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The JPS dictionary of Jewish words / Joyce Eisenberg & Ellen Scolnic.

Publication | Library Call Number: BM50 .E47 2001

Book cover

Variant Title: J.P.S. dictionary of Jewish words
Dictionary of Jewish words
Format: Book
Author/Creator: Eisenberg, Joyce.
Published: Philadelphia, PA : Jewish Publication Society, 2001
Language: English

Physical Description: xxi, 202 p. ; 23 cm.
Other Authors/Editors: Scolnic, Ellen.
Jewish Publication Society.
ISBN: 0827607237
Notes: Over 1000 entries for Jewish holidays and life-cycle events, culture, history, the Bible and other sacred texts, and worship. Each entry has a pronunciation guide and is cross-referenced to related terms.

"A JPS desk reference"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-187) and index.
Subjects: Judaism--Terminology.
Hebrew language--Terms and phrases.
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This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/bib96176

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