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In the Middle Ages, during the reign of King Richard of England, a terrible anti-Semitic massacre took place in York in 1190. The city's entire Jewish community was trapped by an angry mob within the tower of York Castle. Members of the community chose to commit suicide rather than be murdered or forcibly baptized by the attackers.Eugen Rispart's great epic, crammed full of incidents, accurate in historical detail, delineating with a master hand the famous characters of the period, graphic in description, blending tragedy, comedy, and romance takes its place amidst the other masterpieces of Eugen Rispart. Through the great spectacle move the figures of Prince Richard, Eleanor the stern Queen mother, The Earl of Salisbury, Benedict, the Jew of York, and his partner Joscen. We are taken into the intimacy of the Jewish home and into the political arena of the struggle between Prince Richard and Prince John for the throne. Major William Schonfield created this translation in 1933 and it had disappeared until a recent discovery by the editor. It has now been thoroughly revised and additional information added to be made available once again. The reader cannot but become involved in this gripping novel.

I am the child of time, I say: Time tastes of the most delicious wine, we drink it, and it drinks us, we and time awaitour drunkenness together, till the angel of indulgence, wholly unembarrassed, crosses our melancholy foreheads."Her poetry embodies a feeling of nihilism or absurdity, but in a positive sense, stimulating creation and innovation instead of death and surrender. This is the fruit of a transparent and sincere monologue, indicating the power of the heart and the power of the soul. The meditative inclination in Hanane Aad's verse may be founded on a strategy of her poetical writing to bring the abstract down from its throne to the level of the concrete and non absolute, in order to humanize what is abstract and to set up a possible dialogue with life, or the passing age, at least within the poem."- Jihad Hudeib, Amman, October 2004

This much cited work by Johanna Rosa Engelking was originally a Master's thesis. It has now been edited and made available in book form with additional biographical information about this remarkable woman.Coming from a background of education and culture from her pioneer German-Texan ancestors, much involved in early Texas and later US politics, she gained respect and influence in those sympathetic to the ideal of freedom.In this well researched book we discover another interpretation of Texan history that was very much linked to the issue of slavery.

I recently attended a performance of Peter Shaffer's play, Equus. The play was inspired by an irrational crime-a young man had intentionally blinded a number of horses with a sharp object. The playwright knew nothing about this individual or the circumstances surrounding the crime-only of the crime itself. The play seeks to create a mental world where the crime can be made comprehensible.This short drama is of the same nature. We do not really know Judas: we only know his crime. What could make the crime of Judas comprehensible? We have limited information about Judas. He was from a Judean village, Kerioth; he was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus of Nazareth, the only non-Galilean. He was appointed treasurer of the group; he betrayed Jesus into the hands of the Jewish authorities and subsequently committed suicide. Since we do not know the "real" Judas, or never will, his characterization must, of course, be imaginary. This drama is an attempt to present one possible set of circumstances that could have motivated Judas to act as he did.

Hugh Schonfield is best known for his controversial book (and the film) "The Passover Plot" yet he was a writer of considerable scope and often composed essays or gave talks on many of his pet themes, including approaching ancient religious literature from a historical point of view. Through these studies he portrays man on a path of destiny to a Wellsian future and often calls his listener to consider the meaning of true religion.In this book we are confronted with a collection of essays which have never been put into print and which were discovered in the articles of the Mondcivitan Republic (Commonwealth of World Citizens).Although the idea of founding a virtual Republic based on the concept of a serving world nation seems far-fetched to readers today, it expressed ideas of non-violence and sharing which perhaps will one day find themselves realised in another form from which their originator envisaged.Hugh Schonfield arrived at his revelation of a Servant-People though his extensive research into Christian, Jewish and Biblical history. This becomes apparent when reading this collection of essays.It has been a purpose of the Hugh and Helene Schonfield Trust to keep these ideas alive for that future generation who will one day take up the gauntlet of finding a way of creating a better and more peaceful world for all.Schonfield‛s ideas did not fall on deaf ears and inspired many of his followers to make their own attempts of making this ancient dream a reality.I have also included an essay from Sir Anthony Brooke who was a strong supporter of Schonfield's ideas.It is hoped that the reader will find these essays both inspiring and a source of pleasure.Stephen A. Engelking (Editor)

