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December 6, 2016jewish studies

A Portrait of the Kabbalist as a Young Man: Count Joseph Carl Emmanuel Waldstein and His Retinue

My “old” Oxford chum, a real scholar, has just had this paper published — 10 years in the making! Jewish Quarterly Review, Volume 106, Number 4, Fall 2016. The intro to the piece as follows: IN 2009, WHILE GATHERING MATERIALS for a book on Frankism, I made a pilgrimage to the grave of the famous adventurer Giacomo…

October 22, 2012jewish studies

The Karaites of Galicia

I want to give a plug to this book on a fascinating topic – thank goodness for scholars such as Mikhail (a chum from my Oxford days), who so painstakingly pull together these projects. Eastern EuropeGaliciaHolocaustKaraiteKaraite JudaismMiddle AgesMikhail KizilovUkraine