Halachic discourse crosses borders. A network of rabbinical courts for Holocaust agunot
TitelThe Halachic discourse crosses borders. A network of rabbinical courts for Holocaust agunot
Verfasser
Call number940.5318/0597
Inventarnummer11800m
ErscheinungsortJerusalem, Israel
VerlagYad Vashem
Erscheinungsjahr
2022
Seitenpp449-483
MaterialArtikel
NotesArticle from the book 'Entanglements of war' pp449-483
Beschreibung
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