ED. Narrator(s): ROSE TATE An anthology presenting the modern authoritative Jewish point of view of every aspect of marriage and family life as interpreted by distinguished spiritual leaders in America. Book No.: EN4-00116 Title: CHARACTERISTICS OF AMERICAN JEWS Author(s): BLAU, J.; NATHAN GLAZER, MARY; HANDLIN, OSCAR; HANDLIN, MARY Narrator(s): RUBELLE SCHAFLER A study by American-Jewish scholars and sociologists of the characteristics, contributions, and lifestyles of American Jews. Book No.: EN4-00125 6 Title: BROTHERS ASHKENAZI Author(s): SINGER, ISRAEL JOSHUA Narrator(s): ALYCE DOMENI The author presents an interesting portrait of the Jews in Lodz, Poland. The novel focuses on two brothers - one a brilliant student, and the other a vain pleasure seeker. Book No.: EN4-00131 Title: JEWS, GOD AND HISTORY Author(s): DIMONT, MAX I. Narrator(s): STANLEY, R. BRAV A history of the Jewish people over the ages and a study of the civilizations in which Jewish culture prospered. Describes the contributions the Jewish people made to the history of Asia, Europe, and America. Book No.: EN4-00136 Title: VOICES OF A SUMMER DAY Author(s): SHAW, IRWIN Narrator(s): MRS. P. KINSLER A fictional novel in which the author shares with the reader the memories and daydreams of an ordinary man. Written with insight, nostalgia, gentleness, and humor the main character remembers his boyhood and early life, including his war experiences and long marriage, that guided and shaped him into manhood. He has trouble understanding how some come to find meaning in life and others do not. Book No.: EN4-00143 7 Title: THIS PEOPLE ISRAEL: THE MEANING OF JEWISH EXISTENCE Author(s): BAECK, LEO Narrator(s): SALO MINKIN This book, written by the well-known German rabbi and theologian, was begun while the author was in a concentration camp, and presents Baeck's thoughts on the ethical and spiritual basis of Judaism. Book No.: EN4-00146 Title: GUIDE TO THE JEWISH HOLIDAYS: HISTORY AND OBSERVANCE Author(s): SCHAUSS, HAYYIM Narrator(s): AIDA WIENER The history, the ceremonies, and the observances of the Jewish holidays. This is a revised edition of the author's 'Classic Jewish Festivals.' Book No.: EN4-00149 Title: BORSCHT BELT Author(s): ADAMS, JOEY WITH HENRY TOBIAS Narrator(s): JENNIE KASOFSKY A story of the Catskill resorts and their show business entertainers. Book No.: EN4-00155 Title: COAT UPON A STICK Author(s): FRUCHTER, NORMAN Narrator(s): HELEN DIAMONT 8 A novel about one day in the life of an elderly man and his friends on New York's Lower East Side. Book No.: EN4-00156 Title: BEN PRESERVE US Author(s): BERMANT, CHAIM Narrator(s): EDNA SAMPLINA A novel about Bernard Baruch who becomes a Rabbi of a small Jewish community in Scotland and his experiences told with wit and wisdom. Book No.: EN4-00166 Title: WALL Author(s): HERSEY, JOHN Narrator(s): LILLIAN SPIE The story of those who were confined within the walls of the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust. The book, based on a diary, includes the intense battles fought for survival and the rescue of the forty Jews who managed to escape through the city's se wer system. Book No.: EN4-00167 Title: ENJOY, ENJOY! Author(s): GOLDEN, HARRY Narrator(s): HANNAH GOLDS Humorous anecdotes on contemporary American life. Written by the editor of 'The Carolina Israelite.' Book No.: EN4-00178 9 Title: BLOOD ACCUSATION: THE STRANGE HISTORY OF THE BEILISS CASE Author(s): SAMUEL, MAURICE Narrator(s): RICHARD HANAU In 1911, Mendel Beiliss, a Jewish workman was accused of murdering a Christian boy in Kiev in order to use his blood for the making of Passover matzos. This book provides an account of the resulting trial, as well as its political background, charact er portraits, and reaction to the trial in Russia and beyond. Book No.: EN4-00181 Title: FIXER Author(s): MALAMUD, BERNARD Narrator(s): SCHIER, NANCY Malamud based this novel on the Beilis blood libel court case in Kiev in 1913. Book No.: EN4-00182 Title: MAGIC BARREL Author(s): MALAMUD, BERNARD Narrator(s): AURELIA MINT A collection of short stories about Jewish life in America. Book No.: EN4-00183 Title: MANY WORLDS OF LEO ROSTEN Author(s): ROSTEN, LEO Narrator(s): MARY PERLOW Humorous stories, satire, and social commentary about American Jewish life. 10 Book No.: EN4-00205 Title: NO ESCAPE FROM BROOKLYN Author(s): AYALTI, HANAN J. Narrator(s): Translated from Yiddish. Author from Poland. A poignant story of a love affair between a Jewish man and an Irish girl in the 1940's. Book No.: EN4-00212 Title: HIDDEN BOOKS Author(s): BILDERSEE, ADELE Narrator(s): DOROTHY RAPPOPORT Selections from the Apocrypha, a group of books excluded from the Hebrew Canon. © 1956 Book No.: EN4-00213 Title: I AND THOU Author(s): BUBER, MARTIN Narrator(s): KENNETH J. BROWN A philosophical work on man's relationship with God by the twentieth-century thinker. © 1970 Book No.: EN4-00222 Title: IN MY FATHER'S COURT Author(s): SINGER, ISAAC BASHEVIS Narrator(s): ZELDA SOLOMON 11 The author's fond remembrances of growing up in a home, in nineteenth century Warsaw, where his father, a rabbi, resolved the problems of his followers.