This is a collection of Eighteen modern day Jewish Fiction Stories written and published by Dr. Ruth Benjamin. Most of these have, over the years, been published in either the Jewish Homemaker in New York, or in the Concord Magazine, London.
When the Levine family comes to a seaside village for a vacation, they become involved in a dangerous search for treasure, and end up finding the unexpected riches of their Jewish heritage.
This is Volume 1 of 2 of the PhD Thesis of Dr.Ruth Benjamin which goes deeply into the question of why the cancer patient who has a good chance of survival and even cure will choose to opt out of treatment often with fatal results. This first volume goes into the literature of medical non compliance in general and the efforts that have been made to combat it.
Life for the Wilson family living in a small English town was picture perfect. But when her young son receives a toy train as a gift, Dorothy reacts with strange agitation. Soon she is having recurrences of an inexplicable old nightmare involving a terrible train crash. Why does it all seem so real? And why is it always the same? Then the family is suddenly plunged into confusion by the sudden death of Dorothy's mother who, with her last gasping breath , reveals that Dorothy is not really her child. Dorothy is stunned. Who is she? Who are her real parents? Are they still alive? How can she ever expect to find them? Unfortunately the only clue to her identity is a small Jewish star on a golden chain . . .and those awful nightmares. This book was first published by CIS in 1991, was translated into French and Spanish and reprinted in hard cover in 2001. As it is becoming difficult to obtain I have self published it.
They were the wonder couple: Sara, a gifted artist and musician, and her fiance, Lionel, a professional violinist with an endearing smile and a thoughtful personality. The fact that Sara was a South African Jew, and Lionel a gentile of German extraction, meant little to either of them. But a chance encounter with a Holocaust survivor and a harrowing trip to Germany to meet Lionel' family leaves Sara changed forever. And so begins a dramatic, action packed story which takes the reader on a breathtaking adventure through three continents, through secrets of the past and hopes for the future. Originally published in 2000 by Targum Press, this Jewish novel has become out of print. It is now republished by the author.
A fax containing top secret information gets picked up by a fax machine belonging to a Grade 11 schoolgirl who assumes it is part of her history homework. At a mayoral tea party her teacher mentions some of the odd information that students write in their history tests. At least one of the guests realizes the significance and here begins a mystery and an adventure story that has the reader engrossed until the very end. A Jewish Mystery and Adventure Story for Girls.
Development Research in Practice leads the reader through a complete empirical research project, providing links to continuously updated resources on the DIME Wiki as well as illustrative examples from the Demand for Safe Spaces study. The handbook is intended to train users of development data how to handle data effectively, efficiently, and ethically. “In the DIME Analytics Data Handbook, the DIME team has produced an extraordinary public good: a detailed, comprehensive, yet easy-to-read manual for how to manage a data-oriented research project from beginning to end. It offers everything from big-picture guidance on the determinants of high-quality empirical research, to specific practical guidance on how to implement specific workflows—and includes computer code! I think it will prove durably useful to a broad range of researchers in international development and beyond, and I learned new practices that I plan on adopting in my own research group.†? —Marshall Burke, Associate Professor, Department of Earth System Science, and Deputy Director, Center on Food Security and the Environment, Stanford University “Data are the essential ingredient in any research or evaluation project, yet there has been too little attention to standardized practices to ensure high-quality data collection, handling, documentation, and exchange. Development Research in Practice: The DIME Analytics Data Handbook seeks to fill that gap with practical guidance and tools, grounded in ethics and efficiency, for data management at every stage in a research project. This excellent resource sets a new standard for the field and is an essential reference for all empirical researchers.†? —Ruth E. Levine, PhD, CEO, IDinsight “Development Research in Practice: The DIME Analytics Data Handbook is an important resource and a must-read for all development economists, empirical social scientists, and public policy analysts. Based on decades of pioneering work at the World Bank on data collection, measurement, and analysis, the handbook provides valuable tools to allow research teams to more efficiently and transparently manage their work flows—yielding more credible analytical conclusions as a result.†? —Edward Miguel, Oxfam Professor in Environmental and Resource Economics and Faculty Director of the Center for Effective Global Action, University of California, Berkeley “The DIME Analytics Data Handbook is a must-read for any data-driven researcher looking to create credible research outcomes and policy advice. By meticulously describing detailed steps, from project planning via ethical and responsible code and data practices to the publication of research papers and associated replication packages, the DIME handbook makes the complexities of transparent and credible research easier.†? —Lars Vilhuber, Data Editor, American Economic Association, and Executive Director, Labor Dynamics Institute, Cornell University
No one knows why John Carter has a number on his arm, obviously from a German Concentration Camp.He himself was never given a satisfactory answer about a tatoo which seems to have been with him all his life. His past - a dark mystery. His present - a confused whirl of emotions and questions. His future - unknown and full of danger. This novel, first published by Targum Press in 1995, takes the reader on an action-packed and suspenseful journey across three continents and five decades as Carter attempts to unravel the secret of his past - and build a future as a Jew.
