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Meaning In Ancient Synagogue Art A Study In Methodology, Ruth M. Vale

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

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Kinship Recalled, John M. Oesterreicher

Selected Works of John M. Oesterreicher

Members and friends of the Institute of Judaeo-Christian Studies celebrate the bond between Jews and Christians. The booklet contains talks that were given during an interreligious service by Father John Gilchrist, Mrs. Nelda Goergen, Rabbi Dr, Asher Finkel and Monsignor John M. Oesterreicher on October 23, 1983.

Abraham Weiss As Exegete And Text Critic : The Case Of B Berakot 35a, Roger Brooks, Joseph M. Davis

Religious Studies Faculty Publications

The exegesis of the late Abraham Weiss, Yeshiva University, is grounded in his perception of logical gaps and inconsistencies in the text of the Talmud. Weiss thus allows the text itself to generate its own exegetical problems, and he uses other rabbinic materials and manuscript evidence to help solve them.

Review Article Of Law And Religion: The Jewish Experience, Milton R. Konvitz

Journal of Legal Education

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Pilgrimage: A Study Of The Biblical Experience, Lawrence Frizzell

Selected Works of Lawrence E. Frizzell

Scholars who have observed the practice of pilgrimage in several religions and cultures have discerned basic elements common to the experience. These are interpreted differently in both details and the theological vision achieved, but much can be learned from a reflection on the structure of life imposed upon the pilgrims and those whom they encounter.

Community Structure On The Urban Frontier: The Jews Of Portland, Oregon, 1849-1887, Robert Scott Cline

Dissertations and Theses

No other ethnic group enjoyed the level of success, defined in terms of economic status and social acceptance, attained by Portland Jews in the second half of the nineteenth century. Hailing predominantly from the German states of northern and central Europe, the Jewish pioneers transplanted middle class values and mercantile skills in their new home. From a small unstable population of single men in the 1850s, Portland Jewry grew into an affluent class conscious family oriented community by the mid-1880s.

The center of Portland's Jewish life during the formative years was Congregation Beth Israel, the first congregation in the Pacific …

Jewish-Non-Military Resistance During The Holocaust, Debra J. Simmonds

History Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to examine the issue of Jewish "passive " resistance during the Holocaust. Its main objective is to determine if in fact the majority of the Jews did "passively" resist the Nazis, and whether or not this was resistance.

Based on past Jewish responses during waves of persecution, specific Jewish responses during the Holocaust, and previous definitions of resistance, one can arrive at a definition describing this type of resistance. This definition shows that Jews did resist the Nazis with acts of non-military resistance. However, due to a lack of supportive evidence, one cannot assess …

German Jews, Refugees, And The Christian Century, 1933-41, William Nawyn

Pro Rege

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A Witness Of God's Triumph, John M. Oesterreicher

Selected Works of John M. Oesterreicher

This booklet contains words of appreciation by John M. Oesterreicher for the Festschrift, Standing before God.

I. J. Schwartz In Lexington, Joseph R. Jones

The Kentucky Review

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12/22/1980 Birthday Note, Sumner T. Bernstein

Rosalyne S. Bernstein Correspondence

For more information on the Rosalyne S. Bernstein Papers, please visit the finding aid HERE

Brief note from Sumner T. Bernstein to Rosalyne S. Bernstein on the occasion of her 52nd birthday.

God And His Temple: Reflections On Professor Samuel Terrien’S The Elusive Presence: Toward A New Biblical Theology, Lawrence Frizzell

Selected Works of Lawrence E. Frizzell

This small book consists of papers which were given at the third and final session of a consultation on "Theology of Catastrophe." The participants met under the auspices of the American Academy of Religion in New York City on November 15, 1979.Father Frizzell edited and contributed the article, "The Presence of God," to this booklet.

