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
Auteur
Call number940.5318/0597
Objectnummer11800m
Plaats van uitgaveJerusalem, Israel
UitgeverYad Vashem
Jaar van uitgave
2022
Pagina'spp449-483
MateriaalArtikel
NotesArticle from the book 'Entanglements of war' pp449-483
Beschrijving
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