In this book, material is drawn from Biblical sources, travel chronicles, biographies, and modern literary reflections. Each selection is introduced, explained and contextualised by the author. The opening and closing chapters link the idea of Jewish travel as well as personal reflections/experiences of the author's own Jewish journeys.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
'Jewish Journeys is organized around Leigh's thoughts after years ofteaching and guiding tours. He occasionally muses on contemporary Jewish travel: Do Jews visit Masada to consider whether the zealotry of its holdouts is an inspirational example or to see the sun rise over Jordan? Does a satirical sketch on Israeli television about Holocaust package tours reflect the ambiguity of a trip to Poland... Pointed observations and excellent selected passages.' Jewish Book World
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The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus
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Höhe: 163 mm
Breite: 129 mm
Dicke: 31 mm
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978-1-904950-39-4 (9781904950394)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Jeremy Leigh was born in London but has been living in Israel since the early 1990's. He has been working in the field of Jewish education and travel for the past eighteen years; guiding groups and writing books for other guides (Holocaust Education Trust 2000; UIA Canada Education 2003; UJIA Education 2005). These travels have taken him across Europe and to North America. When not travelling he teaches Jewish History and Israeli Studies to visiting students in Jerusalem.
