Naomi Pasachoff: 3 books
Links in the Chain
Shapers of the Jewish Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 1997
"Judaism, or that which has united the successive generations of Jews into one people, is not only a religion; it is a dynamic religious civilization."--Mordecai Menachem Kaplan, from Questions Jews Ask (1956) In assessing what their Jewish identities mean to them, Jews today sometimes describe themselves...
by Naomi Pasachoff, Robert J. Littman
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1996
How does this Jewish history book differ from all others? Instead of burdening the reader with endless details about every single aspect of Jewish history, Pasachoff and Littman provide essential information, easily digested by readers of all ages, that chronicles only the major events and people...
Frances Perkins
Champion of the New Deal
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2000
Frances Perkins (1880-1965) was the first woman appointed to a U.S. cabinet post and the longest-serving Secretary of Labor. Perkins had a long and illustrious record as a social activist: she reorganized New York state's factory inspections system, advocated the Workmen's Compensation Act, and promoted...