Recommended books that can be borrowed from the Aaron Garber Library, 26500 Shaker Boulevard. Library Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9-4. Phone 216-212-4116. Ilka Gordon, On Site Director.
Israel’s Clandestine Diplomacies edited by Clive Jones and Tore T. Petersen
For over sixty years Israel has been engaged in secret diplomacy. Israel’s Clandestine Diplomacies reveals the up until now undisclosed episodes in Israel’s history. For example, the relationship between theJewish Agency and Emir Abdullah of Transjordan 1922-39, oil diplomacy 1948-1957, and Abba Eban and the June 1967 War.
The Philosophical Quest of Philosophy, Ethics, Law and Halakhah by Rabbi J. David Bleich
The present volume includes discussions as well as analyses of principals of Judaism such as prophecy, revelation tikkun olam, and Jewish responsibilities in a non-Jewish society. Recommended for serious scholars.
Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law by Alan Dershowitz
In Taking the Stand Alan Dershowitz, the youngest full professor at Harvard Law School, writes about his evolution as a lawyer. He describes high profile cases he tried that reshaped American jurisprudence and how when he graduated Yale Law School at the top of his class he was turned down by every prestigious law firm, because he was Jewish. Recommended for Alan Dershowitz fans.
The Liberty Incident Revealed : the Definitive Account of the 1967 Israeli Attack on the U.S. Navy Ship by A. Jay Cristol
Cristol searched archives from the NSA, CIA, and the State Department, both open-source and formerly classified documents and interviewed all living person directly involved with the incident to write what is considered the definitive account of the attack. Recommended for all history buffs.
Antisemitism and the American Far Left by Stephen H. Norwood
The far left’s hostility towards Jews and Israel still exists today. “Anyone wishing to understand the origins of this hostility and its role in contemporary anti-Semitism will benefit greatly from reading Stephen Norwood’s copiously documented, revealing book.” (Alvin H. Rosenfeld, Indiana, University, from back cover)
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