Organized by subject; this is a collection of teachings and quotations from the Talmud; the Bible; rabbinical commentaries; and ancient and modern religious and secular writings. Writers include Elie Wiesel; Isaac Bashevis Singer; Hebrew poet Hayim Bialik; Cynthia Ozick; Emile Zola; Albert Einstein; Bruno Bettelheim; Gertrude Stein; Irving Howe; and Maimonides. In commentary that explains why these teachings remain meaningful to Jews today; Rabbi Telushkin addresses such issues as relationships between people; individuals and their quest for meaning; what God wants from us; the modern Jewish experience; and Jewish values as they confront the Holocaust; Zionism; and Israel. Telushkin's commentaries are especially helpful because of the myriad quotations from the Talmud. There are also anti-Semitic quotations from Pharaoh and Haman (the first two recorded anti-Semites); from Voltaire; Hitler; T. S. Eliot; Ezra Pound; H. L. Mencken; Gen. Ulysses Grant; Henry Ford; Charles Lindberg; and Louis Farrakhan; to name a few. But there is much wisdom here. Jews―and even non-Jews―will find the book a treasure. George Cohen (Booklist)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. The UnwantedBy Janice P. PazarThis is a scholarly tome offering an overview of the issues relating to refugees in Europe in the Twentieth Century. The book is well-written and thorough for its length. It provides a good history of the development of modern institutions relating to migration such as the UNHCR and examines the failures of earlier institutions such as the League of Nations. I would recommend it for a serious student of immigration or modern European history.
