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His mother, Ida (née Miller), was a British Jewish immigrant, and his father, Barney Fast, was a Ukrainian Jewish immigrant who shortened his name from Fastovsky upon arrival in America. When his mother died in 1923 and his father became unemployed, Howard's youngest brother, Julius , went to live with relatives, while he and his older brother ...
My Glorious Brothers is a historical novel by the Jewish American novelist Howard Fast, depicting the 167 BC Maccabeean revolt against the Greek-Seleucid Empire. [1] The book, which deals with Jewish independence and self-determination, was published in 1948, during the 1948 Palestine war.
Spartacus is a 1951 historical novel by American writer Howard Fast. It is about the historic slave revolt led by Spartacus around 71 BC. The book inspired the 1960 film directed by Stanley Kubrick and the 2004 TV adaptation by Robert Dornhelm.
Jewish history is the history of the Jews, their nation, religion, and culture, as it developed and interacted with other peoples, religions, and cultures. Jews originated from the Israelites and Hebrews of historical Israel and Judah , two related kingdoms that emerged in the Levant during the Iron Age .
Pages in category "History books about Jews and Judaism" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Immigrants (1977) is a historical novel written by Howard Fast.Set in San Francisco during the early 20th century, it tells the story of Daniel Lavette, a self-described "roughneck" who rises from the ashes of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and becomes one of the most successful and dominating figures in San Francisco.
Max is a 1982 novel by Howard Fast. It tells the story of a young man who leaves his humble roots on the lower east side of New York City to find success in Hollywood's earliest stages. Max has had 52 editions of publication in 10 languages. [1]
David Abulafia, professor of history, University of Cambridge (Jewish Year Book 2005, p. 218) Henry Abramson, Touro College, Eastern European Jewish Historian. [1] Ignác Acsády, Hungarian social and economic historian [2] [clarification needed] Howard Adelson, U.S. mediaeval historian [2] Cyrus Adler, [3] U.S. historian of Jewish history