Halachic discourse crosses borders. A network of rabbinical courts for Holocaust agunot
TitleThe Halachic discourse crosses borders. A network of rabbinical courts for Holocaust agunot
Author
Call number940.5318/0597
Object number11800m
Place of publicationJerusalem, Israel
PublisherYad Vashem
Year of publication
2022
Physical descriptionpp449-483
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the book 'Entanglements of war' pp449-483
Description
The problem of the agunah, a woman who cannot remarry until proof of the death of her husband is found, have engaged rabbis, in particular in times of mass displacement and persecution. Shows that the rabbinical courts formed in the wake of the Holocaust faced unique challenges, and developed solutions to ease the problem