Düstere GeschichtenWir alle kennen Menschen, die selbst dann gelassen bleiben, wenn ihnen der Arm abgerissen wurde. Den Tod eines sehr nahen Menschen still hinnehmen, der allerschlimmsten Gewalterfahrung wie einem gewöhnlichen Ereignis begegnen ... Vielmehr, von denen wir denken, dass sie so sind, weil wir uns vom äußeren Schein irreführen lassen ... Möglich, dass sie imstande sind, die Ereignisse durch ihren Verstand zu filtern oder aber dem Leben gegenüber einen Mechanismus zum Ertragen entwickelt haben. Daher rührt ihre Haltung wohl, auch wenn in ihrem Inneren Stürme wüten ... An diesen Menschenschlag lassen mich Merih Günays Kurzgeschichten denken, weil sie diese Gefasstheit auf eine merkwürdige Art auch auf den Leser übertragen. Günay nimmt den Leser bei der Hand, ja er hakt sich beim Gehen bei ihm unter und raunt ihm zu: "Du, Leser! Bleib gelassen, das Leben ist zu hart, als dass es sich lohnte, sich seinetwegen zu empören".Elif Türkölmez / Literaturzeitschrift NotosScheinbar belanglose, gewöhnliche Begebenheiten bergen oft heftige Stürme in sich. Von außen kaum erkennbar, aber von innen her ziehen sie uns den Boden unter den Füßen weg, zerreißen sie uns in Stücke. Günays Geschichten sind ein Beweis dessen, wie diese kleinen Funken zu großen Flächenbränden werden können. Und dies gelingt ihm ohne geschraubte Sprache. Ganz einfach, in einer schlichten Sprache holt er aus den scheinbar banalen Begebenheiten die ihnen innewohnende Bedeutsamkeit hervor. Verblüffend könnte man sagen, aber das trifft es nicht ganz, voller Spannung, nein, auch das trifft es nicht, surreal schon gar nicht... Aber eine Fiktion, die all das und doch nichts davon enthält und dazu außergewöhnliche Momente menschlicher Zustände, die uns aufwühlen ...Altay Öktem / Schriftsteller

Ein Schriftsteller, der was auf sich hält, muss ein Hungerleider sein, ein Habenichts. Nur zu schnell wird ein junger, ambitionierter Autor von seinen flapsigen Worten eingeholt. Innerhalb kürzester Zeit wird ihm durch ein Unglück alles genommen, was er besitzt. Ohne Geld, Nahrung oder Kleidung verwahrlost er in einer mittlerweile leer gepfändeten Wohnung und verliert darüber fast den Verstand. Seine Frau hat ihn verlassen, sein Vater ist gestorben, seine Tochter kennt ihn kaum mehr. Bis sich eines Tages seine Nachbarin, die junge taubstumme Talin, seiner annimmt. Dankbar geht er auf das stillschweigende Angebot der einsamen Frau ein, die ihn vergöttert. Er hingegen verliebt sich unsterblich in deren Schwester Natali, was ihn vor folgenschwere Entscheidungen stellt. In seinem türkischen Schelmenroman lässt Merih Günay seinen unbekümmerten und respektlosen Helden eine Berg- und Talfahrt derEmotionen durchleben. Mit pragmatischem Fürwitz gewappnet, gelingt es ihm schließlich, sich nicht mit seinem Schicksal abzufinden, sondern diesem gewieft ein Schnippchen zu schlagen.Ein fantastischer Schelmenroman über das Schicksal, die Liebe und das Glück.

