Tag: Jews

From Krakow to Krypton Jews and Comic Books


Free Download JT Waldman, Harvey Pekar, "From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books"
English | 2008 | pages: 244 | ISBN: 0827608438 | PDF | 18,3 mb
Jews created the first comic book, the first graphic novel, the first comic book convention, the first comic book specialty store, and they helped create the underground comics (or "Comix") movement of the late ’60s and early ’70s. Many of the creators of the most famous comic books, such as Superman, Spiderman, X-Men, and Batman, as well as the founders of MAD magazine, were Jewish. From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books tells their stories and demonstrates how they brought a uniquely Jewish perspective to their work and to the comics industry as a whole. Over-sized and in full color, From Krakow to Krypton is filled with sidebars, cartoon bubbles, comic book graphics, original design sketches, and photographs. It is a visually stunning and exhilarating history.

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Jews in Popular Science Fiction Marginalized in the Mainstream


Free Download Valerie Estelle Frankel San Jose City College, "Jews in Popular Science Fiction: Marginalized in the Mainstream "
English | ISBN: 1666901458 | 2022 | 296 pages | EPUB, PDF | 516 KB + 2 MB
This book analyzes Jewish tropes in popular science fiction ranging from Star Trek and Marvel to other prominent franchises. Sometimes the representation is subtle and thought-provoking; other times, it is limited to cliché and oversimplification of characters. The chapters in this collection examine the representation of Jewish characters in films and franchises including Superman, Lord of the Rings, The Mandalorian, The Twilight Zone, and more to shed light on the broad range of representations of the Jewish experience in popular science fiction and fantasy.

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An Economy of Strangers Jews and Finance in England, 1650-1830 (Jewish Culture and Contexts)


Free Download An Economy of Strangers: Jews and Finance in England, 1650-1830 (Jewish Culture and Contexts) by Avinoam Yuval-Naeh
English | January 9th, 2024 | ISBN: 1512825050 | 264 pages | True EPUB | 6.82 MB
One of the most persistent, powerful, and dangerous notions in the history of the Jews in the diaspora is the prodigious talent attributed to them in all things economic. From the medieval Jewish usurer through the early-modern port-Jew and court-Jew to the grand financier of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and contemporary investors, Jews loom large in the economic imagination. For capitalists and Marxists, libertarians and radical reformers, Jews are intertwined with the economy. This association has become so natural that we often overlook the history behind the making and remaking of the complex cluster of perceptions about Jews and economy, which emerged within different historical contexts to meet a variety of personal and societal anxieties and needs.

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The Wiley-Blackwell History of Jews and Judaism


Free Download The Wiley-Blackwell History of Jews and Judaism (The Wiley-Blackwell Histories of Religion) edited by Alan T. Levenson
English | May 21, 2012 | ISBN: 1405196378 | True EPUB | 712 pages | 1.1 MB
In The Wiley-Blackwell History of Jews and Judaism, a team of internationally-renowned scholars offer a comprehensive and authoritative overview of Jewish life and culture, from the biblical period to contemporary times.

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None Is Too Many Canada and the Jews of Europe, 1933-1948, 40th Anniversary Edition


Free Download None Is Too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe, 1933-1948, 40th Anniversary Edition by Irving Abella, Harold Troper
English | September 2023 | ISBN: 1487554389 | True EPUB | 464 pages | 2.4 MB
Today, we think of Canada as a compassionate, open country to which refugees from other countries have always been welcome. However, between the years 1933 and 1948, when the Jews of Europe were looking for a place of refuge from Nazi persecution, Canada refused to offer aid, let alone sanctuary, to those in fear for their lives.

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Jews in Christian America The Pursuit of Religious Equality


Free Download Jews in Christian America: The Pursuit of Religious Equality (Studies in Jewish History) by Naomi W. Cohen
English | September 3, 1992 | ISBN: 0195065379 | True PDF | 315 pages | 20.7 MB
Separation of church and state has become a veritable creed in the American Jewish community. Focusing on the way in which Jewish actions have contributed to the development of separation, this book examines how American Jews have contended with living in a fundamentally Christian state.

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Jews Across the Americas A Sourcebook, 1492-Present


Free Download Jews Across the Americas: A Sourcebook, 1492-Present (Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History) edited by Laura Arnold Leibman, Adriana M. Brodsky
English | September 26, 2023 | ISBN: 147981931X, 1479819328 | True EPUB | 552 pages | 24.1 MB
An overview of the history of American Jewry using primary sources from Latin America, the

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