William Trager has been an avid student of parasites for over 50 years at the Rockefeller University. Around the turn of this century, parasitology enjoyed a certain vogue, inspired by colonial responsibilities of the technically ad vanced countries, and by the exciting etiological and therapeutic discoveries of Ross, Manson, Ehrlich, and others. For some decades, the Western hemi sphere's interest in animal parasites has been eclipsed by concern for bacteria and viruses as agents of trans...

How did Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood win power so quickly after the dramatic “Arab Spring” uprising that ended President Hosni Mubarak’s thirty-year reign in February 2011? And why did the Brotherhood fall from power even more quickly, culminating with the popular “rebellion” and military coup that toppled Egypt’s first elected president, Brotherhood leader Mohamed Morsi, in July 2013? In Arab Fall, Eric Trager examines the Brotherhood’s decision making throughout this critical peri...

Pictures of Jewish home life fifty years ago offers a reflective portrayal of domestic life shaped by tradition, faith, and close-knit community bonds, capturing the rhythms of everyday existence within a culturally rich environment. The narrative emphasizes the importance of ritual and shared practice, illustrating how regular observance’s structure time and reinforce identity. Within the household, guidance is passed gently from one generation to the next, revealing the quiet efforts req...

"Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago" by Hannah Trager offers a vivid glimpse into the daily lives and traditions of Jewish families in a bygone era. Through a collection of poignant narratives and illustrations, Trager captures the essence of community, faith, and resilience. The book serves as a valuable historical document, preserving the cultural practices and domestic environments that shaped Jewish identity. Readers are invited to explore the rich tapestry of life, from fest...

Hannah Trager published Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago in 1926, so the book is a portrait of day to day life for a Jewish family in Jerusalem around 1876. In each chapter, Mr. Jacobs reads a letter from his cousins living in Jerusalem many years earlier, each one teaching his family and friends about a different holiday or tradition of their people.

Mrs Trager's book, while containing all these questions in embryonic shape, for the stimulation of the thinker, is yet written with a simplicity and charm that should make it a favourite reading-book: a genre of literature of which the Anglo-Jewish community possesses as yet only the Apples and honey of Mrs Redcliffe Salaman. Christians should be equally entranced by this picture of the latest development of the people whom they first met in the Bible. The present book needs to be suppleme...

“Intelligently written…an engaging and gripping plot…”— Zack Lynn, Author of Undead Reckoning.Meet Digger Sharma, wisecracking half-Irish, half-Indian gumshoe.As he deftly patrols his usual beat in the City of Angels, Digger attempts to solve two seemingly innocuous, straightforward, and unrelated cases. But the deeper he dives, the more he realizes he's not only in over his head but also swimming with the sharks. He must unravel the mystery to pro...

God Intertwined with BasketballBy: Phil TragerGod Intertwined with Basketball teaches readers value within invisibility, as the physical world and spiritual dimensions are closely related in this work. Fulfillment in terms of basketball and theology are quite likely.About the AuthorPhil Trager is a lifelong basketball player who loves to share his passion for the game. He shoots 100 to 800 shots four to five times a week. Phil is also an avid fisherman who h...

This book analyses western maps made between the 13th to 17th centuries and shows them to be copies of maps made by ancient explorers going back as far as 5000 years. Thirteenth through fifteenth century Portolan Charts of the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North Africa reflect geography going back 5000 years and are as accurate as a Mercator Projection. Sixteenth and seventh century maps of North America, South America, Greenland, and Antarctica are fou...

Mark Trager’s early life was made up of seemingly opposing ideologies and beliefs. Born in an observant Messianic Jewish home near Atlanta, raised by a Jewish father from Queens and a Christian mother from the Dominican Republic, Shine, the first book of his anthology series Seasons, presents poetry that give a glimpse into the mind and heart of a boy struggling with spiritual, relational, and emotional growing pains. Written during a tumultuous period from 2005 to 2008, the poems show the...

Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago by Hannah Barnett-Trager (born Hannah Trager) (1870–1943) was an English writer and activist. She resided and worked primarily in Israel.Trager was born in London, but emigrated with her parents to Jerusalem in December 1871 when she was one year old. Her father was Lithuanian and had run a successful factory for fur products in London, gaining British citizenship in October 1871. In Palestine he went bankrupt, and the family returned to London,...

The book was published around 1900. So "fifty years ago" would be about 1850.