From Jerusalem to the Edge of Heaven

by Ari Elon

Book Overview

From Jerusalem to the Edge of Heaven fuses different media and styles to explore vastly different yet inescapably connected moments in Jewish history: the ancient Babylonian yeshivah at Pumbedita; Jerusalem, a decade after independence; and Gaza during the Intifada. In his explorations, the author re-imagines essential concepts and defining structures of Jewish history and identity in profound, and profoundly disquieting, ways. The theme of children...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0827605250
• ISBN13: 9780827605251
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"