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Volume contains: need index past index 6 (April v. Abramson) need index past index 6 (Caudwell v. Village of Hamburg) need index past index 6 (Ferguson v. Village of Hamburg) need index past index 6 (Coleman v. Cating Rope Works, Inc.) need index past index 6 (Cooley Trading Co., Inc. v. Goetz) need index past index 6 (Cort v. Smith)
The Jewish Community of South Philadelphia is a tribute to tradition and pride that will serve as a valuable tool in teaching the history of Jewish immigrants in America. For many Jewish immigrants to America, Philadelphia's row houses provided an instant community of neighbors where they were able to combine the traditions of the Old World with new American ideals. In their flight to a new land and a new life, Jewish immigrants found a place to call home in South Philadelphia. This unprecedented collection of images celebrates the people and places of this community, from their struggles to their triumphs and the family bonds that provided their strength along the way. Join Allen Meyers in this exploration of the past that will be enjoyed for generations to come.
An unexplained mid-air explosion takes the lives of Reggie Nutsbaghs parents, causing him to forsake a promising career as a police pathologist in Las Vegas to search for an answer to their untimely deaths. Teaming with a new friend, Toby Preston, who leaves his position as a Lieutenant on the police force in the Northwest city Bremerton, Washington they travel to Israel to search for clues as to what happened to the his parents. In doing so, they uncover information concerning a subversive organization called DONE. Attempts on their lives, as well as their loved ones and friends cause the team to dig deeper and they discover a plot to undermine the government of the United States led by an elusive criminal they now only as Mr. Big. Their continued investigation reveals corruption in the FBI, the State Department and local governments. The book ends with a battle at an abandoned Air Force Base in northern Montana and a confrontation with Mr. Big.
Do you want to know when Duke Ellington was king of The Cotton Club? Have you ever wondered how old Miles Davis was when he got his first trumpet? From birth dates to gig dates and from recordings to television specials, Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler have left no stone unturned in their quest for accurate, detailed information on the careers of 3.300 jazz musicians from around the world. We learn that Duke Ellington worked his magic at The Cotton Club from 1927 to 1931, and that on Miles Davis's thirteenth birthday, his father gave him his first trumpet. Jazz is fast moving, and this edition clearly and concisely maps out an often dizzying web of professional associations. We find, for inst...
This is the English translation of the Memorial or Yizkor Book of the Jewish Community of Yurburg, Lithuania, originally published in 1991 in Hebrew and Yiddish. It also has an additional new 150-page appendix containing new material collected since the publication of the original book. Contains many new photographs to enhance the original book.
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A sweeping behind-the-scenes look at the last four turbulent decades of “the paper of record,” The New York Times, as it confronted world-changing events, internal scandals, and faced the existential threat of the internet “An often enthralling chronicle [that] delivers the gossipy goods . . . Like Robert Caro’s biographies, [The Times] should appeal to anyone interested in power.”—Los Angeles Times A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR For over a century, The New York Times has been an iconic institution in American journalism, one whose history is intertwined with the events that it chronicles—a newspaper read by millions of people every day to stay informed about events tha...