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"Melting Pot, The"

By Zangwell, Israel
Ayer Company Publishers, 1994, Paperback, Out of print, ISBN: 0881431702

In 1915 Zangwill was a prominent Zionist. His writings include novels, essays, poems and plays.

"Life is with People"

By Zborowski, Mark (Ed.) and Elizabeth Herzog and Margaret Mead
International Universities Press, 2006, Paperback, 456 pp., ISBN: 0823681319, $29.95

This first anthropological study of Eastern European Jewish life was initiated by Ruth Benedict and Margaret Mead shortly after World War II as part of the Columbia University Research in Contemporary Cultures Project.

"Elusive Prophet: Ahad Ha-am and the Origins of Zionism"

By Zipperstein, Steven
University of California Press, 1993, Hardcover, 386 pp., Out of print, ISBN: 0520081110

A leading thinker of the Zionist movement, the restless, reclusive, cynical Asher Ginzberg (1856-1927) was also its chief internal critic.

"Jews of Odessa, The"

By Zipperstein, Steven
Stanford University Press, 1991, Paperback, 232 pp., ISBN: 0804719624, $21.95

The first history in any language of the Jewish Odessa – one of the largest, wealthiest, and most culturally fertile Jewish communities in Europe – traces its rise from the earliest days to the pogroms of 1881.

"Secular Jewishness for our Time: A Compelling Look at Being Jewish Without Being Religious"

By Zumoff, Barnett and Karl D. Zukerman (Eds.)
Workmen's Circle, 2006, Hardcover, 346 pp., ISBN: 0977801403, $25.00

A three part symposium by three generations of witers, educators, and cultural activists in 1938-40, 1968-69, and 1998-2000.

"Jews of Primetime, The"

By Zurawik, David
Brandeis University Press, 2003, Hardcover, 310 pp., ISBN: 1584652349, $29.95

From the late 1980s through the early 2000s, American TV networks and syndicated programming saw a significant increase in shows featuring Jewish characters.

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