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On Jewish law and lore. / by Louis Ginzberg.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks BM45 .G56 1955
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Library at the Katz Center - Stacks BM45 .G56 1955
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ginzberg, Louis, 1873-1953.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jewish law.
- Jews--Folklore.
- Jews.
- Genre:
- Essays.
- Penn Provenance:
- Potok, Adena (donor) (Potok Collection copies 1 & 2)
- Potok, Chaim (autograph) (Potok Collection copies 1 & 2)
- Physical Description:
- 8 unnumbered pages, 262 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1955-5715.
- Contents:
- An introduction to the Palestinian Talmud
- Jewish folklore: east and west
- The significance of the Halachah for Jewish history
- Allegorical interpretation of scripture
- The codification of Jewish law
- The Cabala.
- Notes:
- "The Jewish Publication Society had planned to publish these essays as an anniversary volume to mark my father's eightieth birthday. His death on November 11, 1953, seventeen days before his eightieth birthday, has turned this into a commemorative volume."--Preface by Eli Ginzberg.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Copy 1-Acc.#1581
- Potok Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.
- Potok Collection copy 1 has autograph of "Chaim Potok, March 1966, Philadelphia".
- Potok Collection copy 2: dustjacket retained.
- Potok Collection copy 2 has autograph of "Herman Potok June 1955".
- OCLC:
- 525992
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