A Treasury of Jewish Quotations [Hardcover]

Joseph L. Baron (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 7, 1977

The quotations contained in this monumental volume consist of aphorisms, maxims, proverbs, and comments of Jewish authorship or on Jewish themes. Here is a rich treasury compiled from over 2,500 years of Jewish writingsDfrom the Talmud, the Mishnah, the Zohar, and the Bible, through excerpts from Rashi, Maimonides, the Baal Shem Tov, as well as Spinoza, Disraeli, Herzl, Freud, Einstein, and many others. For more than forty years Dr. Joseph L. Baron, the eminent Jewish scholar, gathered material for this work, mining all the great treasuries of classic Jewish literature. The result is this magnificent volume, a classic in its own time. Classified according to subject, the quotations are indexed by topic and author. Full source references are given as well as bibliographic data.

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About the Author

Joseph L. Baron was a reform Rabbi who served at the Temple Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun in Milwaukee from 1926 to 1960.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 624 pages
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.; Rev Sub edition (July 7, 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876688946
• ISBN-13: 978-0876688946
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An old - time favorite, December 14, 2004

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Shalom Freedman "Shalom Freedman" (Jerusalem,Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Treasury of Jewish Quotations (Hardcover)

The edition I have of this work was published in 1956. It is a very rich selection and has the signs of real scholarship and not simply amateur collecting. It organizes its entries alphabetically, and has the convenient device of numbering each entry. Looking down the list of citations I see many titles not read at all today.
It has much good Jewish religious thought but also a great deal of thought from all areas of life.
It is truly a wonderful source book.
A few examples from the Education entry.

"Education is that which remains, when one has forgotten everything one learned in school." Einstein
"We must endeavor to teach even the unintelligent." Rashi
" Thou shalt teach them diligently to the children." Deut. 4.9
" A Jew, however poor, if he had ten sons would put them all to letters, not for gain as the Christians do, but for the understanding of God's law, and not only his sons but his daughters." Abelard's School.Letter to Ephesians.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must have, May 12, 2007

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This review is from: A Treasury of Jewish Quotations (Paperback)

To express it in a simple form, this book is a must for everyone interested in philosophy, ethics and what the jews have said about diverse themes throughout history. Its quotations come from people who lived in different times, places and cultural settings but who shared one thing.