From 15th-century Iberia.
Elisha ben Gad’s Tree of Knowledge.
And the Christian missionaries who brought it to England.
Beware “Rabbi Robber and Rabbi Thief.”
A new exhibit displays the physical legacy of the great sage’s work.
An Israeli, a famous economist, and an empty auction house.
A secret 1977 trip to Cairo is involved.
Chimen Abramsky, the son of a renowned Orthodox rabbi, became one of the leading Jewish historians of the 20th century. He was also an avid,. . .
Jews have a reputation for taking books seriously, so it should come as no surprise that Israel is an interesting place for librarians. Where else. . .
On exhibit in Jerusalem is a 9th-century prayer book with portions of the Sabbath prayers, hymns, and the Haggadah. It is from the collection of. . .
At age eight, David Sassoon, a scion of the “Rothschilds of the East,” traded his kite for a rare book. At his death in 1942,. . .
In his London home, Chimen Abramsky—polymath, long-time Stalinist, son of a famous rabbi—built up one of the finest private collections of Judaica anywhere.
On view in Brooklyn: early printings of the Bible, Talmud, works of Jewish law, philosophy, mysticism, and more—plus manuscripts from before the age of print.
The most polished writing and
sharpest analysis in the Jewish world.