Halachic discourse crosses borders. A network of rabbinical courts for Holocaust agunot
TitreThe Halachic discourse crosses borders. A network of rabbinical courts for Holocaust agunot
Auteur
Call number940.5318/0597
N° d'objet11800m
Lieu de publicationJerusalem, Israel
EditeurYad Vashem
Année de publication
2022
Paginationpp449-483
MatérielArticle
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