The Large Synagogue Exhibition in Frankfurt
The last 70 years have seen the publication of numerous books about Jewish houses of worship in different eras and countries, from the antique synagogues, unearthed by archeologists in the […]
Judaica Auction in Jerusalem (Nov. 5, 1992)
Next Thursday, November 5, the Israel Society of Judaica collectors will hold an auction of rare books, manuscripts, documents and works of art at the Jerusalem Plaza-Sheraton Hotel. The Society […]
“Personalities and Communities” by the Late R. Moshe Cynowitz
For more than half a century the late Rabbi Moshe Cynowitz published essays and articles on prominent rabbis, Roshei Yeshivas and Maggidim, as well as studies on Eastern European Jewish […]
‘Did You Steal Time for Torah?’
Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Horowitz, who succeeded his father, Rabi Pinchas Horowitz (author of Sefer Hafla’ah) as rabbi of Frankfurt, relates in his book of sermons Lahmei Torah, “I heard my […]
Sidelights of the Budapest Commemoration
(Reporting from Hungary) Last week’s memorial assembly in Budapest was an outstanding event. Jews of Hungary, Hungarian Jews who settled in other countries and leaders of the Hungarian people met […]
Isaac Rivkind
By Saul Lieberman and Tovia Preschel Isaac Rivkind came to the field of Jewish scholarship after years of intensive activity in the Zionist movement in Europe and the United States. […]
Tzvi Yair, An Anonymous Hebrew Poet
I have in front of me a volume of Hebrew poetry entitled “Gesharim” (Bridges). It was printed in Debrecen, Hungary, in 1942, and was one of the small number […]
In the Shadow of the Alhambra
From all over Spain foreign tourists flock to Granada to see the historical sights of this city. “1492 was a very important year in the history of Spain,” the tourist […]
Rabbi Yitzhak Alfasi’s Responsa
A short time ago Rabbi Abba Leiter, a son of the late Rabbi Ze’ev Wolf Leiter of Pittsburgh, reprinted his father’s edition of Rabbi Yitachak Alfasi’s responsa. “Rabbi Yitzhak Alfasi […]
Dr. Isaac Rivkind, Bibliographer
Dr. Isaac Rivkind recently wrote: “I am writing this with deep grief and with the feeling that if ‘I will not tell, I will have to bear my sin,’ I […]