Jewish Studies

The controversial Jewish thinker whose tortured path led him into the heart of twentieth-century intellectual life

Revelatory talks about art and life with internationally acclaimed Israeli novelist Amos Oz

A major new history of the genocide of Roma and Jews during World War II and their entangled quest for historical justice

A panoramic cultural and legal history that traces the roots of antisemitism and racism to early Christian theology

An in-depth look at why non-Jewish Poles are trying to bring Jewish culture back to life in Poland today

How a nineteenth-century lawsuit over the estate of a wealthy Tunisian Jew shines new light on the history of belonging

A groundbreaking new history of the shared legacy of expulsion among Jews and Christian moneylenders in late medieval Europe

A provocative account of Jewish encounters with the public baths of ancient Rome

A groundbreaking reinterpretation of early Judaism, during the millennium before the study of the Bible took center stage

From acclaimed historian Michael Brenner, a mesmerizing portrait of Munich in the early years of Hitler's quest for power

From the Nobel Prize–winning writer, a new collection of literary and personal essays

The little-known history of public school teachers across the Arab world—and how they wielded an unlikely influence over the modern Middle East

A new investigation that shows how conversionary preaching to Jews was essential to the early modern Catholic Church and the Roman religious landscape

A compelling account of how a group of Hasidic Jews established its own local government on American soil

A compelling book that casts the Qur’anic encounter with Jews in an entirely new light

An authoritative economic history of Israel from its founding to the present

The life and politics of an American Jewish activist who preached radical and violent means to Jewish survival

How encounters with the Roman Empire compelled the Jews of antiquity to rethink their conceptions of Israel and the Torah

A marvelously annotated and illustrated edition of Einstein’s South America travel diary

A feminist biography of the only woman to become prime minister of Israel

The untold story of the founding father’s likely Jewish birth and upbringing—and its revolutionary consequences for understanding him and the nation he fought to create

A bold reevaluation of Spinoza that reveals his powerful, inclusive vision of religion for the modern age

How the rabbis of late antiquity used time to define the boundaries of Jewish identity

The first comprehensive history of American Jewish philanthropy and its influence on democracy and capitalism

A landmark book that changed the story of Poland’s role in the Holocaust

From Pulitzer Prize-finalist Steven Nadler, an engaging guide to what Spinoza can teach us about life’s big questions

A revealing look at Jewish men and women who secretly explore the outside world, in person and online, while remaining in their ultra-Orthodox religious communities

A revealing look at the Jewish American encounter with Buddhism

How a controversial biblical tale of conquest and genocide became a founding story of modern Israel

The first comprehensive history of how Jews became citizens in the modern world

The dramatic story of the last stand of a group of Jewish rebels who held out against the Roman Empire, as revealed by the archaeology of its famous site

How an antisemitic legend gave voice to widespread fears surrounding the expansion of private credit in Western capitalism

A finely drawn portrait of Einstein's sixteen months in Prague

A leading expert provides an engaging firsthand portrait of American Judaism today