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SUMMER 2014 REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS (Online)
Current Matriculated students must contact their advisor to register. Non-matriculated students may
register by completing the Non-Matriculated Registration form which can be downloaded from
http://www.gratz.edu/pages/registration Classes run from May 27-August 4, 2014 unless otherwise
indicated.
JEWISH STUDIES
Hebrew-Mechina
Hebrew 10300H-OL
Rivka Markovitz, M.Ed.
No books required for purchase—just internet access for Mechina. However, since we are aware that
many Mechina students will be enrolling in Hebrew I in the Fall, the following will be required at that time
so that you can begin to order what you will need:
1. Hebrew letter stickers for the keyboard
2. Add Hebrew language function to your computer:
Go to the control panel.
Go to Regional and Language Options: Scroll down to Hebrew and click OK. Good Luck! Now you
can type in Hebrew and English.
3. Textbook – Ben-Ami, Tsipi, Ulpan Ivrit.. Prolog (2011)
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ASIN: B0064B5Y6E
Available through Amazon: http://amzn.to/HeHi17 for $55 and used
4. Headphones for the weekly webinar.
5. For writing your assignments you can use one of the following options:
a. Type Hebrew using Microsoft Word - This can be done by adding Hebrew to your computer (see # 2)
b. Scan (using a scanner) you hand written assignments and email them to teacher.
c. Purchase Hebrew Word Processing – DavkaWriter Platinum 7 (When using the DavkaWriter, make
sure your computer is set to English). $129.00 There is a DavkaWriter version for MAC and Windows.
Mellel is another word processing option for MAC users: http://www.redlers.com/mellelmultilingual.html
6. In order to read my Hebrew word processing files, if you don’t have DavkaWriter, you need to go to the
following website and download the DavkaWriter Viewer for free: http://www.davkawriter.com/viewer.html
The Book of Judges: Tribal Israel and the Formation of a Nation
Bible 30104-OL
Richard Lederman, Ph.D.
Brettler, Marc Zvi, The Book of Judges, London: Rutledge, 2002.
Matthews, Victor H., Judges and Ruth, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Students will need access to a Hebrew and/or modern English translation of the Tanakh, either in hard
copy or online. For the English version, the Jewish Publication Society translation is preferable.
Both books can be purchased online at www.amazon.com or www.bookfinder.com.
Popes, Jews and Blood: from Medieval to Modern Times
History 30538-OL
Katherine Aron-Beller Ph. D
David Biale Blood and Belief: The Circulation of a Symbol between Jews and Christians Berkeley:
University of California Press, 2007.
ISBN-10: 0520257987,ISBN-13: 978-0520257986
David Kertzer, The Popes Against the Jews: The Vatican's Role in the Rise of Modern AntiSemitism, New York, 2001.
ISBN-10: 0375706054, ISBN-13: 978-0375706059
American Jewish Culture: Food and Foodways
Sociology/Thought 40920-OL
Joshua Gutoff, Ed.D.
Jewish Eating and Identity Through the Ages David Kraemer, Routledge, 2008
ISBN-10: 0415476402
ISBN-13: 978-0415476409
Hungering for America: Italian, Irish, and Jewish Foodways in the Age of Migration, Hasia Diner,
Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2001.
ISBN-10: 0674011112
ISBN-13: 978-0674011113
Miriam’s Kitchen, Elizabeth Ehrlich, Penguin USA, 1998.
ISBN-10: 014026759X
ISBN-13: 978-0140267594
A good translation of Torah (NJPS recommended).
HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE STUDIES
The Holocaust and History
History 40536-OL
Eliyana Adler, Ph.D.
Gross, Jan T., Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community of Jedwabne, Poland (Princeton:
Princeton University Press, 2001). ISBN-10: 0142002402 ISBN-13: 978-0142002407, $8.98
Niewyk, Donald L. The Holocaust: Problems and Perspectives of Interpretation,
Fourth edition (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003). ISBN-10: 054718946X ISBN-13: 9780547189468, $44.62
Ozick, Cynthia. The Shawl (New York: Vintage International, 1990). ISBN-10: 0679729267 ISBN-13:
978-0679729266, $8.44
Genocide in the Balkans: The Eastern European Genocide of the 1990s
History 40509-OL
Michael Dickerman, M.A.
Drakulic, Slavenka. S. A Novel about the Balkans. Penguin Books, 1999. Print. ISBN-10: 0140298444;
ISBN-13: 978-0140298444. Amazon new $13.21; used from $4.39.
