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Pages: 389
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Shylock's children tells the story of Jewish perceptions of this economic difference and of its effects on modern Jewish identity in Europe.
Adapting Canonical Texts in Children's Literature
Language: en
Pages: 238
Authors: Anja Müller
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-02-14 - Publisher: A&C Black

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Adaptations of canonical texts have played an important role throughout the history of children's literature and have been seen as an active and vital contribut
The Myth of the Medieval Jewish Moneylender
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Pages: 279
Authors: Julie L. Mell
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-11-07 - Publisher: Springer

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This book challenges a common historical narrative, which portrays medieval Jews as moneylenders who filled an essential economic role in Europe. Where Volume I
Moshe's Children
Language: en
Pages: 398
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Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-06-06 - Publisher: Indiana University Press

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Moshe's Children presents the inspiring story of Moshe Zeiri, a Jewish carpenter responsible for rescuing hundreds of Jewish refugee children who had survived t
Shylock on the Stage
Language: en
Pages: 111
Authors: Toby Lelyveld
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-08-13 - Publisher: Routledge

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Originally published in 1961, this book is a study of the ways actors since the time of Shakespeare have portrayed the character of Shylock. A pioneering work i