Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization books in order

The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization is a multi-volume scholarly anthology series that Amos Oz contributed to, spanning Jewish history, culture, and literature from antiquity to the present.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Jews and Words 2012 Amos Oz Buy
2 Voices from the Warsaw Ghetto 2019 Amos Oz Buy
3 Catastrophe and Rebirth, 1939–1973 2020 Amos Oz Buy

The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization is a landmark scholarly project covering thousands of years of Jewish literary and cultural history. Amos Oz contributed to three volumes of this series, including Jews and Words (2012), a book he co-wrote with his daughter Fania Oz-Salzberger, and two volumes covering the Holocaust era and its aftermath.

Jews and Words, the most widely read of his contributions to the series, argues that the Jewish people have maintained their identity across diaspora primarily through a shared textual tradition. It is characteristically direct and readable, combining historical argument with personal reflection.


Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization series?

There are three books in the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization series, published between 2012 and 2020.

What is the first book in the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization series?

The first book in the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization series is Jews and Words, published in 2012.

What is the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization?

The Posen Library is a major multi-volume scholarly anthology project collecting primary texts from Jewish history and culture across millennia. Amos Oz contributed to three volumes: Jews and Words (2012), Voices from the Warsaw Ghetto (2019), and Catastrophe and Rebirth, 1939–1973 (2020).

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