He knew what he was talking about, and, like King, he believed people could rise up, be their best selves, and behave with righteousness and even with holiness.

A poor condition book can still make a good reading copy but is generally not collectible unless the item is very scarce. Cloth "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.Some terminology that may be used in this description includes: Hinge The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed. Uncover the referring domains of your competition, assess their backlink profile expansion, and get a clear picture of the opportunities you may be missing. Each plate is preceded by a protective leaf, with printed text in Hebrew, stating the name of the work, its date of creation, its subject, and other relevant information. They provide expert and detailed descriptions, disclose all significant defects and/or restorations, provide clear and accurate pricing, and operate with fairness and honesty during the purchase experience.

One of the most influential - and certainly most iconic - cultural revolutions in American history, the Harlem Renaissance offers a compelling repertoire for both seasoned and novice book collectors. Some terminology that may be used in this description includes: First Edition In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. Average wear to dark green cloth-covered boards with small openings at corners and fraying to top of backstrip.Sefer Ha-Zikaron Li-Khevodo Ule-Zikhro Shel Ha-Ga on Ha-Gadol, Ba Al Ha-"Mishnat Ya Bets", Maran Rabi Ya Akov Betsal El Z'olti, Zatsal, Rabah Shel Yerushalayim. Duodecimo, mildly edgeworn paper covers with the remnants of a small label on the front cover, 71 pp. A contemporary article states he was subjected to criticism for some of his findings as they leant creedence to the Christian view of Jesus. He emigrated to Palestine in 1923 where he served as librarian at the Sha'ar Zion library in Tel Aviv. Six weeks before the German invasion of Poland, Heschel left Warsaw for London with the help of Julian Morgenstern, president of Hebrew Union College, who had been working to obtain visas for Jewish scholars in Europe.

He spent ten months lecturing on Jewish philosophy and Torah at Warsaw's Institute for Jewish Studies. In late October 1938, when Heschel was living in a rented room in the home of a Jewish family in Frankfurt, he was arrested by the Gestapo and deported to Poland. The frontispiece plate is a photographic portrait plates of Schatz, beautifully printed in b/w photogravure . Jacket Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps. Born in the midst of the Great Depression, the theme of the 1939 World’s Fair was “The World of Tomorrow” - a theme that captured the hearts of a generation.The versos of each of these loose pages contains printed bilingual text captions on the verso in both Hebrew and English, although 'Requiem' mistakenly contains text for 'At the Wailing Wall', instead. Moses railed at the weak and foolish Israelites who strayed from the path the minute their leader ascended to the mountaintop to commune with God. He was an outlier on one crisis we face today: how to make Judaism not only appealing but actually indispensable for Jews of future generations. Text throughout in Hebrew, with an additional title page in English and a bilingual index of plates at the front in Hebrew and English.

A finely produced monograph on the life and work of sculptor and painter Boris Schatz (1866-1932), who founded the Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem, and is considered the founding father of Israeli art. We also accept payment by check drawn upon banks in the USA or Canada and will ship when your check clears. Our detailed descriptions and photos communicate a high level of information about our offerings, thus enabling you to make a more comfortable purchase decision. S. Involvement in Vietnam, preaching widely on the subject, writing letters to presidents, and being a spokesman for other religious leaders in meetings with high-level military strategists like Secretary of State Dean Rusk.

Maybe we have murdered or hounded to death those with the capacity to make our hearts soar with their words of justice and compassion; we've gotten pretty cynical, maybe too cynical for those kinds of voices" (Sian Gibby in Tablet Magazine, 2016) . His words were bracing and his exhortations powerful, but, rendered in such breathtakingly poetic language (as well as expressed verbally in his disarming Polish accent) , they seem like a loving gift from a benevolent elder, not a rebuke: He even warned warmly. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Although the title page implies this is the first part of an intended multi-volume series, this was the only volume ever published.