Halachic discourse crosses borders. A network of rabbinical courts for Holocaust agunot
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]The Halachic discourse crosses borders. A network of rabbinical courts for Holocaust agunot
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number940.5318/0597
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]11800m
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]Jerusalem, Israel
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Yad Vashem
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2022
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]pp449-483
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
NotesArticle from the book 'Entanglements of war' pp449-483
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
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