Dan Cohn-Sherbok is an American rabbi and Professor Emeritus of Judaism at the University of Wales. He received a PhD from the University of Cambridge and an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York.
‘Not only is A Dictionary of Jews and Jewish Lifemarvellously
informative, its considerable scholarship is leavened by a wit that
is both profoundly Jewish and inimitably Dan Cohn-Sherbok’s.’
–Professor Melissa Raphael, Professor of History, Religion,
Philosophy and Ethics, University of Gloucestershire
‘A very useful and easy-to -read dictionary for anyone interested
in Jews and Judaism. Dan Cohn-Sherbok has produced an accessible
and impressive one-volume dictionary which will help anyone who
wants to turn to a single source for brief definitions of Jewish
customs, practices, religion and history as well as Jewish
biographies.’ – Ed Kessler, Founder Director of the Woolf
Institute, and Fellow of St Edmund’s College, Cambridge.
‘A lively and informative source of information, very useful for
anyone working in Jewish Studies.’ – Oliver Leaman, Professor
of Philosophy, University of Kentucky.
‘An invaluable, detailed but handy guide to the Jewish religion,
history and major figures and events. Punctuated brilliantly by
hilarious ‘Jewish jokes’, illustrating the famous community humour
in poking fun at itself.’ – Imam Dr Usama Hasan, London, UK
‘This is an excellent dictionary of important concepts, events, and
individuals in Jewish life and history. It provides cogent and
concise information about the Jewish people, which will be very
useful to scholars, students, and interested readers.’ – William D.
Rubinstein, Emeritus Professor, University of Wales- Aberystwyth
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