Jacob’s Well, by Pierre Benoit, International Publishers. A new novel of Jewish life with a Palestinian background.
The Enemies Gates, by Richmond Brooks Barrett, Boni & Liveright. A Jewish novel described as “the chronicle of the brilliant Morgenthal family” by a non-Jewish writer.
The Singers of Judah’s Hills, by Charles Arthur Boyd, New York, Fleming H. Revell Co. A series of the Psalms woven into dramatic form.
Selected Poems, by Chaim Nachman Bialik, The New Palestine. Translated from the Hebrew by Maurice Samuel.
Meronda Masters, by John Cournos, Knopf. The relations between Jew and Gentile, the artist and the Philistine, are recounted in a story centering around the life of John Gomborov, the hero who now figures in the fourth novel by the same author.
The Tents of Jacob, by Hyman Cohen, New York, Robert M. McBride & Co. A Jewish village in White Russia forms the scene of this story of Jewish life told by a new writer.
Virgin Spain, by Waldo Frank, Boni & Liveright. A book of travel and meditation containing many references to Jewish association with this land.
Sacrifice in the Old Testament, by G. Buchanan Gray, Oxford University Press. An important study in Bible research.
Die Politische Idee Dcs Judenthums von Hans Kohn, Verlag G. Braun in Kalsruhe.
Protection of the Weak in the Talmud, by Mordecai Katz, Columbia University Press.
Journalists and Politicians, by Lord Beaverbrook, Hutchinson. Contains attacks on Zionism.
Are the Jews a Race?, by Karl Kautsky, New York, International Publishers. A penetrating discussion of the fundamental questions affecting the Jews at the present time.
The Raven on the Skyscraper, by Veronica and Paul King, London, T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd. This book is the outcome of recent residence in the U. S. and two English writers who find much fault with this country and take occasion to charge the Jews with “controlling the press” etc.
The Growth and Contents of the Old Testament, by Chas. Foster Kent, New York, Chas. Scribner’s Sons. A series of introductions to the various literatures of the Old Testament and forming a guide to its contents.
Gespraeche Mit Heine, von Dr. H. Houben, Frankfort am Main, von Rutten unde Leonig. A compiliation of material relating to conversations and interviews with Heinrich Heine.
Jacob, By Bernard Lecache, Paris. A story of Jewish life in France.
Deutero-Isaiah, by R. Levy, Oxford University Press.
The Jew in Drama, by M. J. Landa, P. S. King !!! Co. An exposition of Jewish association with the stage as authors and subjects covering a wide range of literature.
The Jewish Year with Other Devotional Poems, by Alice Lucas, London, George Routledge.
Tutorial Preparation for Mishnoh and Gemoro, (first instalment), by James H. Lowe, London, Hebrew Compendium Publishing Co.
La Peril Juif: L’Imperialisme d’Israel, by Roger Lambelin, Paris, 1926. A new French version of all the calumnies contained in the original “Protocols of the Elders of Zion.”
The Queen of Sheba, by J. C. Mardrus, translated by E. Powys Mathers, New York, Bernard G. Richards Co. The story of the Wise Kings and the Bewitching Queen as told in ancient Arabic folklore.
A Dictionary of European Literature, Designed as a Companion to English studies. By Laurie Magnue, M. A. E. P. Dutton. An elaborate work of reference containing mention of many authors of Jewish identity.
Selected Essays, by Karl Marx, New York, International Publishers. A collection of the early and, for the most part, unknown essays among which are included essays on the Jews.
The Jewish Background of the Christian Liturgy, by W. O. E. Oesterley, Oxford University Press. An exposition of a subject of general interest.
The People and the Book, edited by A. S. Peake, Oxford University Press. Essays by various scholars on the Old Testament.
The Fellowship of Faiths, by Alfred W. Martin, New York, 1925, Roland Publishing Co. for the Fellowship of Faiths. Selections from the world’s great religions, including Judaism.
Die Jiddische Sprache, by Matthias Mieses, Berlin, Verlag Benjamin Harz. A historical grammar of the idioms of the Jews of Eastern Europe.
Disracli, Alien and Patriot, by E. A. Raymond, George H. Doran Co. A biographical study displaying considerable racial hostility.
Allenby of Armageddon, by Raymond Savage, (with preface by David Lloyd George), Indianapolis, The Bobbs Merrill Co. Record of the career and campaigns of Field Marshal Viscount Allenby.
Evolution and Optimism, by Dr. Ludwig Stein, with preface by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, New York, Thos-Seltzer.
The Race of Myth, by Theophile Simar, with introduction by Prof. Alexander Goldenweiser, New York, Thos. Seltzer. A study of the notion of race.
Disraeli and Gladstone, by D. C. Somervell, New York, Geo. H. Doran Co. A dno-biographical sketch.
Josephus, Translated by H. Thackeray, (8 vol., Vol. I), London, Heinemann. The first volume of a notable translation in the famous Loeb Classical Library and containing original text.
Shulem the Shadchen, by Tashrak, (Israel J. Zevin), Chicago Chronicle. A collection of clever sketches by the Yiddish humorist.
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