SOLOMON SCHECHTER: A BIOGRAPHY

New York: Burning Bush Press, 1964. Hardcover. 8vo. Xvi, 374 pages. Illustrated. SUBJECT (S) : Schechter, Solomon, 1847-1915 - biography. OCLC lists 19 copies of this edition worldwide. CONTENTS: The environment (Jews and Jewish learning in the 19th century) ; Youth and study, 1849-1882 (Rumania—Vienna—Berlin) ; London, 1882-1890; Cambridge, 1890-1902; Travels, 1893-1897 (Italy, America, Egypt, Palestine) ; The Cairo Geniza; President of the Jewish Theological Seminary; America, 1902-1915; The man; The scholar and writer; Zionism; The legacy. Schechter (1847-1915) , born in Rumania, was president of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Before that he taught in England at Cambridge University and University College, London. "His fame rests on the scholarly recovery of the Cairo Genizah. It created a sensation in the world of scholarship, and in its wake Jewish history and the history of Mediterranean society were and are being rewritten. Over one hundred thousand manuscripts and manuscript fragments were brought to England and presented to Cambridge University by Schechter and Charles Taylor, the master of St. John's College who had made Schechter's trip possible. " He became president of the JTSA in 1902, and held that position for the rest of his life; he was also an early Conservative leader. (EJ, Ben-Horin) Has dust jacket. Ex library. Moisture stain on fore edge and back of jacket, good+ condition. (AMR-34-36).