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….
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…
Franz Rosenthal, 1914-2003
By William Hallo, Yale University —- Franz Rosenthal was born in Berlin on August 31, 1914, and died at Hospice in Branford, CT, on April 8, 2003, at age 88. He…