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Encyclopedia Judaica (16 Volume Set) Hardcover
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A striking difference between the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica (henceforth: EJ) and the second edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica (henceforth: NEJ [= new Encyclopaedia Judaica]) is the almost complete lack of visual images in NEJ. Whereas EJ contained some 8000 photographs and portraits (judiciously selected from a larger pool of 25,000), NEJ has only 8 pages of photographs in the center of each volume. Thus, for example, the entry on Solomon Dubno (d. 1813) in EJ is accompanied by a striking portrait of him [reproduced below]. The portrait is lacking in NEJ. Similarly, the entry on Vilna in EJ is accompanied by some 9 photographs that make the city come to life; none appear in the NEJ entry on Vilna. The almost complete lack of visual images in NEJ is a fatal flaw that renders it the least attractive (and arguably, the least informative, for often pictures inform even more than words) of all the Jewish encyclopedias. In sum, the returns are hardly in. Not for nothing did we label these comments “preliminary observations.” Much more needs to be investigated before one can judge how well NEJ has captured the totality of past Jewish life, and the pulse of present Jewish life, as reflected in the 2007 edition. But until all the returns are in, hold on to your 1972 edition of EJ for dear life! It is not at all clear that NEJ has superseded, or that it will ever supersede, EJ. All public libraries and private collectors will do well to retain their 1972 editions of EJ and keep them precisely on the same shelves they have now occupied for some 35 years. Shnayer Leiman http://seforim.blogspot.com/search/label/Shnayer%20Leiman?updated-max=2008-09-23T14:20:00-04:00&max-results=20&start=6&by-date=false
- Print length11122 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherKeter
- ISBN-100685362531
- ISBN-13978-0685362532
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- Publisher : Keter
- Edition : 16th
- Language : English
- Print length : 11122 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0685362531
- ISBN-13 : 978-0685362532
- Item Weight : 100 pounds
- Best Sellers Rank: #10,704,867 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #7,772 inHistory of Judaism
- #691,974 inReference (Books)
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- Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2014Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseI bought this used set of Encyclopedia Judaica because I always wanted the set and used it at libraries but couldn't afford the very expensive volumes. Of course now and for a number of years a CD version has been available. I've worked with computers for years now from the DOS days, but there's something appealing for me to analog books. I shouldn't have to say much about these if you're checking them to begin with. They are hoary and honored and worth having still, and you should believe me when I say older encyclopedias are often better than newer sets. Scholars were often better, and if the topics you research are not current but more of a classical nature, get a set from the 70s-80s. In some cases, this is true for Britannica from even the 60s, and before they did the micro/macro nonsense. But online is Singer's Jewish Encyclopedia, search and it should come right up with the URL.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2000Format: HardcoverThis eighteen volume set is a must have for any scholar serious about the Hebrew Scriptures. This set consists of in depth articles on all subjects within the Hebrew Scriptures as well as Jewish holidays and Jewish teachings. Really an excellent work.
