In September 1791, two years after the Revolution, French Jews were granted full rights of citizenship. Scholarship has traditionally focused on this turning point of emancipation while often overlooking much of what came before. In Rites and Passages, Jay R. Berkovitz argues that no serious treatment of Jewish emancipation can ignore the cultural history of the Jews during the ancien régime. It was during the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that several lasting paradigms emerged within the Jewish community—including the distinction between rural and urban communities, the formation of a strong lay leadership, heightened divisions between popular and elite religion, and the strain between local and regional identities. Each of these developments reflected the growing tension between tradition and modernity before the tumultuous events of the French Revolution.Rites and Passages emphasizes the resilience of religious tradition during periods of social and political turbulence. Viewing French Jewish history through the lens of ritual, Berkovitz describes the struggles of the French Jewish minority to maintain its cultural distinctiveness while also participating in the larger social and economic matrix. In the ancien régime, ritual systems were a formative element in the traditional worldview and served as a crucial repository of memories and values. After the Revolution, ritual signaled changes in the way Jews related to the state, French society, and French culture. In the cities especially, ritual assumed a performative function that dramatized the epoch-making changes of the day. The terms and concepts of the Jewish religious tradition thus remained central to the discourse of modernization and played a powerful role in helping French Jews interpret the diverse meanings and implications of emancipation. Introducing new and previously unused primary sources, Rites and Passages offers a fresh perspective on the dynamic relationship between tradition and modernity.

"This Darkness Will Never End, the first short story collection by the Hungarian-born author Edith Bruck, was published to acclaim in Italy in 1962. After World War II, Bruck, a Holocaust survivor, settled in Rome where she wrote her fable-like stories, recounting the lives of poor Jewish families in Europe before, during, and immediately following the war. In the title story, believed by some film scholars to have inspired the Oscar-winning movie Life Is Beautiful, a young girl shepherds her blind, sickly brother as they are deported. In "Matzoh Bread," a child gets a painful glimpse of anti-Semitism when a friend tells her a legend about the unleavened bread Jews eat at Passover. In one of the more colorful stories, a hapless father whose business partners swindle him over a horse only tells the truth when he's talking in his sleep. Beautifully translated from the Italian by Jeanne Bonner, these stories offer a glimpse into a bygone world. They testify to the resilience of survivors like Bruck, whom Italian critics initially compared to Anne Frank, deeming her the writer Anne would have become had she survived." -- Back cover.

In the world of Chilean poet Ariel Dorfman, men and women can be forced to choose between leaving their country or dying for it. The living risk losing everything, but what they hold onto—love, faith, hope, truth—might change the world. It is this subversive possibility that speaks through these poems. A succession of voices—exiles, activists, separated lovers, the families of those victimized by political violence—gives an account of ruptured safety. They bear witness to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of personal and social damage in the aftermath of terror. The first bilingual edition of Dorfman’s work, In Case of Fire in a Foreign Land includes ten new poems and a new preface, and brings back into print the classic poems of the celebrated Last Waltz in Santiago. Always an eloquent voice against the ravages of inhumanity, Dorfman’s poems, like his acclaimed novels, continue to be a searing testimony of hope in the midst of despair.

"Lettres d'un Innocent: The Letters of Captain Dreyfus to His Wife" offers a poignant and invaluable firsthand account of one of the most significant political scandals in French history: the Dreyfus Affair. Penned by Alfred Dreyfus himself, these letters to his wife, Lucie, provide a deeply personal window into his experience as he faced accusations of treason and endured the crucible of military justice. This historical collection allows readers to witness the emotional and intellectual resilience of Alfred Dreyfus during a time of immense personal and national turmoil. More than just correspondence, these letters are a testament to enduring love and unwavering hope in the face of injustice. Explore the complexities of the Dreyfus Affair through the intimate lens of a man fighting to clear his name, offering a unique perspective on a pivotal moment in European history. A powerful and moving historical document. 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 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. 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.

In "The Third British Empire," Sir Alfred Eckhard Zimmern, a distinguished English classical scholar, historian, and political scientist, delves into the intriguing longevity of the British Empire amid the dissolution of other empires. Pioneering the use of the term "British Commonwealth," Zimmern explores the survival and form of the empire, raising critical questions about its continued existence in an era marked by the collapse of empires. With a keen eye on the historical landscape, he tackles the challenges and outlines the imperatives for the British Empire to justify its endurance in a rapidly changing world. Join Zimmern on a thought-provoking journey as he unveils the secrets behind the resilience of one of history's most influential empires. In this series of lectures, given at Columbia University in January 1925, the author lays out the purpose of the lectures: "The questions to which we shall be seeking answers in these lectures are three in number. Firstly, why has the British Empire survived at a time when these other empires have dissolved and disappeared? Secondly, how has it survived? In what form has it survived? Thirdly, what must it do to justify its survival in an age which seems destined to dissolve empires?"

An anniversary volume celebrating thirty years of Villa Aurora in Los Angeles as a symbol of exile, artistic freedom, and resilience. Miraculously, the historic artists' residence Villa Aurora withstood the devastating fire that swept through large parts of the Pacific Palisades in January 2025. Known in both Germany and the United States as a place of cultural memory, the Villa today stands more than ever for continuity and resilience. Since 1995, the former home-in-exile of Marta and Lion Feuchtwanger has served as a reminder of the artists and intellectuals who found refuge in California during the Nazi era and helped shape cultural life on the West Coast. As a residency for writers, composers, visual artists, and filmmakers, Villa Aurora brings together artistic practice and historical reflection―on exile and freedom, on language, responsibility, and the idea of home. This anniversary volume marking thirty years of the residence gathers voices from across all epochs―including contributions by James Conlon, Sharon Dodua Otoo, Donna Rifkind, Alex Ross, Sabine Scho, E. Randol Schoenberg, Karosh Taha, Lawrence Weschler, and Maryam Zaree. The book is enriched by archival material, architectural photography by Mike Kelley, a recent photo series by Todd Gray, and an introduction by editors Claudia Gordon and Jakob Scherer.

Experience the vibrant world of early 20th-century New York City through the humorous and insightful short stories of Montague Glass's "Elkan Lubliner, American." These tales offer a glimpse into the lives of Jewish immigrants working in the bustling clothing industry, navigating the challenges and absurdities of Americanization. With keen observation and a sharp wit, Glass captures the nuances of their experiences, creating a delightful and enduring portrait of a community forging a new identity. Dive into a bygone era filled with relatable characters and situations, where laughter and resilience intertwine. "Elkan Lubliner, American" explores themes of cultural adaptation, economic opportunity, and the enduring power of the human spirit, all presented with a generous dose of humor. This meticulously prepared print edition offers a timeless journey into the heart of a vital chapter in American history. 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 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. 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.

Evonne Goolagong, Cathy Freeman, Nova Peris, Lionel Rose, Artie Beetson, Polly Farmer are just a few of our Australian sporting heroes who, since the mid-1880s, have helped shape Australia's identity as a great sporting nation. They, along with 261 other individual sporting greats, are showcased here in this new edition of the Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame. Spanning 36 sports across a period of 166 years, Black Pearls presents some of our Olympic heroes, superb sportswomen, football giants, boxing legends, lightning sprinters and more - from darts champions to world class weightlifters and woodchoppers. Black Pearls is more than a sports book. It reveals a history of inclusion and exclusion, about Aboriginal determination in the face of enormous obstacles, and resilience in overcoming remoteness, discriminatory laws, incarceration on isolated reserves, and opponents in a variety of sports arenas.