Rabbinic responsa of the Holocaust era
A translation of 14 rabbinic responsa (halakhic rulings) issued during and immediately after the Holocaust, which "reveal the tragic situations occurring daily at this time." The issues discussed include: whether one is obliged to object to the sterilization of a mentally ill woman, whethe...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Schocken Books
1985
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| In: | Year: 1985 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
National Socialism
/ Antisemitism
/ History 1933-1945
/ Responsum
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| Further subjects: | B
Responsa (Jewish law)
B Responsa 1800-1948 B Responsa - 1800-1948 B 1800-1948 B Responsa (Droit juif) B Holocauste, 1939-1945, et droit juif B Spring B Holocaust and Jewish law - Translations from Hebrew B Holocaust and Jewish law |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Rabbinic responsa of the Holocaust era. - New York : Schocken, 1985 |
| Summary: | A translation of 14 rabbinic responsa (halakhic rulings) issued during and immediately after the Holocaust, which "reveal the tragic situations occurring daily at this time." The issues discussed include: whether one is obliged to object to the sterilization of a mentally ill woman, whether it is permissible to stun an animal before ritual slaughter, the status of Jewish prisoners' ashes which were returned to their families (after "Kristallnacht"), whether one must repent for inadvertently suffocating a crying infant while hiding from the Nazis, the status of Jews who converted to Christianity in order to avoid deportation, whether one may ransom a family member at the expense of another's life, and whether one may volunteer to die in order to save a Torah scholar |
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| ISBN: | 0805239782 |