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8vo. 169 pages. SUBJECT (S) : Essays, Jewish, in English. Born in Romania, Schechter (1847-1915) was a member of the faculty at Cambridge University, and, from 1902, a president of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He “is considered the chief architect of Conservative Judaism in the U. S. ” “His fame rests on the scholarly recovery of the Cairo Genizah. It created a sensation in the world of scholarship, and in its wake Jewish history and the history of Mediterranean society were and are being rewritten. Over one hundred thousand manuscripts and manuscript fragments were brought to England and presented to Cambridge University by Schechter and Charles Taylor, the master of St. John's College who had made Schechter's trip possible. Together they published the newly-discovered fragments of the Hebrew original of Ben Sira (The Wisdom of Ben Sira, 1899) . ”(Ben-Horin, EJ) Ex library, front hinge repaired, summary from jacket taped to front end paper, good condition. (RAB-14-2) Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Schechter, Solomon; Bentwich, Norman : SELECTED WRITINGS: SOLOMON SCHECHTER. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including rare books, out of print books, first editions, used books and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |