Well readers, it’s been a cold week. It’s been raining a lot, and it seems like we’re finally hitting that lovely October weather. All I know is I want to curl up on a comfortable couch next to a big window with a good book, and a pumpkin latte. Well, maybe tonight. For now I’m going to go ahead and fill you in on new titles in Jewish Studies, Catholicism, Women's rights and a little war as well.

October 20, 1740: The war of succession begins when Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria.

   

World History of Warfare by Christon I. Archer and John R. Ferris, Holger H. Herwig, and Timothy H.E.Travers covers worldwide military history from ancient times to the present. Maybe Maria Theresa will show up in there?

October 21, 1945: Women are allowed to vote in France.

Views from the Margins: Creating Identities in Modern France, edited by Kevin  J. Callahan and Sarah A. Curtis, is about determining  French identity based on gender, class, nationality, and religion.  And history is always the best place to start.

October 22, 1877: Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners. The widows and orphans left behind were evicted by mine owners and were likely sent to poor houses.

Grace Abbott was an incredible advocate for the poor, and you can bet a tragedy like this would have gotten her attention. You can read more about her amazing life in the Grace Abbott Reader by Grace Abbott.

October 23, 4004 B.C: Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher.

During World War II a great tension was felt in Argentina, a place with a large catholic population, between the church and the local Jewish population. To see what the Catholic church was like post creation of the world, check out The Catholic Church and the Jews: Argentina, 1933-1945 by Graciela Ben-Dor.

October 24, 1973: Yom Kippur war ends. The war began with a surprise joint attack by Egypt and Syria on the Jewish Day of Atonement.

There are so many rich facets to the Jewish culture, and just as many as in the life of Augusto Segre. You can find out more about them in the memoir, Memories of Jewish Life: From Italy to Jerusalem, 1918-1960 by Augusto Segre.

Well readers, I hope you enjoyed this week! You can find all these books at the University of Nebraska Press website. Check back next week for a little Tuesday Trivia!