The Moscow-Damascus Axis, and What It Means for Jerusalem
What of reports that Putin is sending troops to Syria?
September 9, 2015
The man who brought Jewish history to the American academy tells the story of his library.
Salo Wittmayer Baron was the first person to hold a chair in Jewish history at an American university and the author of numerous groundbreaking studies in the field. In an essay first published in 1989, he tells the story of his passion for collecting books, and how he assembled his enormous private library, most of which now resides at Stanford University:
What of reports that Putin is sending troops to Syria?
"Abhorrence for a person’s views should not stop conversation" unless "the person happens to be Israeli."
The man who brought Jewish history to the American academy tells the story of his library.
"Chamberlain’s claims were actually more modest than Kerry’s."
The Golden Bride, which premiered in 1923, will be revived.
Salo Wittmayer Baron was the first person to hold a chair in Jewish history at an American university and the author of numerous groundbreaking studies in the field. In an essay first published in 1989, he tells the story of his passion for collecting books, and how he assembled his enormous private library, most of which now resides at Stanford University:
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