Religious Experience And Interpretation: A Christian Interpretation, Lawrence Frizzell

Selected Works of Lawrence E. Frizzell

The interpretation of ancient texts focuses on issues which can be common to several religious traditions.' Within the Jewish and Christian expressions of theology over the centuries, the task of relating the contents of earlier documents to different cultures and philosophies of life has been tackled from many angles. In recent years the work of Claude Levi-Strauss and Paul Ricoeur has suggested new approaches to fundamental hermeneutical questions.

The Talmud With English Translation And Commentary [Excerpts] And Reflections On A Year Of Liberal Judaism, Bruce Ledewitz

Books

Robert Taylor/Bruce Ledewitz Book Collection

Ken Gormley Law Library, Duquesne University, Thomas R. Kline School of Law

Part of BL's Judaica Collection. BL started his work on a new way to read Talmud and started with the very beginning from vol. I., MISHNA. MISHNA is estimated to have been written around 200 CE and the Gemara commentary from 400-500 CE.

However, BERAHOTH is the traditional starting point when the student begins to study the TALMUD. What RT and BL realized after beginning their Talmudic study is that although the Talmud is regarded as a work of law, the very story …

Nathan Asch Papers - Accession 344, Nathan Asch

Manuscript Collection

The Nathan Asch Papers consist of personal and business correspondence, legal and financial papers, published short works of Nathan Asch, book reviews, unpublished manuscripts, notes, photographs, clippings, and a tape recording of the novelist. There is exclusive correspondence with many literary personalities including Malcolm Cowley, Josephine Herbst, James Farrell, Morley Callaghan, Stefan Zweig, Sholem Asch, Doris Lessing, Hart Crane, Hermynia Zur Mühlen, John Dos Passos, and Ford Madox Ford. There is also information pertaining to his work with the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and his service in the US Army Corps during World War II.

"Fair Terms & A Villain's Mind:" Shylock In Perspective, Montreva Calhoun

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

While The Merchant of Venice has long been one of Shakespeare's most popular plays, it has also been one of the most controversial with Shylock being the hub of the conflict. Critics have long been arguing whether this great character is a tragic hero or a larger-than-life villain. Those opting for the first often believe the playwright guilty of anti-semitism, and those following the latter consider Shylock the embodiment of evil. Very few critics have viewed this character as three dimensional, possessing human dignity as well as a capacity for evil.

The first chapter reveals the many sources for both …

12/22/1978 Birthday Note, Sumner T. Bernstein

Rosalyne S. Bernstein Correspondence

For more information on the Rosalyne S. Bernstein Papers, please visit the finding aid HERE

Brief note from Sumner T. Bernstein to Rosalyne S. Bernstein on the occasion of her 50th birthday.

"Abba, Father!" On The Humanity Of Jesus, John M. Oesterreicher

Selected Works of John M. Oesterreicher

Msgr. John M. Oesterreicher examines the fatherhood of God in early Judaism

Robert Clenott, Robert Clenott

Portraits of the Past: The Jews of Portland

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Mrs. Louis Black (Selma), Selma Frances Wolf Black

Portraits of the Past: The Jews of Portland

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Jerome Goldberg, Jerome F. Goldberg

Portraits of the Past: The Jews of Portland

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Mrs. Max Kaplan (Ethel), Ethel Harriet Kaplan

Portraits of the Past: The Jews of Portland

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Daniel Epstein, Daniel Epstein

Portraits of the Past: The Jews of Portland

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Barnett Shur, Barnett Shur

Portraits of the Past: The Jews of Portland

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Louis Seavey, Louis Seavey

Portraits of the Past: The Jews of Portland

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Mrs. Ben Thoen (Gertrude), Gertrude Lillian Troen

Portraits of the Past: The Jews of Portland

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Louis Weisberg, Louis Weisberg

Portraits of the Past: The Jews of Portland

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Harold Nelson, Harold Nelson

Portraits of the Past: The Jews of Portland

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Mrs. Norman I. Godfrey (Ethel), Ethel Attman Godfrey

Portraits of the Past: The Jews of Portland

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Mrs. Sidney Wernick (Charlotte), Charlotte Wernick

Portraits of the Past: The Jews of Portland

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