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Nicholas de Lange

    Nicholas Robert Michael de Lange is Professor of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the University of Cambridge and an ordained Reform rabbi. He was taught and ordained by the British Reform rabbi Ignaz Maybaum, a disciple of Franz Rosenzweig. His scholarship delves into the intellectual history of Jewish thought and its connections to broader philosophical currents.

    Illustrierte Geschichte des Judentums
    My Michael
    Judas
    An Introduction to Judaism
    • An Introduction to Judaism

      • 272 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      Exploring the concept of Jewish peoplehood, this work delves into its resilience and continuity throughout history despite numerous challenges. It examines how cultural, religious, and social factors have shaped Jewish identity and cohesion, highlighting significant events and transformations that have influenced their survival. The book offers insights into the communal bonds that have sustained Jewish life across generations and the ongoing relevance of peoplehood in contemporary society.

      An Introduction to Judaism
      3.0
    • Judas

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      The Israeli master's exceptional final novel SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2017 Shmuel - a young, idealistic student - has abandoned his studies in Jerusalem, taking a live-in job as a companion to a cantankerous old man. But Shmuel quickly becomes obsessed with the taciturn Atalia, a woman of enchanting beauty, who also lives in the house. As the household's tangled, tragic past becomes apparent, so too does story behind the birth of the state of Israel. Journeying back into the deep past, Judas is a love story like no other by a master storyteller at the height of his powers. 'A hero of mine, a moral as well as literary giant' Simon Schama 'One of his boldest works of all' Boyd Tonkin, Financial Times 'Amos Oz...brought so much beauty, so much love, and a vision of peace to our lives. Please hold him in your hearts and read his books' Natalie Portman Judas is the first novel selected for the Amos Oz reading circle established by Natalie Portman.

      Judas
      3.7
    • My Michael

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Set in 1950s Jerusalem, My Michael tells the story of a remote and intense woman named Hannah Gonen and her marriage to a decent but unremarkable man named Michael. As the years pass and Hannah's tempestuous fantasy life encroaches upon reality, she feels increasingly estranged from him and the marriage gradually disintegrates. This novel is at once a haunting love story and a reflective portrait of place.

      My Michael
      3.2