Monthly about 30 books enters in Republican Jewish library of Kazakhstan. It is the books on history, Traditions of the Jewish people, art and documentary literature. Here are some books from new arrivals, which you can read.

The books on history are submitted by the several authors. One of them is "History of the Jews" by Paul Johnson, begins by a narration of events of a deep antiquity and comes to an end by creation of the Jewish state after the Second World War. The book is colourful, contains photos and illustrations.

In the book of Michael Volpe "Jews, which were" from a heading "Great history since bible times till now" accessibly and with humour is stated the ancient Jewish history from Abraham till destruction by Romans of the second Jerusalem temple and loss of statehood . The book encloses travel notes of Benjamin Tudelsky - Jew, of Spanish origin - as a sample of the Jewish geographical literature. In them Tudelsky not only describes grounds, which he managed to see, but also tells about customs, legends, which he managed to hear.

"A History and the culture of the Jews" of rabbi Benjamin Blekh enables in a new fashion to look at already known historical events. The book is easily and fascinatingly read due to good registration: on each page there are amusing pictures, witty citations, insert. Besides, the edition is added by section "Hall of glory". In it the doctors, actors are mentioned, the sportsmen, musicians, actors, - Jews, which left an appreciable trace in world culture.

In the book "Five fathers founders" Ben Zion Netanyahu under a heading "Hundred years of Zionism" are collected works of Ieguda Leyb Arye (Lev), Teodor Pinsker (Benjamin Zeev), Hertzel Max Nordau, Israel Zangvil, Vladimir (Zeev) Zhabotinsky. These thinkers living in XIX-XX centuries represent their relation to socialism and coexistence with the arabs, call for struggle against Anti-Semitism, for creation of statehood. The epilogue of Alexey Voronel opens essence of Zionism - origin, development and its importance today.

The new books from a series "Life of the remarkable people": Mathew Geizer "Marshak", Nadezhda Mandelstam "Third book" and Bella Chagall "Burning fires". About Samuel Marshak a lot of new told children and grandchildren of the writer. In "Third book" Nadezhda Mandelstam not only tells about the husband Osip Mandelstam, but also gives representation about epoch as a whole. In "Burning fires" Bella Chagall represents the story of mature memoirist by eyes of the child, with curiosity and pleasure perceiving the environmental world. With warm nostalgia tells Bella about everyday life and holidays of the Jewish family. The book is illustrated by reproductions of Mark Chagall.

Sholom Aleikhem - one of the most popular Jewish writers known for the people of any nationality. Besides he is also one of the founders of the literature on Yiddish. Among novelties the Jewish library of Kazakhstan represents to your attention the youthful novel of Sholom Aleikhem "The Song of Songs". It is the light-sad story about love of two young hearts. Novel is written as though in a rhythm "Songs of Song" of King Solomon. At the end it is completely given in Russian and Hebrew. Despite of tragedy of life, the author retains a place for belief and hope.

Well and to have a rest you can read the book "Life with obstacles", by writer living in second half of XX century, Phelix Krivin. In the stories, verses and fairy tales the author wisely and with humour represents his sight on life. In the book of the Jewish aphorisms "Only past is immortal" (composer S.B. Barsov) sayings of the philosophers, scientific, poets, writers, actors and politicians, and also neat sayings from Talmud and Bible are collected. Sholom Aleikhem, Ranevskaya, France Kafka - all of them except for an origin unites also wise vision of life.

To plunge into the world of lyrics to you will help Shaul Chirnikhovsky, Haim Nakhman, Byalik Frishman, Jacob Fikhman, Zalman Shneur, David Shimonovitch, Itzhac Catzinelson, Abraham Ben Itzhac - the poets of XIX-XX , whose poems are collected in the book "Jewish Hebrew poetry".

Ocsana Katzimon