Jerusalem through my father's eyes
Title | Jerusalem through my father's eyes PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 131 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Armenians |
ISBN | 9789659022700 |
Through Our Fathers Eyes
Title | Through Our Fathers Eyes PDF eBook |
Author | Saladin Shabazz Allah |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 351 |
Release | 2020-09-11 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1728368596 |
The book is about social, religious, educational and class system in America and throughout the world and more. The book is for adults but can be read by anyone including the youth.
Nine Quarters of Jerusalem
Title | Nine Quarters of Jerusalem PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew Teller |
Publisher | Other Press, LLC |
Pages | 401 |
Release | 2022-09-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 163542335X |
This unique, absorbing biography of Jerusalem brings to light its overlooked histories and diverse contemporary voices. In Jerusalem, what you see and what is true are two different things. The Old City has never had “four quarters” as its maps proclaim. And beyond the crush and frenzy of its major religious sites, many of its quarters are little known to visitors, its people ignored and their stories untold. Nine Quarters of Jerusalem lets the communities of the Old City speak for themselves. Ranging from ancient past to political present, it evokes the city’s depth and cultural diversity. Matthew Teller’s highly original “biography” features the Old City’s Palestinian and Jewish communities, but also spotlights its Indian and African populations, its Greek and Armenian and Syriac cultures, its downtrodden Dom Gypsy families, and its Sufi mystics. It discusses the sources of Jerusalem’s holiness and the ideas—often startlingly secular—that have shaped lives within its walls. It is an evocation of place through story, led by the voices of Jerusalemites.
Jerusalem
Title | Jerusalem PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Jacobs |
Publisher | Rough Guides |
Pages | 400 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9781858285795 |
This guide gives biblical references, and an explanation of the history of the city. There are listings on shopping, eating and nightlife as well as bus routes, car rental, airlines, disability contacts, consulates and hospitals. Day trips to Bethlehem, Jericho and other sites are covered.
My Father's Tears
Title | My Father's Tears PDF eBook |
Author | John Updike |
Publisher | Random House |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 2009-06-02 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307272028 |
A sensational collection of stories of the American experience from the Depression to the aftermath of 9/11, by one of the most gifted American writers of the twentieth century and the author of the acclaimed Rabbit series. John Updike mingles narratives of Pennsylvania with stories of New England suburbia and of foreign travel: “Personal Archaeology” considers life as a sequence of half-buried layers, and “The Full Glass” distills a lifetime’s happiness into one brimming moment of an old man’s bedtime routine. High-school class reunions, in “The Walk with Elizanne” and “The Road Home,” restore their hero to youth’s commonwealth where, as the narrator of the title story confides, “the self I value is stored, however infrequently I check on its condition.” Exotic locales encountered in the journeys of adulthood include Morocco, Florida, Spain, Italy, and India. The territory of childhood, with its fundamental, formative mysteries, is explored in “The Guardians,” “The Laughter of the Gods,” and “Kinderszenen.” Love’s fumblings among the bourgeoisie yield the tart comedy of “Free,” “Delicate Wives,” “The Apparition,” and “Outage.”
The Rough Guide to Jerusalem
Title | The Rough Guide to Jerusalem PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Jacobs |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 415 |
Release | 2009-10-19 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 1405380012 |
The Rough Guide to Jerusalem is the essential guide to the Holy City, featuring informed accounts of all the sights, including the Dome of the Rock, the Wailing Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre; up-to-the-minute reviews of the best accommodation, cafés, restaurants and shops; and excursions to Bethelehem, Jericho and other day trip destinations. New to this edition is a new city guide format with a complete introduction with "25 things not to miss", 4-page insert on Jerusalem's architectural treasures, and 8 pages of maps covering the Old City in detail. The Rough Guide to Jerusalem also includes new coverage of Tel Aviv and Nazareth as likely day trips.
My Father's Paradise
Title | My Father's Paradise PDF eBook |
Author | Ariel Sabar |
Publisher | Algonquin Books |
Pages | 364 |
Release | 2009-10-13 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1565129962 |
In a remote corner of the world, forgotten for nearly three thousand years, lived an enclave of Kurdish Jews so isolated that they still spoke Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Mostly illiterate, they were self-made mystics and gifted storytellers and humble peddlers who dwelt in harmony with their Muslim and Christian neighbors in the mountains of northern Iraq. To these descendants of the Lost Tribes of Israel, Yona Sabar was born. Yona's son Ariel grew up in Los Angeles, where Yona had become an esteemed professor, dedicating his career to preserving his people’s traditions. Ariel wanted nothing to do with his father’s strange immigrant heritage—until he had a son of his own. Ariel Sabar brings to life the ancient town of Zakho, discovering his family’s place in the sweeping saga of Middle-Eastern history. This powerful book is an improbable story of tolerance and hope set in what today is the very center of the world’s attention.