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Encyclopaedia Judaica, Second Edition
News flash! A new edition of the Encyclopedia Judaica (ISBN 0028659287) is coming out!
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Here's what the publisher says:
Long-Awaited New Edition of the Encyclopaedia is
First Update Since 1970s FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 22, 2006 – More than
thirty years after first releasing the Encyclopaedia Judaica , Thomson Gale,
part of the Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) , and Keter Publishing
House have renewed their partnership to prepare a second, completely revised
edition of this groundbreaking work. This Second Edition, important to
scholars, general readers and students, will be available in December 2006.
“Nothing has been compromised for this second
edition,” said Thomson Gale’s Jay Flynn, publisher of Encyclopaedia Judaica.
“The Encyclopaedia features more than 22,000 signed entries on Jewish life,
culture, history and religion, written by Israeli, American and European
subject specialists, including 2,500 brand-new entries and some 11,000 updated
entries across all topics.”
Providing an exhaustive and organized overview
of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary
State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to
“Americana” and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures.
Many features make the 22 volumes of
scholarship extremely accessible, including:
Extensive cross-referencing and a large
subject index Place-name lists Lists of newspapers and periodicals
Illustrations and color inserts, including more than 600 maps, charts and
tables Entry-specific bibliographies An eight-page, full-color insert in each
volume, providing a thematic illustration of the many aspects of Jewish life
and culture, as well as a record of the physical development of the State of
Israel The second edition incorporates more than three decades of changes and
the latest scholarship—such as new archaeological sites, theories and
analytical methodologies. Featuring original work by top scholars representing
all major universities and centers of research in Jewish studies, this
invaluable set expands the scope and relevance of the original with entries
focusing on gender issues and New World geographic areas of the United States,
Canada and Latin America. Even more clarity and substance are added through
the substantial reworking of about 12,000 entries; the Holocaust segment alone
features more than 50 entirely new articles. In addition, all bibliographies
were reviewed with an eye to bring them up to date...
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Other Encyclopedia Judaica editions
You can still get the older edition of the EJ (which, as you'll notice, is properly spelled in British usage, Encyclopaedia Judaica - but in the US, people drop that extra "a" and spell it simply as Encyclopedia Judaica) for much lower prices, as you'll see in the list below.
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One of our favorite things to do with a few extra minutes is to browse
randomly in the Encyclopedia
Judaica - really a must for any good Jewish library (and that includes home
libraries!). Its scope is marvelous, with 16 original volumes and various
updates over the years since it was published.
The Encyclopedia Judaica
is a monumental work of scholarship, and its list of contributors reads like a
who's who of Jewish academics and public figures of the late 1960s - and, even more fun -
of the decades since then as young leaders grew into mature ones. Very, very
highly recommended, even though it's not cheap. Follow our link to Amazon, and
you'll see used copies as well as new ones. Or, if you prefer the inexpensive
Encyclopedia Judaica CD version, which includes search capabilities, we have
that, too, from our friends at Jewish Software. The best part, of course, is
that just like in the print version, you can hop around from subject to subject
on your way to what you were really looking up. It's like surfing the net,
except better.
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