Article: Henrietta Szold meets Gluckel of Hameln.(Critical Essay)(Brief Article)

WHEN IN THE EARLY 1880S AN OBSCURE SCHOLAR IN A small city in central Galicia, Przemysl, undertook to publish the correspondence between Rabbi Samuel David Luzzato (1780-1865) and Rabbi Solomon Rappaport (1790-1867), reflective of their deep involvement in matters of Jewish scholarship, he needed to seek support near and far to underwrite the venture. As was not uncommon, Eisig Gruber wrote to persons in Europe and the United States who had been known to respond to solicitations for funds to publish Jewish texts. Contributors' names would be prominently displayed on the opening pages of the book, with places of residence listed alphabetically.

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