ARC 24 - Boaz Cohen Papers
Abstract/Description: | The Boaz Cohen Papers consists of Beth Din correspondence; Committee on Jewish Law correspondence, manuals on legal procedure, guides and rules on rituals, and Halakhic correspondence; Correspondence with scholars, rabbis, community leaders, and publishers; Library correspondence (1927-1953); Manuscripts of published and unpublished articles, book reviews, and addresses; Research notes; Teaching material including class notes, examination questions, as well as students' papers; Bibliography, which includes note cards, index cards, and lists of selected bibliographies; and Personal materials including legal correspondence on personal problems, some certificates, private letters with members of the family and friends, and greetings. |
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Subject(s): | Rabbinical Assembly of America. Bet Din of America. Rabbinical Assembly of America. Committee on Jewish Law and Standards. Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Library. Jewish Theological Seminary of America -- Faculty Jewish Theological Seminary of America -- Students Jews -- Dietary laws Judaism -- Customs and practices Jewish law Roman law Divorce (Jewish law) Burial laws (Jewish law) Birth control (Jewish law) Conversion Fasts and feasts -- Judaism Rabbinical courts -- United States Rabbinical seminaries -- New York (N.Y.) Publishers and publishing Jewish learning and scholarship Rabbinical seminary libraries -- New York (N.Y.) New York (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs United States -- Religious life and customs College teachers Rabbis Jewish college librarians |
Date Issued: | 1927 |
Title: | Guide (Preliminary) to the Boaz Cohen Papers. | |
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Name(s): | Cohen, Boaz, 1899-1968 | |
Type of Resource: | mixed material | |
Issuance: | monographic | |
Date Issued: | 1927 | |
Extent: | 14.07 Linear feet | |
Abstract/Description: | The Boaz Cohen Papers consists of Beth Din correspondence; Committee on Jewish Law correspondence, manuals on legal procedure, guides and rules on rituals, and Halakhic correspondence; Correspondence with scholars, rabbis, community leaders, and publishers; Library correspondence (1927-1953); Manuscripts of published and unpublished articles, book reviews, and addresses; Research notes; Teaching material including class notes, examination questions, as well as students' papers; Bibliography, which includes note cards, index cards, and lists of selected bibliographies; and Personal materials including legal correspondence on personal problems, some certificates, private letters with members of the family and friends, and greetings. | |
Note(s): |
Boaz Cohen (1899–1968) was a leading scholar of Talmud, a legal decisor (posek), and professor and assistant librarian at Jewish Theological Seminary. English, Hebrew, French, German, Italian, Polish, and Yiddish. |
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Subject(s): |
Rabbinical Assembly of America. Bet Din of America. Rabbinical Assembly of America. Committee on Jewish Law and Standards. Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Library. Jewish Theological Seminary of America -- Faculty Jewish Theological Seminary of America -- Students Jews -- Dietary laws Judaism -- Customs and practices Jewish law Roman law Divorce (Jewish law) Burial laws (Jewish law) Birth control (Jewish law) Conversion Fasts and feasts -- Judaism Rabbinical courts -- United States Rabbinical seminaries -- New York (N.Y.) Publishers and publishing Jewish learning and scholarship Rabbinical seminary libraries -- New York (N.Y.) New York (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs United States -- Religious life and customs College teachers Rabbis Jewish college librarians |
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Library Classification: | ARC 24 | |
Held by: | Jewish Theological Seminary. Library, 3080 Broadway, New York, NY, 10027. | |
Restrictions on Access: | The Beth Din correspondence is confidential and restricted. The box labeled RG 3B 2 is restricted and according to paperwork in the collection file, names may not be used and material may not be photocopied until 2018. The collection is not fully processed and is therefore closed until further notice. Inquiries can be sent to e-mail: archives@jtsa.edu. | |
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