American Academy for Jewish Research: Jubilee Volume (1928-29/1978-79). In Two Volumes.
Jerusalem: American Academy Jewish Research, distributed by Columbia University Press, 1980. Hardbound. Octavos, blue cloth with gold lettering, viii, 380, 381-638, 120 pp., lightly worn ex-library copy. Very Good. Item #763
ISBN: 0231039127
In English with a Hebrew section in the second volume. Articles in English are "Gersonides' Commentary on Averroes' Epitome pf 'Parva Naturalia' II.3 Annotated Critical Edition," Alexander Altmann, "The Problems of Jewish Identity from the Historical Perspective: A Survey" Salo W. Baron, "Nebuchadnezzer and Jerusalem," Elias J. Bickerman, "Jewish Emancipation and the Polish Insurrection of 1863: Jan Czynski's Letter of 1862 to Ludwik Krolikowski," Abraham G. Duker, "Trial by Ordeal in Medieval Jewish History: Laws, Customs and Attitudes," Shlomo Eidelberg, "The Correspondence of Mayer Sulzberger and William Howard Taft," Lloyd P. Gartner, "The Grain Harvest Laws of Lev. 23:9-22 and Num. 28: 26-31," H.L. Ginsberg, "Disposition in Contemplation of Death - A Genizah Study," Shlomo Dov Goitein, "The Apocryphal Book of I Barukh," Jonathan Goldstein, "Studies in the Book of Amos," Robert Gordis, "The Meaning and Location of the 'Lookout' Passage in Ezek. 3:16-21," Moshe Goldstein, "Controversies in the Samaritan 'Masa'il al-Khilaf,'" Abraham Halkin, "The Expansion of Cuneiform Literature," William Hallo, "A Note on Maimonides' Classification of Law," Arthur Hyman, "Research in Jewish Medallic History," Guido Kirsch, "Achievements and Aspirations of Modern Jewish Scholarship," Saul Lieberman, "The Roayl Stoa in the Southern Part of the Temple Mount," Benjamin Mazar, "Al-Qiriqiani and the Value/Weight of the Shekel," Leon Nemoy, "Americo Castro and his View of the Origins of the 'Pueza de Sangre,'" Benzion Netanyahu, "Scripture and Mishnah: The Exegetical Origins of 'Maddaf,'" Jacob Neusner, "Arnold White: Baron Hirsch's Emissary," Moshe Pearlmann, "A Letter of Recommendation on Behalf of the Proselyte Mevoreakh from the Genizah," Alexander Schreiber, "Judah Monis in the Light of an Unpublished Manuscript," Eisig Silberschlag, "Notes on the Occupational Status of French Jews, 1800-1880," Zosa Szajkowski, "Stalin's Zionism," Bernard D. Weinryb, "Genealogies of Two Wandering Hebrew Melodies," Eric Werner, "Philo's Theory of Eternal Creation: 'De Prov. 1.6-9," David Winston, "Clio and the Jews: reflections on Jewish Historiography in the Sixteenth Century," Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi.
Articles in Hebrew are "Methods of Codification: The Tur," Ephraim Urbach, "Ahad Ha'am: Reflections on the Man and His Views (Fifty Years after His Death)," Isaac Barzilay, "Reflections on the Tractate Aboth de R' Nathan," Judah Goldin, "Doubtful Attributions in the Talmud," David Halivni, "The Opinions of the Karaite R. Yafeth b. Ali on the Destruction of the World in the End of Days," G. Vajda, "A Difficult Baraita and the Light it SHeds on the History of the Sanhedrin," Louis Finkelstein, "Decisions of Maimonides in Light of His Attitude to the Anonymous in the Babylonian Talmud," Meyer S. Feldblum.
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