You can't keep me here forever," came a weak voice that seemed to come from far below the ground. Esty felt herself go cold. Was she imagining things? Where had the voice come from? She put her ear to the ground, trying to hear something more, but there was only the far distant sound of the highway traffic and the song of the birds above her. The Greenberg and Golding children find themselves in the centre of an action packed mystery. A Jewish Childrens Novel which could keep the interest of all ages.
Alex and Jenny Levine, vacationing with their parents in a small seaside community, discover lights coming from a long unused lighthouse, and while they spend time with their new friends the Suzmans trying to solve the mystery, they become increasingly involved in the practice of Judaism.
No one knows why John Carter has a number on his arm, obviously from a German Concentration Camp.He himself was never given a satisfactory answer about a tatoo which seems to have been with him all his life. His past - a dark mystery. His present - a confused whirl of emotions and questions. His future - unknown and full of danger. This novel, first published by Targum Press in 1995, takes the reader on an action-packed and suspenseful journey across three continents and five decades as Carter attempts to unravel the secret of his past - and build a future as a Jew.
A small but growing number of people in many countries consistently avoid the news. They feel they do not have time for it, believe it is not worth the effort, find it irrelevant or emotionally draining, or do not trust the media, among other reasons. Why and how do people circumvent news? Which groups are more and less reluctant to follow the news? In what ways is news avoidance a problem—for individuals, for the news industry, for society—and how can it be addressed? This groundbreaking book explains why and how so many people consume little or no news despite unprecedented abundance and ease of access. Drawing on interviews in Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States as well as extensive survey data, Avoiding the News examines how people who tune out traditional media get information and explores their “folk theories” about how news organizations work. The authors argue that news avoidance is about not only content but also identity, ideologies, and infrastructures: who people are, what they believe, and how news does or does not fit into their everyday lives. Because news avoidance is most common among disadvantaged groups, it threatens to exacerbate existing inequalities by tilting mainstream journalism even further toward privileged audiences. Ultimately, this book shows, persuading news-averse audiences of the value of journalism is not simply a matter of adjusting coverage but requires a deeper, more empathetic understanding of people’s relationships with news across social, political, and technological boundaries.
When Glen Wiles receives an unexpected summons for divorce, he thinks in some ways that his life had ended. In fact, it is only beginning as he gets to know people who change his perceptions and his life. This is a story, set within the Apartheid Era in South Africa, where Glen becomes involved with a political movement which at that time was banned and to be involved was dangerous. He is challenged and inspired by the 'struggle' against cruel and violent discrimination and finds that nothing, even prison, can keep him away.
This book explores conservation practices on private land, based on research conducted with landholders in the hinterlands of Melbourne, Australia. It examines how conservation is pursued as an intimate interaction between people and ecologies, suggesting that local ecologies are lively participants in this process, rather than simply the object of conservation, and that landholders develop their ideas of environmental stewardship through this interaction. The book also explores the consequences of private property as a form of spatial organisation for conservation practice; the role of formative interactions with ecologies in producing durable experiential knowledge; how the possibilities for contemporary conservation practice are shaped by historical landscape modification; and how landholders engage with conservation covenants and payment schemes as part of their conservation practice. The authors conclude with ideas on how goals and approaches to private land conservation might be reframed amid calls for just social and ecological outcomes in an era of rapid environmental change.
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