Jewish Culture and Terminology: for Better Understanding The Chosen, a Novel by Chaim Potok Go to sections on this page: Information On the Web   |||   Information In Books   Information On the Web    Judaism 101: Table of Contents  Answers questions about the ideas, people, places, things, words, deeds, times and other aspects of being Jewish.   Judaism: Learn about Jewish culture and religion.  Provides information about Judaism, its holidays, events, important dates, etc.   Judaism: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers  Provides answers to questions that are frequently asked about the Jewish religion and its practices.    Everything Jewish: Hoildays  Explains the importance and history of the Jewish holy days.   Jewish - Holidays / Special days  Another site that explains the importance and history of the Jewish holy days.   JewishEncyclopedia.com  This website contains the complete contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906. (It does NOT cover anything since that date.)   American Jewish History Online Timeline  Lists the important events in Jewish history starting in the 14oo's. Includes reference to world events happening at the same time.     Books related to Understanding The Chosen   Call Number  Information 296 LACHS Lachs, Samuel Tobias. Judaism.   Niles, Ill. : Argus Communications, c1979.       296 ROTH The Concise Jewish encyclopedia.   New York : New American Library, c1980.       296.4 CELEBRATION Celebration : the book of Jewish festivals.   New York : Dutton, c1987.       296.4 CHAIKIN Chaikin, Miriam. Light another candle : the story and meaning of Hanukkah.   New York : Houghton Mifflin/Clarion Books, c1981.   Retells the story of Hanukkah and explains its symbols by describing high points in Jewish history, worship, and culture.       296.4 KIM Kimmel, Eric A. Bar Mitzvah : a Jewish boy's coming of age.   New York : Puffin Books, 1997,c1995.   Discusses the beliefs, philosophies, and history of the Jewish religion focussing on the male's coming-of-age ceremony.       301.45 MELTZER The Jewish Americans : a history in their own words, 1650-1950.   New York : Crowell, c1982.   A collection of accounts of personal experiences of Jewish Americans, taken from letters, journals, diaries, autobiographies, speeches, and other documents.       301.451 GAY Gay, Ruth. Jews in America; a short history.          305.892 BAR-LEV Bar-Lev, Geoffrey, 1948- Jewish American struggle for equality.   Vero Beach, Fla. : Rourke Corp., c1992.   The historical roots of anti-semitism -- Jewish American experience -- Decades of discrimination -- America and the holocaust -- Zionism.   Text and photographs discuss the struggle of Jews to secure equal rights in the United States.       808.88 ROSTEN Rosten, Leo Calvin, 1908- Leo Rosten's treasury of Jewish quotations.   New York : McGraw-Hill, [1972]       909.04924 ENCYCLOPEDIA Encyclopedia of Jewish history : events and eras of the Jewish people.   New York, N.Y. : Facts on File Publications, c1986.   Includes glossary, chronological chart, and appendices. One hundred entries give concise data on events and people from the beginnings of recorded history to modern times.       973.04924 MUGGAMIN Muggamin, Howard. The Jewish Americans.   New York : Chelsea House Publishers, c1988.   Discusses the history, culture, and religion of the Jews, factors encouraging their emigration, and their acceptance as an ethnic group in North America.   Created by the CHS Librarian on 10-20-03 Return to the English Studies Page  Return to the CHS Library Home Page