Scots Jews Identity, Belonging and the Future |
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| Author:
| Passow, Judah |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4729-0617-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2014 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Continuum |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $42.00USD $42.00 |
Book Description:
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Judah Passow, photographer of No Place Like Home (Bloomsbury), has created an equally brilliant portrait of Jewish people who live north of England's border. In exploring the place of the Jewish community in contemporary Scottish society, Passow's journey has much emphasis, naturally, on Glasgow and Edinburgh but also takes us to surprising places like the Shetland Islands and Skye. This fascinating photographic essay shows Scotland's Jews firmly rooted in their Jewishidentity, but...
More DescriptionJudah Passow, photographer of No Place Like Home (Bloomsbury), has created an equally brilliant portrait of Jewish people who live north of England's border. In exploring the place of the Jewish community in contemporary Scottish society, Passow's journey has much emphasis, naturally, on Glasgow and Edinburgh but also takes us to surprising places like the Shetland Islands and Skye. This fascinating photographic essay shows Scotland's Jews firmly rooted in their Jewishidentity, but fervently patriotic Scots as well.The photographs are introduced by Michael Mail, an award-winning author, who conceived the project to document Scottish Jewish life.