THE SEAGULLS' WEDDINGThis short novel is set in the Istanbul of the 2000's, a world where the lives of ordinary law-abiding people are turned upside down by terrorism, earthquakes, wars and macro-economic financial crises. It is a world where people have forgotten to act like human beings and only look after themselves. In the words of the hero himself, in the space of one month he has "lost his father, gone bankrupt, had his goods and chattels taken away from him, lost his home, been treated like a pervert, almost died of hunger and been abandoned by his family".Our hero has opened a gift shop in the historic part of Istanbul, after years of hard, soul-destroying labor in hotels where he has been at the beck and call of unscrupulous, penny-pinching employers. The father he loses has spent most of his miserable life working long hours in similarly appalling conditions and the situation of the distant relative who pays him an unexpected visit and sees his abandoned, bankrupt state is little different.Alienation and lovelessness are other underlying themes of this short novel. In it we see close family members who scarcely speak to each other, wives deserting their husbands and husbands deserting their wives and a funeral attended by a mere handful of people. There is ingratitude, too, in the actions of the hero as he pursues the beautiful Natalie, turning his back emotionally on her kindhearted but plain sister.Among the constantly recurring themes in "The Seagulls' Wedding" are the effects of privatisation and government cuts on the lives of working men with families to support and the terrible guilt they feel when they cannot bring home enough money to pay the bills, a guilt which in some cases drives them to become vagrants. Children are forced to drop out of school and take up menial work just so that families can make ends meet.Although the main character is somewhat unlikeable, this is an engaging story of his Don Quixote-like approach to life.

A long-lost and forgotten book by the author of the Passover Plot, Hugh J. Schonfield under the pseudonym of "Hegesippus"First published in 1932, this little book caused a sensation and stir amongst conservative Christians yet its explanation of the famous so-called Sermon on the Mount still blows like a breath of fresh air today!The original dust jacket reiterated current reviews: "From first to last the pages vindicate the tenets and words of Christ." - the Christian"This moving book which all earnest Christians will welcome." - Dr. McInnes in the Scots Observer"His book is of immense importance." - City Mid-Week"The Arguments are put forward with so little passion or rhetoric and are so obviously supported by scholarship and knowledge that the case seems beyond refutation." - City Mid-Week"The exposition here given is supported by Talmudic and other Jewish writings ... singularly apt and illuminating." - The ChristianIt probably remains, as also stated on the front cover: The Greatest Exposition of the Sermon on the Mount

Every life is a theatrical play and has its own intriguing story. But there are some lives that don't dovetail into plays or stories. Their lives exceeded the dimensions of one particular story or play, transforming into a chain of stories and plays.While I was constructing the story of their strange life, I found myself on stage in a play. Nobody told me to act in it. I'm a volunteer actor in this play.The theater is where this play, in which I'm an actor, opens its curtains while you're snoozing away in your warm, comfy bed. Sometimes after a one-act play is played, it closes its curtains before midnight, and sometimes it stays open until the morning to watch the awakening of those in the bosom of sleep. I'm the one who plays in and watches this strange game until the stories are yours.

Increasing violence amongst youth in society, burn-out as a widespread disease, and scandals in companies are only some of the headlines which appear regularly in the news media. Politics scarcely seems to have any success in fighting violence and injustice in society and the world. The thesis suggests that people do not have to wait for a savior such as a politician but that everyone can contribute to a less violent, more peaceful, and just world. It will be demonstrated that organizations have an enormous influence on society and this book deals with the possibilities which an organization has to contribute to a less violent culture. By the term "organization" all forms of organized groups of people who come together for a certain purpose are meant, for example, schools, clubs, public social aids, and others, while we mainly concentrate on companies in our research. The intention is to focus particularly on the issues related to the theme of creating a nonviolent culture in the workplace. In the first part on culture, we deal with several questions regarding culture, including such fundamental questions as What is organizational culture? What are the dimensions of culture? and is it possible to in- fluence it and if yes, how does it work? In the second part, we take a look at the terms violence and nonviolence, and a survey of how these aspects occur in society and organizations is made. The third part is the largest and deals with the qualities of leadership and with the organizational conditions which are necessary to create a nonviolent culture. We hope it will become clearer to the reader that nonviolence is not a strategy or a formula to be used. It can appear very different in different situations. There are component elements that can promote it and there are certain principles that cannot be violated if one wishes to establish true nonviolence. Nevertheless, there is no one patent formula nor one exclusively correct way of creating a nonviolent culture. It requires considerable creativity and endurance to create it and can take a variety of forms.

