The Jerusalem Anthology

by Reuven Hammer (Editor)

Overview

As Library Journal notes: This massive anthology celebrates the 3000-year anniversary of the founding of the city of Jerusalem. It describes, from a Jewish perspective, the history and sociology of the city. Lavishly illustrated, the volume contains biblical quotations, rabbinic literature, travel writings, poems, songs, and fiction excerpts, the majority dating from the last 100 years. The living city amid a world of war is a theme present throughout. In the excerpts by S.Y. Agnon and Amos Oz, we are brought close to the modern dilemma and the eternal. This anthology shows and tells us how Jerusalem has lived in the hearts of the Jewish people.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780827607040
Publisher:	The Jewish Publication Society
Publication date:	12/01/1995
Edition description:	Deluxe Edition
Pages:	616
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Reuven Hammer received his ordination and doctorate in theology from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He is the former president of the Rabbinical Assembly and head of the Rabbinical Court of the Masorti Movement.