Galloway, Steven. The Cellist of Sarajevo. Riverhead Books, 2008. Print. ISBN-10: 1594483655; ISBN13: 978-1594483653. Amazon new $12.34; used from $.01.
Hukanovic, Rezak. The Tenth Circle of Hell: A Memoir of Life in the Death Camps of Bosnia. Basic
Books/HarperCollins, 1993. Print. ISBN-10: 0465084087; ISBN-13: 978-0465084081. Amazon new
$12.41; used from $3.18.
Rogel, Carole. The Breakup of Yugoslavia and Its Aftermath. Greenwood Press, 2004. Print. ISBN-10:
0313323577; ISBN-13: 978-0313323577. Amazon: new $47.45; used from $.01.
Rohde, David. Endgame: The Betrayal and Fall of Srebrenica, Europe’s Worst Massacre Since World
War II. Penguin Books, 2012. Print. ISBN-10: 014312031X; ISBN-13: 978-0143120315. Amazon new
$13.69; used from $1.85.
Their Brother’s Keepers: Rescuers and Righteous Gentiles
History 30507-OL
Jennifer L. Marlow
Tec, Nechama, When Light Pierced the Darkness: Christian Rescue of Jews in Nazi-Occupied
Poland, (Oxford, 1986) ISBN-10: 0195051947
Available from Amazon.com for $15.65 new. Used copy, any edition fine.
Lobel, Anita, No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War, (Harper Collins, 1998) ISBN-10: 006156589X
Available from Amazon.com for $7.19 new. Any edition is fine.
Kramer, Clara, Clara’s War: One Girl’s Story of Survival, (Harper Collins, 2010) ISBN10:0061728616 Available in paperback $10.49/ Kindle $6.99
Popes, Jews and Blood: from Medieval to Modern Times
History 30538-OL
Katherine Aron-Beller Ph. D
(see above under Jewish Studies)
JEWISH EDUCATON
Methods of Teaching Bible
Education 40203-OL/Bible 30122-OL
Saundra Sterling Epstein, Ed.D.
Complete Tanach (preferably with Hebrew and English, as needed)
Building A Jewish Life: Curriculum & Concepts in Jewish Early Childhood Education
Mara Bier, M.A.
Education 40223A-OL
Cardin, N. (2000). The tapestry of Jewish time. New Jersey: Behrman House, Inc. (available from
Amazon.com, ISBN 0874416450)
Curtis, D., & Carter, M. (2007). Learning together with young children: A curriculum framework for
reflective teachers. St. Paul: Redleaf Press. (available from Amazon.com, ISBN: 1929610971)
Stone, J. (2001) Building classroom community: the early childhood teacher's role. Washington
D.C.: NAEYC. (available at http://www.naeyc.org/store/node/223, ISBN: 0935989986)
Handelman, M. (2000). Jewish every day: The complete handbook for early childhood teachers.
Denver: A.R.E. Publishing, Inc.(available at
http://behrman.powerwebbook.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=2821)
Gopnik, A., et al (1999). The Scientist in the crib: Perennial-Harper Collins Publishers, New York
Using Technology to Build Community and Grow Your Organization
Jewish Communal Service 40922-OL/ Jewish Education 40253-OL
Deborah Nagler, M.A.J.E., E.M.D.T.M.S.
(see below)
JEWISH COMMUNAL SERVICE AND NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT
Using Technology to Build Community and Grow Your Organization
Jewish Communal Service 40922-OL/ Jewish Education 40253-OL
Deborah Nagler, M.A.J.E., E.M.D.T.M.S.
The Future of Nonprofits: Innovate and Thrive in the Digital Age by David J. Neff and Randal C.
Moss, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2011
ISBN: 978-0-470-91335-2
This book is valuable because it places technology use in the context of institutional change.
Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World by Beth Kanter and Katie
Kelahye Pain, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012.
ISBN 978-1-118-13760-4
The Networked Nonprofit: Connecting With Social Media to Drive Change by Beth Kanter and
Allison H. Fine, Jossey-Bass, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-54797-7
The Nonprofit Marketing Guide: High-Impact, Low-Cost Ways to Build Support for Your Good
Cause by Kivi Leroux Miller, Jossey-Bass, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-53965-1
Social Media for Social Good by Heather Mansfield, McGraw Hill, 2012
ISBN: 978-0-07-177081