In his revolutionary book, Neither Sword nor Scepter, Wilhelm Haller (1935-2004) discusses justice in our economic system and in our society. In doing so, he brings into play quite original approaches to solutions based on an almost completely forgotten idea.Known as the inventor of flexitime and as the author of several books and numerous articles on management, economics and theological topics, he saw himself as a student of Martin Büber and Hugh J. Schonfield.But he also speaks from a rich life experience as entrepreneur and founder of several social projects.This book has hitherto only been published in German. This English interpretation now makes it available to a wider range of readers. Although written in the 1990s, its message is just as relevant and pertinent today. It is of interest not only to the manager and business leader but also to politicians and all those who have an interest in the why's and wherefore's of our society.

Nel 1982, verso la fine di una vita notevolissima, il medico psichiatra David Ropschitz decise di scrivere per mettere nero su bianco la sua storia personale di sopravvivenza durante la guerra.In questo romanzo autobiografico, egli narra il percorso da un'infanzia agiata nella Vienna degli anni '20 si suoi studi di medicina negli anni '30 in Italia, fino al suo internamento, nel luglio 1940, ad opera del governo fascista, nel più grande campo di internamento italiano, Ferramonti di Tarsia.In questo romanzo il dottor Ropschitz ricorda con tenerezza ed umorismo i tre difficili anni passati a Ferramonti: le amicizie, gli amori, le privazioni, la fame e la costante incertezza.Questo racconto accattivante porta il lettore in un viaggio dalla Calabria agli Abruzzi, dal filo spinato alla libertà, esplorando lungo la strada i temi della fede, dell'umanità, e della psicanalisi.

Every life is a theatrical play and has its own intrigu- ing story. But there are some lives that don't dovetail into plays or stories. Their lives exceeded the dimensions of one particular story or play, transforming into a chain of stories and plays.While I was constructing the story of their strange life, I found myself on stage in a play. Nobody told me to act in it. I'm a volunteer actor in this play.The theater is where this play, in which I'm an actor, opens its curtains while you're snoozing away in your warm, comfy bed. Sometimes after a one-act play is played, it closes its curtains before midnight, and some- times it stays open until the morning to watch the awak- ening of those in the bosom of sleep. I'm the one who plays in and watches this strange game until the stories are yours.When the stories are yours, my acting as well as my spectatorship is over. The curtain of your theater goes up the moment my acting as well as my spectatorship end. Then maybe I'll fall into a deep slumber. Then again, maybe I'll fall into the trap of a new story and forget about sleep.

Nel 1982, verso la fine di una vita notevolissima, il medico psichiatra David Ropschitz decise di scrivere per mettere nero su bianco la sua storia personale di sopravvivenza durante la guerra.In questo romanzo autobiografico, egli narra il percorso da un'infanzia agiata nella Vienna degli anni '20 si suoi studi di medicina negli anni '30 in Italia, fino al suo internamento, nel luglio 1940, ad opera del governo fascista, nel più grande campo di internamento italiano, Ferramonti di Tarsia.In questo romanzo il dottor Ropschitz ricorda con tenerezza ed umorismo i tre difficili anni passati a Ferramonti: le amicizie, gli amori, le privazioni, la fame e la costante incertezza.Questo racconto accattivante porta il lettore in un viaggio dalla Calabria agli Abruzzi, dal filo spinato alla libertà, esplorando lungo la strada i temi della fede, dell'umanità, e della psicanalisi.

Wilhelm (Willi) Haller (*25. Juli 1935; ¿ 2. August 2004) was not a theologian but an industrialist. Within the framework of his commitment to the Fellowship of Reconciliation, he also lectured on theological topics. He is mainly known for his contribution to the humanization of work but he was much concerned with philosophical and religious issues. He was very much influenced by the teachings of the bible scholar and Messianist Hugh J. Schonfield and convinced that a Servant Nation was the only way to solve the fundamental problems of mankind. He not only founded the leading flexible working hours and security equipment company, Interflex, but also was instrumental in innovative social projects. An unbelievable entrepreneur (most of his initiatives are still operating today), he was a gentle approachable person and father of four children.