This volume contains Rifat Bali's study of the Jewish place in Istanbul's nineteenth-century sex trade as well as three contemporary accounts of the practice.

This volume deals with the modern fate of the traditional conception of Jews as a covenanted people chosen to receive the Law, whose ultimate purpose is contributing to the universal salvation of mankind. The author shows how, under the influence of liberalism, rationalism, relativism, and other Enlightenment ideologies, this idea was distorted, denied, inverted, yet never entirely obliterated. In his discussions of modern Jewish thinkers and writers and the ideological and political struggles of Zionism and the state of Israel against enemies from without and from within, Alexander shows that the ancient idea of covenant is still alive today, if only in the assumption that Jewish life can lead somewhere so long as Jews remember that it began somewhere. Ranging from literary criticism and the history of ideas to journalism and politics, the book is unified by a point of view unabashedly espousing the Jewish idea and challenging its enemies.

This is a reproduction of the address, "Zionism, its aim and Objects," delivered by Nathaniel Levi in Melbourne, Australia, on July 2, 1906. In this speech, Levi articulates the aims and objectives of the Zionist movement, offering insights into the historical and ideological context of early Zionism. This address provides a valuable primary source for understanding the development of Zionist thought and its reception in Jewish communities around the world. Leviâ€(TM)s perspective, as presented in this address, offers a lens into the hopes and aspirations connected with the movement to establish a Jewish homeland. It is a historical document of enduring interest to those studying Jewish history, political Zionism, and the cultural dynamics within the Jewish diaspora at the beginning of the 20th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.