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Book Review -- A Woman's Voice By Morris Rosenthal, Jeanne Bohannon Dec 2010

Book Review -- A Woman's Voice By Morris Rosenthal, Jeanne Bohannon

Jeanne Law Bohannon

No abstract provided.


Shulchan Arukh, Amy Milligan Jan 2010

Shulchan Arukh, Amy Milligan

Women's & Gender Studies Faculty Publications

[First Paragraph] The Shulchan Arukh, literally translated as "The Set Table," is a compilation of Jewish legal codes. Written in the sixteenth century, it represents the first codification of Jewish law that is universally accepted by religiously observant Jews. It encompasses laws observed by both Ashkenazic Jews, those with German and eastern European roots, and Sephardic Jews, those with Spanish and Middle Eastern roots. Rabbi Yosef Karo composed the work in an effort to provide an authoritative legal text that would help to guide Jews in properly observing religious obligations. Although he composed the text before subdivisions of Judaism existed, …


The Library's Bassin Collection, Scott Sheidlower, John A. Drobnicki Mar 2008

The Library's Bassin Collection, Scott Sheidlower, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

In May 1973, York College President Milton G. Bassin donated 495 volumes to the York College Library, most of which were written in either Hebrew or Yiddish, with some also in Aramaic. The books belonged to his father, Max Bassin (who was sometimes referred to as Morris, Moses, or Moshe), who was a noted anthologist of Yiddish poetry.


I. J. Schwartz In Lexington, Joseph R. Jones Jan 1981

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

The Kentucky Review

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Nathan Asch Papers - Accession 344, Nathan Asch Jan 1980

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personal and business correspondence, legal and financial papers, published short works of Nathan Asch, book reviews, unpublished manuscripts, notes, photographs, clippings, and a tape recording of the novelist.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.