By Jeffrey H. Tigay, University of Pennsylvania —- The death on June 23 of our colleague Professor Nahum Sarna at the age of 82 was a sad moment for Jewish scholarship….
On Study in Israel
2005 The American Academy of Jewish Research, the oldest body of North American scholars of Jewish studies, and the Association for Jewish Studies, the learned society of academic Jewish studies,…
Chaya Barzilay, Our Mother, 1923-2004
By Sharona Barzilay-Graff, Joshua Barzilay —- Our mother, Chaya (Helly) Barzilay, served with excellence for many years as the executive secretary of the American Academy of Jewish Research. Under her…