David C. Gross (1)

Author of 1,001 Questions and Answers About Judaism

For other authors named David C. Gross, see the disambiguation page.

About the Author

David C. Gross, author/editor of 21 published books in the field of Judaica, has visited Israel some 35 times--as a journalist, editor, translator and publisher. He studied at Brooklyn College and at the Herzliah Teachers Seminary.

Works by David C. Gross

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1,001 Questions and Answers About Judaism (1978) 77 copies

The Jewish People's Almanac (1981) 77 copies, 2 reviews

Jewish Wisdom (1992) 63 copies

English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary: Romanized, Expanded Edition (Hippocrene Practical Dictionary) (1992) 56 copies, 1 review

English-Hebrew Hebrew-English: Conversational Dictionary/Romanized (Hippocrene Practical Dictionary) (1991) 40 copies

Pride of our people: The stories of one hundred outstanding Jewish men and women (1979) 27 copies

How to Be Jewish (1988) 25 copies

Love poems from the Hebrew (1976) 25 copies

Treasury of Jewish Love: Poems, Quotations & Proverbs : In Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino and English (Treasury of Love) (1995) 23 copies

A Justice for all the People: Louis D. Brandeis (1987) 22 copies

Dictionary of the Jewish Religion (1980) 21 copies

Dictionary of 1000 Jewish Proverbs (Hippocrene Bilingual Proverbs) (1997) 18 copies

1201 Questions and Answers About Judaism (1992) 17 copies

Hebrew Love Poems (1995) 14 copies, 1 review

Pride of Our People: A New Selection of 36 Life Stories of Outstanding, Contemporary Jewish Men and Women (Walker Large Print Books) (1991) 14 copies

Laughing Through the Years: A New Treasury of Jewish Humor (Walker Large Print Books) (1992) 12 copies

Under the Wedding Canopy: Love and Marriage in Judaism (1996) 11 copies

Jewish First Names (1999) 11 copies, 1 review

1,301 Questions - Answers About Judaism (1998) 9 copies

Why Remain Jewish? (1993) 7 copies

Judaism: A Religion of Deeds and Ideals (1992) 6 copies

Israel: An Illustrated History (Illustrated Histories) (2000) 3 copies

Rĳker dan Rothschild : een nieuwe schat aan joodse humor (1992) 2 copies

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Folkshul 1,468 reviews

The Jewish Peoples Almanac by David C. Gross

"An unconventional comprehensive comendium of little-known fascinating facts and information, the upbeat and the offbeat."

Jan 15, 20111 other review

melsmarsh 641 reviews

English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary: Romanized, Expanded Edition (Hippocrene Practical Dictionary) by David C. Gross

Very small but helpful for transliterated Yiddish.

Apr 23, 2013

BeitHallel 2,467 reviews

Jewish First Names by David C. Gross

NO OF PAGES: 113 SUB CAT I: Jewish Heritage SUB CAT II: Jewish Customs SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: This book includes over 1,300 Jewish first names for boys and girls from Hebrew, Yiddish, Aramaic and various European languages. It gives the origin and etymology of each name as well as nicknames. The book includes new name forms like Davida or Davidine - "beloved" (feminine versions of David) as well as traditional names like Raphael - "God has healed."NOTES: Donated by Steve and Leah show more Browning. SUBTITLE: show less

Feb 18, 2011

BeitHallel 2,467 reviews

The Jewish People's Almanac by David C. Gross

NO OF PAGES: 596 SUB CAT I: Judeo-Christian Theology SUB CAT II: Traditions SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: Contains a little of everything -- humour, anecdote, important historical information about the Jewish people, especially the history of Judaism in America.NOTES: Donated by Raina. SUBTITLE: Expanded Edition

Feb 18, 20111 other review

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