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 elcome to Brandeis University Press, a member press of the University Press of New England (UPNE). Brandeis University Press publishes in a variety of scholarly and general interest fields, including books in the Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life, the HBI Series on Jewish Women, the Schusterman Series in Israel Studies, the Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry Series, the Brandeis Library of Modern Jewish Thought, the Brandeis Series on Gender, Culture, Religion, and Law, and the Menahem Stern Jerusalem Lectures (sponsored by the Historical Society of Israel). Our critically acclaimed, award-winning books cover diverse subjects and perspectives relating to politics, culture, history, gender, religion, philosophy, language, and literature. While we are committed to publishing compelling and innovative approaches to the study of the Jewish experience worldwide, Brandeis University Press's broader goal is to illuminate subjects of all stripes with intelligence, curiosity, and care.
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FEATURE TITLES
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The Benderly Boys
and American Jewish Education
Jonathan B. Krasner
The first full-scale history of the creation, growth, and ultimate decline of the dominant twentieth-century model for American Jewish education
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Winner of the National Jewish Book Award
in the American Jewish Studies category |
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The Men's Section
Orthodox Jewish Men in an Egalitarian World
Elana Maryles Sztokman
A provocative look at the inner world of Orthodox Jewish men who attend partnership synagogues |
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The Modern Jewish Experience in World Cinema
Lawrence Baron, ed.
The first global investigation of Jewish experiences in film from a wide spectrum of disciplines |
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Polygamy in Primetime
Media, Gender, and Politics in Mormon Fundamentalism
Janet Bennion
A provocative look at the costs and benefits of polygamy among western fundamentalist Mormon women |
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